Systems Theory for Social Work and the Helping Professions

This book provides an introduction to systems thinking for social workers, offering new insights and perspectives on social problems and inviting creative, critical, and empathetic thinking with a systems perspective. It presents a framework for studying social relations and is essential reading for social work students and other helping professions.

\n Format: Paperback / softback
\n Length: 168 pages
\n Publication date: 02 April 2019
\n Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd
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Social systems are pervasive in the realm of social work, and this comprehensive book serves as an accessible introduction to systems thinking for social workers. Whether they are engaging in professional practice or conducting academic research, social workers will find this resource invaluable. It offers fresh insights and perspectives on a familiar topic, encouraging creative, critical, and empathetic thinking from a systems perspective.

By adopting a problem-oriented approach, systems theory provides a framework for studying social relations. The authors introduce a strand of systems theory, inspired by sociologist Niklas Luhmann, which offers innovative, surprising, and practically relevant understandings of everyday social life, inclusion/exclusion, social problems, interventions, and society as a whole.

This book is a must-read for social work students enrolled in modules on sociology and social policy, as well as students of nursing, medicine, counseling, and occupational health and therapy. It equips them with the knowledge and tools necessary to navigate complex social situations and contribute to positive social change.

\n Weight: 288g\n
Dimension: 156 x 233 x 19 (mm)\n
ISBN-13: 9780367076900\n \n