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Modern Social Work Theory, Fourth Edition Paperback – 1 June 2014

by Malcolm Payne (Author)
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This masterly text is a classic in its field and will be a reliable companion throughout the course of your studies and your career as a social work practitioner. In this substantially reworked and updated fourth edition of his best-selling text, Malcolm Payne presents clear and concise evaluations of the pros and cons of major theories that inform social work practice, and comparisons between them. Modern Social Work Theory is now more accessible and comprehensive than ever, offering: the most complete coverage of social work theory, from classic perspectives to the very latest ideas, including a new chapter dedicated to strengths, narrative, and solutions approaches; a host of brand new case examples showing how theories can be applied to everyday practice; new analysis of the ethical dimensions of different social work theories and what common values they share; Pause and Reflect questions to encourage you to draw on your own experience and develop your thinking; and updated Example text sections which summarize the most current thinking and help bridge the gap between introductions to each theory and more specialist writing.
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  1. ISBN-10
    0190615249
  2. ISBN-13
    978-0190615246
  3. Edition
    4th
  4. Publisher
    OUP USA
  5. Publication date
    1 June 2014
  6. Language
    English
  7. Dimensions
    24.13 x 2.54 x 17.02 cm
  8. Print length
    460 pages
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This text is a tour de force! The new edition is impressive in its scope and consistent application of a social construction perspective. The increased use of diagrams and case illustrations will help students to access some important and complicated aspects of theory." (Joan Orme, University of Glasgow, UK)

A wonderful resource for students, practitioners, and academics. The new edition is comprehensive and has been brought right up to date, providing clear explanations of the breadth of theories social work has engaged with over time.' - Sarah Wendt, UNISA, Australia 'A really thoroughly revised and updated edition of what is probably the best known and certainly the longest-running UK text on social work theory. (Chris Beckett, University of East Anglia, UK)

I regard Payne's Modern Social Work Theory as a classic and the best of its type. It not only covers theories well for new social workers but is an excellent refresher for more seasoned academics. (Jan Fook, Kingston University, UK)

About the Author

Malcolm Payne is Emeritus Professor, Manchester Metropolitan University and from 2003 to 2012 he was Director of Psychosocial and Spiritual Care and Policy, and Development Adviser at St Christopher s Hospice in London. He is a widely-translated best-selling author and editor of many books and articles, including Humanistic Social Work, Citizenship Social Work with Older People, and What is Professional Social Work?

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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ OUP USA; 4th edition (1 June 2014)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Paperback ‏ : ‎ 460 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0190615249
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0190615246
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 24.13 x 2.54 x 17.02 cm
  • Customer Reviews:
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Malcolm Payne is a social work writer based at St Christopher's Hospice in London and Opole University in Poland; he is in Poland three or four times a year.

He has worked in most kinds of social work. Among his jobs were setting up mental health residential and community care projects, coordinating community and third-sector work in Liverpool, which included a lot of work on unemployment. He also chaired a project developing advocacy for young people in care.

For a long time he was a senior academic in the UK, but gave that up in 2002 and moved to work at St Christopher's, where he writes a regular blog at http://blogs.stchristophers.org.uk about social work and palliative care policy. He says in the blog: why do people talk about tools in social work and healthcare? It's because they want to seem like practical people, but most so-called tools are just filling out forms.

He also does evaluation projects at St Christophers, and helps people with access to their care records and with family difficulties. For several years was responsible for clinical volunteers, spiritual care, day care and psycho-social care there.

He recently wrote a book with his wife Margaret Reith on Social Work in End-of-Life and Palliative Care; it is dedicated to their granddaughters Allison, who is American, and Eleanor, who is British.

He edits textbooks on social work with Robert Adams and Lena Dominelli: they have long meetings where they argue over everything to do with social work.

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