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Intro -- Contents -- List of figures and tables -- Notes on the contributors -- List of abbreviations used in this book -- Introduction -- Towards a critical understanding of social work -- Repositioning social work -- The changing nature of social work -- Values, ethics and social work -- Anti-oppressive practice: the challenges of the twenty-first century -- Reaffirming the value of social work -- Social policy, poverty and social work -- Social work and the law -- Social work and organisations -- Perspectives on the life course: childhood and adolescence -- Perspectives on the life course: later life -- Researching social work -- Understanding social work process -- Communication skills in social work -- Working with service users and carers -- Assessment -- Planning -- Understanding intervention -- Critical intervention and empowerment -- Alternative intervention: a Chinese body-mind-spirit perspective -- Monitoring, review and evaluation -- Working with children, young people and families -- Adult services and health-related social work -- Working in the voluntary and independent sectors -- Preparing for social work practice -- Personal and professional development -- Concluding comment -- Bibliography -- Author index -- Subject index.