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Effective advocacy in social work / Jane Dalrymple, Jane Boylan.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextSeries: Social work in actionPublication details: Thousand Oaks, CA : SAGE Publications Ltd, 2013.Edition: 1st edDescription: xii, 192 pages : illustrations (black and white) ; 25 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9781446201503 (pbk.)
  • 9781446201497 (hbk.)
Subject(s): LOC classification:
  • HV45 DAL
Contents:
What is Advocacy and How Do We Use it in Social Work? -- Contextualising Social Work Advocacy -- Reclaiming Advocacy in Contemporary Social Work -- Advocacy Skills -- Participation and Partnership -- Advocacy Across the Life Course -- Representation and Complaints -- Independent Advocacy -- Conclusion: Developing a Culture of Advocacy.
Summary: Advocacy is an essential skill for social workers who need to be able to speak confidently on behalf of service-users in a range of situations. In this book, Jane Dalrymple and Jane Boylan explore the theory and research behind advocacy and draw on a range of case studies to demonstrate how to achieve best practice.
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Open Shelf Books Open Shelf Books Main Library -University of Zimbabwe Main Library Stack Room 2 Open Shelf HV45 DAL (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 1 Available 36005004830
Open Shelf Books Open Shelf Books Main Library -University of Zimbabwe Main Library Stack Room 2 Open Shelf HV45 DAL (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 2 Available 36200002422

Includes bibliographical references and index.

What is Advocacy and How Do We Use it in Social Work? -- Contextualising Social Work Advocacy -- Reclaiming Advocacy in Contemporary Social Work -- Advocacy Skills -- Participation and Partnership -- Advocacy Across the Life Course -- Representation and Complaints -- Independent Advocacy -- Conclusion: Developing a Culture of Advocacy.

Advocacy is an essential skill for social workers who need to be able to speak confidently on behalf of service-users in a range of situations. In this book, Jane Dalrymple and Jane Boylan explore the theory and research behind advocacy and draw on a range of case studies to demonstrate how to achieve best practice.

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