Janine Bolger & Joyce Lishman 
Social Work 
An Introduction

Now in its third edition,  
Social Work: An Introduction will equip you, as a future social worker, with everything you need to know in your first year and beyond. Split into four parts, each chapter is packed with learning features to allow you to get the most out of your reading and studies.



This book includes:

– Case studies and exercises to illustrate and test your knowledge

– Critical thinking boxes and reflective questions to help you carefully consider and review what you have learned

– Recommended reading to further develop your understanding

– A range of tools for practice with different service user groups

– Guidance on relating your knowledge to different practice frameworks throughout the UK. 



Plus free online resources to support teaching: find themes for discussion,  SAGE journal articles,  case studies, activities, and more at https://study.sagepub.com/lishman-et-al3e.

Tabla de materias

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

Sobre el autor

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.