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Other books by
Malcom Payne:

What is Professional Social Work?

Teamwork in Multiprofessional Care

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Social Care/Palliative Care
A new blog by Malcolm Payne

For all those who want to join an online community where people think that social care and social work are important in end-of-life and palliative care and end-of-life care needs a higher profile in social care. At least 3 posts a week...send your comments...

Find it at: blogs.stchristophers.org.uk

“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
List of Tables
Preface to the Third Edition
A Note on Terminology

PART 1:  Thinking About Social Work Theory
Chapter 1: Construction of Social Work Theory
Chapter 2: Using Social Work Theory in Practice
Chapter 3: Issues in Social Work Practice Theory
 
PART 2: Reviewing Social Work Theories
Chapter 4: Psychodynamic Perspectives
Chapter 5: Crisis Intervention and Task-centered Models
Chapter 6:

Cognitive-behavioral Theories

Chapter 7: Systems and Ecological Perspectives
Chapter 8: Social Psychology and Social Construction
Chapter 9: Humanism, Existentialism, and Spirituality
Chapter 10: Social and Community Development
Chapter 11: From Radical to Critical Perspectives
Chapter 12: Feminist Perspectives
Chapter 13: Anti-discrimination and Cultural and Ethnic Sensitivity
Chapter 14:  Empowerment and Advocacy

Bibliography
Index

About the Author

Malcolm Payne is the director of psycho-social 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 written 10 books and 250 shorter works published in 13 languages, including What is Professional Social Work? as well as Teamwork in Multiprofessional Care. He is also co-author of Social Work in End-of-Life and Palliative Care.

2005, Paper, 400 Pages, ISBN 978-0-925065-83-4, Price $59.95