{"product_id":"why-social-work-is-important-9781447330790","title":"Why Social Work Is Important","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Malcolm Payne\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Policy Press\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Policy Press\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Social Work\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhat is social work's contribution to humanity and society? Best-selling author Malcolm Payne offers a toolkit for social work practitioners and students to bring key issues about their practice and social role to life, drawing on case examples and research.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Starting from the principle that human beings are social beings, he showcases: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e - innovative analysis of how social work's identity and diverse streams of thought inform social professions globally;\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e - social work's dual practice aims of developing human flourishing and social capital;\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e - community-near co-production, engaging agencies, communities and service users with practitioners from different professions to meet shared aims for social transformation;\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e - how populist politics and monetising economics corrodes deeply-held human and social values.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Malcolm Payne looks forward to social work practice and provision that puts people and social relationships first in meeting the challenges of twenty-first century caring and environmental crises.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Atlantic Books","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":46441797877911,"sku":"9781447330790","price":13792.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9781447330790.webp?v=1769120277","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/why-social-work-is-important-9781447330790","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}