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Social Work for Sociologists

Theory and Practice

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  • © 2015

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Editors:
  1. Kate Heugten
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  2. Anita Gibbs
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Table of contents (11 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xi
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  2. Introduction

    1. Introduction

      • Kate van Heugten, Anita Gibbs
      Pages 1-6

  3. Key Frameworks, Ethics, and Values

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 7-7
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    2. Overview of the Historical and Contextual Development of Sociology and Social Work

      • Kate van Heugten, Anita Gibbs
      Pages 9-25

    3. Key Social Work Frameworks for Sociologists

      • Anita Gibbs, Kate van Heugten
      Pages 27-45

    4. Key Values, Ethics, and Skills for Working with People

      • Kate van Heugten, Anita Gibbs
      Pages 47-64

  4. Application of Social Work Frameworks to Practice with Families, Organizations, and Communities

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 65-65
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    2. Moving from Risk to Safety: Work with Children and Families in Child Welfare Contexts

      • Emily Keddell, Tony Stanley
      Pages 67-83

    3. Working with Groups: Group Work with Young Pacific Islands People

      • Patrick Vakaoti
      Pages 85-101

    4. Bicultural Practice: Beyond Mere Tokenism

      • Anaru Eketone, Shayne Walker
      Pages 103-119

    5. Analyzing and Solving Social Problems

      • Anita Gibbs
      Pages 121-139

    6. Stress and Violence in the Workplace: Theory and Practice

      • Kate van Heugten, Cathryne L. Schmitz
      Pages 141-156

    7. Facilitating Research Mindedness in a Sociology Research Internship Course

      • Martin Tolich
      Pages 157-170

    8. Conclusion

      • Anita Gibbs, Kate van Heugten
      Pages 171-175

  5. Back Matter

    Pages 177-193
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Social Work for Sociologists introduces important frameworks, concepts, models, and skills from social work that will help sociologists as they plan their human service careers and will prepare them to tackle social problems with practical solutions.

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"This is a bold book, seeking to bridge the disciplinary boundary between social work and sociology in today's multicultural world. It is innovative in explaining how social work theory and practice perspectives and skills throw new light on understanding and acting on the big sociological issues. If you are a sociology student wanting to work in the human services field, or someone who teaches sociology and social work students, you will gain from reading this accessible and informative collection." - Rosalind Edwards, Professor of Sociology and Social Sciences and Director of Research and Enterprise, University of Southampton, United Kingdom; Co-author of Key Concepts in Family Studies (2011)

"This edited book by Kate van Heugten and Anita Gibbs will be of much interest to students and academics in the fields of sociology and social work. It adopts a unique approach to exploring the connections between social work theory and practice and sociology. This book eloquently demonstrates the relevance of social work to the practice of sociology and will re-ignite the social work/sociological imagination. I commend the authors in providing a well-researched book that makes a significant contribution to current thinking in sociology." - Robyn Munford, Professor of Social Work, Massey University, New Zealand, and Co-leader of Pathways to Resilience and Youth Transitions Research Programme

About the authors

Anaru Eketone, University of Otago, New Zealand Shayne Walker, University of Otago, New Zealand Emily Keddell, University of Otago, New Zealand Cathryne L. Schmitz, University of North Carolina Greensboro, USA Tony Stanley, London Borough of Tower Hamlets, UK Martin Tolich, University of Otago, New Zealand Patrick Vakaoti, University of Otago, New Zealand

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