Title: Social work and well-being /
Authors: Jordan, Bill, 1941-
Publisher: Russell House,
Year: 2007
Subjects: Social service; Well-being; Quality of life; Sustainable living; Quality of Life [MESH]; Social Work [MESH]
Abstract: The author shows how - in Europe, North America, Australasia - we are at the cusp of the transformation from societies organised around economic growth and material consumption to ones concerned with well-being and sustainability.
Contents: Introduction : the value of social work -- Social work and the interpersonal economy -- Service delivery and the value of practice -- Relationships : the history of an idea in social work -- Constructive social work in public services -- Independence and well-being in social care -- Community, cohesion, diversity and deprivation -- Accountability and community participation -- Harm, stigma and exclusion in communities -- Conclusions : social reproduction in a service economy.