Working within social work organisations

Theory, law and policy are essential elements of social work but in most cases they will all be implemented in practice within the context of, and mediated by, an organisation or agency.

In spite of this, social work agencies have a shadowy presence in the social work literature and are not often discussed in themselves.

This practical text enables readers to understand their nature and gives them the tools to understand it better and to function within it effectively.

The book covers: types of social work organisation; the policy context; partnership working; working in teams; workload management and quality; supervision; and information knowledge and management.

Complete with activities, learning objectives, scenarios and further reading, this textbook is invaluable reading for social work students and will be particularly helpful during periods of practice learning.