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Other books by
Malcom Payne:
What is Professional Social Work?
Teamwork in Multiprofessional Care
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“It provides one of the more thorough and complete reviews of contemporary social work practice theories. I am as enthusiastic about this text today as I was when I received the manuscript of the first edition over 13 years ago. The text has only become richer and once again, Malcolm Payne has provided a stimulating contribution to our profession.”
— Stephen C. Anderson, New Mexico State University
MODERN SOCIAL WORK THEORY
Third Edition
Malcolm Payne, St. Christopher's Hospice, London, United Kingdom
An extensive review of one of the most admired books on social work theory, Malcolm Payne has substantially reworked the content as well as the organization of this important theory book in response to the suggestions of academics and practitioners, while retaining the clarity and critical analysis of the previous edition. Used in practice and human behavior courses around the world, this valuable text is still the only one of its kind.
New Features
- Chapters on humanism, existentialism, and social psychology have been changed to include spirituality and construction theory.
- An entire chapter (chapter 11) is devoted to the feminist perspective.
- Many new theorists have been added in the major statements sections of each chapter including Eda Goldstein, David Howe, Gitterman & Germain, J.A.B. Lee, and Robert Mullaly.
- An instructor’s manual is available.
Chapters have a new organization. Each chapter now includes:
- a brief introduction to its contents;
- a summary of the chapter’s main points;
- practical issues and concepts introduced by each theory;
- wider theoretical perspectives, giving sources of ideas from outside social work; connections, discussing relationships between the theory and the other social work ideas;
- the politics of the theory, discussing debates about its nature and content; major statements, noting briefly major works that have included the contemporary use of the theory; and
- commentary, a discussion and evaluation of the pros and cons of the theory; and
- an overall judgment about the value of the theory as a contributor to social work.
Contents
Foreword by Stephen C. Anderson, New Mexico State University
List of Figures and Tables
Preface
| Chapter 1: |
Construction and Reality in Social Work Theory |
| Chapter 2: |
Using Social Work Theory in Practice |
| Chapter 3: |
Psychodynamic Perspective |
| Chapter 4: |
Crisis Intervention and Task-Centered Models |
| Chapter 5: |
Cognitive-Behavioral Theories |
| Chapter 6: |
Systems and Ecological Perspectives |
| Chapter 7: |
Social Psychology and Social Construction |
| Chapter 8: |
Humanism, Existentialism, and Social Construction |
| Chapter 9: |
Social and Community Development |
| Chapter 10: |
From Radical to Critical Perspectives |
| Chapter 11: |
Feminist Perspectives |
| Chapter 12: |
Anti-discrimination and Cultural and Ethnic Sensitivity |
| Chapter 13: |
Empowerment and Advocacy |
| Chapter 14: |
Assessing Social Work Theories |
Bibliography
Index
About the Author
Malcolm Payne is the director of psychosocial and spiritual care at St. Christopher’s Hospice in London. He is emeritus professor at Manchester Metropolitan University, United Kingdom. He has been extensively involved in international social work, leading and working on projects to develop social work and social policy in Russia, China, and Eastern Europe. He has published extensively.
2005, Paper, 400 Pages, ISBN 978-0-925065-83-4, Price $59.95
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