Social worker–client relationship practice has always been and remains central to
contemporary social work purpose and identity. The professional “helping relationship” can …

This groundbreaking book both explains and expands the growing debate on ecological
(environmental) social work at the global level. In order to achieve this, the book strengthens …

This paper proposes a reconciliatory, integrative, and transformative way forward for
addressing philosophical incongruities between the emerging foundations of eco-social …

This book addresses the multifaceted nature of trauma by bringing together the many
theoretical perspectives that explain how people cope with traumatic life experiences …

Social support, as a complex, dynamic and multidimensional concept, has been studied
extensively. However, a review of research publications on social support and parenting …

Purpose of review To report social workers' involvement in supporting patients with cirrhosis.
Recent findings Six intervention studies (three published in the past 3 years) highlighed the …

Despite the growing number of publications focusing on eco-social work, there remains a
lack of eco-social work approaches taught in social work degree programs. Social workers …

The introduction of compulsory income management by the then Coalition Government in
2007 signalled the increasing policy influence of individualistic as opposed to structural …

This article examines the concept and adoption of practice frameworks and how these are
becoming a key feature of many English local authorities in social work practice with …

Social work has historically privileged one-to-one supervision in field education. However, in
recent decades, the relentless pressure on organisations to innovate for efficiency gain has …