In this clear and systematic book, best-selling author Malcolm Payne provides an essential guide to the main social work processes and techniques, showing you how to work with particular theories and what their different strengths and limitations are.

This practical guide condenses complex social work theory to allow students and beginning practitioners to implement their knowledge and make theoretical links with actions they are taking in everyday practice. It will be an invaluable resource to students and newly qualified practitioners both in social work and in related fields of practice such as youth and community work.

It explores:

• The social work process from first contact to last contact
• The theories and methods you need to know as a capable practitioner
• Practice technique with a view to the ideas that inform them
• Helpful chapter-by-chapter infographics