Support and Protection Across the Lifecourse: A Practical Approach for Social Workers

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Caroline McGregor (UNESCO Child and Family Research Centre National Univesity of Ireland, Galway) Pat Dolan (UNESCO Child and Family Research Centre National Univesity of Ireland, Galway)

Support and Protection Across the Lifecourse

A Practical Approach for Social Workers

Caroline McGregor (UNESCO Child and Family Research Centre National Univesity of Ireland, Galway), Pat Dolan (UNESCO Child and Family Research Centre National Univesity of Ireland, Galway)

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English

Policy Press
21 September 2021

Age groups; Social work

Drawing on the authors’ extensive experience as educators, this book puts forward a new model of social work practice that both supports and protects service users across the life course.

Crossing the traditional divide between social work with children and families and adults, this text applies a lifecourse perspective, within an ecological frame. Based on the principle that practice drives theory, a practical approach for social work is put forward using five interconnected themes:

duality of support and protection life transitions and life events intergenerational relations civic partnership and engagement health and wellbeing

Designed for students and practitioners, this text takes an enquiry-based approach using Critical ART (analysis, reflection and thinking). The book features:

case studies research examples tips for Critical ART in practice further reading and resources

By: Caroline McGregor (UNESCO Child and Family Research Centre National Univesity of Ireland Galway), Pat Dolan (UNESCO Child and Family Research Centre National Univesity of Ireland, Galway)
Imprint: Policy Press
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 240mm, Width: 172mm,
ISBN: 9781447360544
ISBN 10: 1447360540
Pages: 256
Publication Date: 21 September 2021
Audience: Professional and scholarly , General/trade , Undergraduate , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Introduction Part 1: Introduction to the Framework and our Approach Setting the Scene Theoretical Perspectives Informing our Framework Part 2: Applying our Support and Protection Framework in Practice Safeguarding, Protection and Support Enlisting Family and Social Support Empathy, Resilience and Social Support Transitions Across the Lifecourse Managing and Challenging ‘Disrupted Development’ Activating the Framework at Exo- and Macro-Level Interactions in Practice Part 3: Bringing it Together Practical Ways Forward for Social Work Theory and Knowledge Binding our Learning Together and Looking Forward

Caroline McGregor is a Senior Research Fellow at the UNESCO Child and Family Research Centre and Professor at the School of Political Science and Sociology at National University of Ireland Galway. Pat Dolan is Director of the UNESCO Chair in Children, Youth and Civic Engagement and Director of the Institute for Lifecourse and Society at National University of Ireland Galway.

Reviews for Support and Protection Across the Lifecourse: A Practical Approach for Social Workers

This book makes an important contribution to how students are supported to think about the lifecourse from both the perspective of their service users and their own practise. Professor John Devaney, University of Edinburgh This is an ambitious and important book. Drawing on Ecological and Lifecourse approaches it develops and applies a very helpful framework for informing the policy and practice of social work and the 'social professions' more generally. It will prove invaluable to students, practitioners. managers and educators. Nigel Parton, University of Huddersfield