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Intro -- Contents -- Contents -- List of figures -- Preface to the fifth edition -- The aims of this book and its social construction perspective -- The structure of the book and its chapters -- About the author -- A note on terminology -- 'Clients' and other words for the people we work with -- Social development issues -- PART 1: THINKING ABOUT SOCIAL WORK THEORY -- CHAPTER 1: The social construction of social work theory -- Knowledge, theory and practice -- What kinds of knowledge are useful in practice? -- What is theory? -- Knowledge and theory -- Practice theory -- Types of social work theory -- Why use theory in social work practice? -- Some suggestions: the four main uses of theory -- Social work practice theory -- Types of practice theory -- Using practice theory -- Some suggestions: theory is a useful framework -- The social construction of social work -- Social construction -- The politics of theory -- Three views of social work objectives -- Empowerment and liberation views -- Social change and development views -- Social cohesion views -- Five shared principles in social work theory -- Arenas of social work construction -- Conclusion: using ideas about social work theory -- Additional resources -- CHAPTER 2: Evaluating social work theory -- Major statements -- The main groups of practice theory -- Classifying practice theories: comparative reviews of social work practice theory -- Reviews of practice theory -- Some suggestions -- Using theory selectively and eclectically -- Some suggestions -- Theory in group, macro, residential care and family therapy practice -- Direct use of social and psychological theory -- Evidence-based practice (EBP) -- Underlying EBP: positivism and interpretivism -- The development of EBP -- Two types of EBP -- Arguments for EBP -- Arguments against EBP -- The politics of EBP.

"Older people are, like younger people, citizens in the communities of the nations in which they live. This book sees ageing as a life journey that incorporates a process of citizening, in which people build their identity as part of their family and community. But the social experience of illness, frailty, disability and reaching the end of life may de-citizen older people by devaluing the social identity that comes from continuing social engagement. We de-citizen older people by emphasizing dependence on services and their cost to public expenditure instead of valuing the interdependence of participation and mutual respect. This book argues that older people retain full citizenship for the whole of their lives, up to the moment of death; but what does this mean for health and social care? In this groundbreaking book, Malcolm Payne argues that social work with older people must build re-citizening practice strategies to value both the common and the special aspects of the citizenship of older people. Current models of social care and social work create dependency, rather than relying on values of participative interdependence. The failure to recognize the end of life as a crucial element in all social care and social work for older people means that the lessons learned in providing palliative and end-of-life care in healthcare have not been transferred to social care, and the priorities of end-of-life care have not been adequately encompassed in social work with older people"--The publisher