Janine Bolger & Joyce Lishman 
Social Work [PDF ebook] 
An Introduction

Part I: Knowledge Base
Chapter 1: Values, Ethics And Anti-Discriminatory Practice – Julian Bell and Sach Magill
Chapter 2: Law – Heather Munro
Chapter 3: Social Work: A political Profession – Gary Spolander
Chapter 4: Sociology – Megan Todd and Chris Yuill
Chapter 5: Material Circumstances, Poverty And Income Inequality – Chris Yuill and Alice Butler-Warke
Chapter 6: Psychological Approaches: Their Application And Relevance To Social Work – Rita Phillips
Chapter 7: Human Growth And Development – Stewart Brodie and Clare Hancock-Fraser
Chapter 8: Communication And ICT – Sheila Slesser and Jenny Blair
Chapter 9: Research For Social Work: An Introduction – Rita Philips, Alice Butler-Warke and Gary Spolander
Chapter 10: Reflective Practice – Angela Hart
Part II: Assessment And Joint Working
Chapter 11: Generic Issues In Assessment And Managing Uncertainty – Jillian Brannan
Chapter 12: Models Of Assessment – Janine Bolger and Patrick Walker
Chapter 13: Risk Assessment – Kirstin Parkes and Mike Shepherd
Chapter 14: Interprofessional Practice – Ruth Waugh, Ruth Taylor and Jillian Brannan
Chapter 15: Leadership, Management And Teamwork – Gary Spolander, Jillian Brannan, Jill Campbell and Alastair Gibson
Chapter 16: The Voice Of People With Lived Experience – Tiegan Boyens, Jillian Brannan, Simon Gardner, Steve Morrison and Isaac Samuels
Part III: Models Of Intervention
Chapter 17: Relationship-Based Social Work – Tuck-Chee Phung
Chapter 18: Crisis Intervention – Angela Hart
Chapter 19: Cognitive Behavioural Therapy: Its Practice And Its Place In Social Work – Tracey Clare with George Allan
Chapter 20: Task-Centred Intervention – Dave Humphrey
Chapter 21: Working In The Life Space – Jeremy Millar with Janine Bolger
Chapter 22: Person-Centered Planning And Personalisation – Neil Gibson
Chapter 23: Narrative Approaches – Neil Gibson and Inga Heyman
Chapter 24: Motivational Interviewing – Anne Shirran and Colleen Elliott
Chapter 25: The Solution-Focused Approach – Steve Smith, Jim Dressel, Jillian Brannan and Alastair Logan
Chapter 26: Counselling In Social Work – Michael Sutherland and Fiona Feilberg
Chapter 27: Community Practice In Social Work – Linda Harms-Smith and Sarah Buckler
Part IV: Practice Contexts And Application
Chapter 28: Generic Issues In Practice Contexts – Graeme Simpson
Chapter 29: Working With Children And Young People – Sharon Munro, Patrick Walker and Dave Humphrey
Chapter 30: Methods Of Intervention In Working With Individuals With Substance Problems – Claire Marsden
Chapter 31: Working With Adults: Mental Health – Mike Maas-Lowit
Chapter 32: Working With Adults: Justice Social Work – Isobel Townsend
Chapter 33: Working With Adults: Disability And Sensory Impairment – Sheila Slesser
Chapter 34: Working With Adults: Learning Disability – Fiona Feilberg and Neil Gibson
Chapter 35: Social Work Interventions With Older People – Alyson Hill, Iain Fisk and Rory Lynch
Chapter 36: Evaluation – Joyce Lishman with Janine Bolger
Conclusion – Joyce Lishman

Chris Yuill is a sociologist at Robert Gordon University, Aberdeen, whose work focuses on the sociology of health and the sociology of urban experiences. In addition to a variety of journal publications and research reports he has written and co-edited a number of textbooks for SAGE, one of his most recent being Sociology for Social Work co-edited with Alastair Gibson. Other texts include Understanding the Sociology of Health: An Introduction with Anne-Marie Barry, which is now in its third edition and has also been translated into Chinese. Chris has also served two terms on the executive of the British Sociological Association.