Social work, poverty and social exclusion

An understanding of social division, social exclusion, and poverty is fundamental to a sound appreciation of the ethos of social work, and is covered on every social work undergraduate and postgraduate programme.

This book will look at how poverty and social exclusion relate to social work practice, and will offer a fresh approach to the challenges social workers face in helping clients out of poverty and exclusion.

The book fills a gap in the market for a text that considers both social exclusion and poverty, showing how they interlink and relate to social work practice.

Making use of case studies and vignettes from social workers and service users, this book is a must read for all social work students.