Relational social work : toward networking and societal practices /
Author / Creator: | Folgheraiter, Fabio. |
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Uniform title: | Teoria e metodologia del servizio sociale. English |
Imprint: | London ; New York : Jessica Kingsley Publishers, 2004. |
Description: | 304 p. : ill. ; 24 cm. |
Language: | English |
Subject: | Social service -- Philosophy. Social service -- Practice. Social service -- Citizen participation. Social service -- Teamwork. Communication in social work. Communication in social work. Social service -- Citizen participation. Social service -- Philosophy. Social service -- Practice. Social service -- Teamwork. |
Format: | Print Book |
URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/5082041 |
Summary: | In this innovative book, a revised English edition of an important Italian text, Fabio Folgheraiter presents a systematic introduction to networking and reflexive practice in social work. He draws on Italian experience and practice in community care and development to foster a deeper understanding of the relational core of social `problems' and `solutions', demonstrating an alternative approach to the current trend in positivistic evidence-based methods. The text explores how the interested parties in social care (users, carers, neighbours, volunteers, professional workers, managers, policy makers) can acquire a shared power in care planning and decision making. Folgheraiter demonstrates that when this networking and empowerment occurs, caring initiatives become truly social based and their efficacy increases. |
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Physical Description: | 304 p. : ill. ; 24 cm. |
Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (p. [287]-296) and indexes. |
ISBN: | 1843101912 (pbk.) |