The Blackwell Encyclopedia of Social Work

Editorial Advisers vi

Preface vii

Lexicon ix

List of Tables xvii

List of Figures xviii

A-z Entries 1

List of Contributors 381

References 389

Index of Names 395

Index of Subjects 404

" Reading this handsome new encyclopaedia it is hard not to feel
renewed conviction in the social work mission. From cover to cover
the commitment and depth of understanding, the skills and
interventions come tumbling out in an exciting, revivifying
cascade-effective tonic for jaded cynicism.

Throughout the volume the vision and achievement of the editor
are evident in the emphasis on constructive thinking and diversity
of opinion." John Pierson, Staffordshire University


"Davies's well designed encyclopedia surveys the field of social
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Martin Davies has been a university teacher in Manchester and Norwich for thirty years. He was founding director of the social work programme at the University of East Anglia, taking it in two decades from the drawing board to premier position in England. He is author of The Essential Social Worker (1994) and editor of the Blackwell Companion to Social Work (Blackwell, 1997). He teaches social psychology and psychosocial research methods. He is currently Professor of Social Work at the University of East Anglia, Norwich.

M. Davies, University of East Anglia