Why Social Work is Important by Malcolm Payne - 9781447330790

Why Social Work is ImportantAuthor(s): Malcolm Payne\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: Bristol University Press, United Kingdom\nImprint: Policy Press\nISBN-13: 9781447330790, 978-1447330790\nSynopsis\nWhat is social works contribution to humanity and society? Best-selling author Malcolm Payne offers a toolkit for social work practitioners and students to bring key issues about their practice and social role to life, drawing on case examples and research.\n\nStarting from the principle that human beings are social beings, he showcases:\n\n    innovative analysis of how social works identity and diverse streams of thought inform social professions globally;\n\n    social works dual practice aims of developing human flourishing and social capital;\n\n    community-near co-production, engaging agencies, communities and service users with practitioners from different professions to meet shared aims for social transformation;\n\n&nbs.