Philosophy of Social Work

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As a discpline, social work focuses on theoretical and philosophical positions such as social justice, equality, and empowerment. These philosophies resides deeper in the consciousness of a social worker. This book provides detailed desciption of the philosophy of social work, how it was constructed, and why social workers should engage in this exercise. The topics of moral principles, rights and duties of the social workers, and non-judgmental attitudes are discussed. The objective of this book is to provide a thoughtful discussion that encourages social workers to investigate their own philosophy of social work and defien what a philosophy of social work means to them.

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A K Patel is currently working as a reader in the research department of socialwork. He did his graduate and doctorate degrees in social work from Delhi. He specialised in women studies, community organisation, social welfare, self-help groups, youth and child welfare and ethics in social work. Dr Patel is engaged in social work and is concerned with many women's organisations. He has attended many national and international seminars and conferences. He has published papers and articles in reputed journals. He is also guided many scholars for doctoral research. M V Dubey, Ph.D., a senior lecturer of social work, is having twenty years of experience in teaching and research. He specialises in women studies, deviance, welfare administration, human rights and NGOs and management. He has participated and presented papers in national and international conferences and published artcles. Dr Dubey has extensively travelled in India for his social work and rural development. He leads on NGO working for the welfare of youth and child. He has many books to his credit. Table of Contents Preface Introduction History of Social Work Man and Social Environment Social Theory Social Justice Social Work and Social Welfare Professional Social Work Christian Philosophy and Social Work Rene Sand's Contribution to Social Work Global Chaos in Social Work Standards for Social Work Education Ethical Education for Social Work Social Work : Challenges of Globalisation Bibliography Index