Social Work textbooks - comprehensive, international and accessible
We offer you the best and most complete choice of textbooks to reflect current developments and core course modules within the discipline.
Here you will find a list of our textbooks with information on their key features and target-level to help you decide which textbook best meets your needs. We have grouped them into US-focussed textbooks and UK/ROW textbooks for ease of navigation. Hyperlink to pages US textbooks and UK and ROW textbooks.
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US Textbooks
Social Policy for Effective Practice
A Strengths Approach, 4th Edition
By Rosemary Kennedy Chapin
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The Practice of Generalist Social Work
Fourth Edition
By Julie Birkenmaier and Marla Berg-Weger
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The Child Welfare Challenge
Policy, Practice, and Research, 4th Edition
By Peter J. Pecora, James K. Whittaker, Richard P. Barth, Sharon Borja, William Vesneski
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Family Violence
Legal, Medical, and Social Perspectives, 8th Edition
By Cliff Roberson, Paul Harvey Wallace, Cliff Roberson
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Social Work Practice with LGBTQIA Populations
An Interactional Perspective, 1st Edition
Edited by Claire L. Dente
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Behavioral and Mental Health Care Policy and Practice
A Biopsychosocial Perspective, 1st Edition
Edited by Cynthia Moniz, Stephen Gorin
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Health Care Policy and Practice
A Biopsychosocial Perspective, 5th Edition
By Cynthia D. Moniz, Stephen H. Gorin
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Death, Society, and Human Experience
12th Edition
By Robert Kastenbaum, Christopher M. Moreman
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Rules of the Game
Lessons from the Field of Community Change, 2nd Edition
By Mark S. Homan
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Community Practice and Urban Youth
Social Justice Service-Learning and Civic Engagement, 1st Edition
By Melvin Delgado
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Spirituality Matters in Social Work
Connecting Spirituality, Religion, and Practice, 1st Edition
By James R. Dudley
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Social Work Theory and Methods
The Essentials, 1st Edition
Edited by Neil Thompson, Paul Stepney
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Why Do I Need Research and Theory?
A Guide for Social Workers, 1st Edition
By Jennifer Anderson-Meger
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Social Work in Health Settings
Practice in Context, 4th Edition
By Judith L.M. McCoyd, Toba Schwaber Kerson
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Participatory Evaluation in Youth and Community Work
Theory and Practice, 1st Edition
By Susan Cooper
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Promoting Young People's Wellbeing through Empowerment and Agency
A Critical Framework for Practice, 1st Edition
By Lucy Maynard, Karen Stuart
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What Social Workers Need to Know
A Psychoanalytic Approach, 1st Edition
Edited by Marion Bower, Robin Solomon
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Social Work Practice with Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender People
3rd Edition
Edited by Gerald P. Mallon
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Working with High-Risk Youth
A Relationship-based Practice Framework, 1st Edition
By Peter Smyth
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Reflective Thinking in Social Work
Learning from student narratives, 1st Edition
By Mekada Julia Graham
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Older Citizens and End-of-Life Care
Social Work Practice Strategies for Adults in Later Life, 1st Edition
By Malcolm Payne
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The Social Workers' Toolbox
Sustainable Multimethod Social Work, 1st Edition
By Herman de Mönnink
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Perpetrators of Intimate Partner Sexual Violence
A Multidisciplinary Approach to Prevention, Recognition, and Intervention, 1st Edition
Edited by Louise McOrmond-Plummer, Jennifer Y. Levy-Peck, Patricia Easteal
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Professional Leadership for Social Work Practitioners and Educators
1st Edition
By Anna Fairtlough
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Youth Work Process, Product and Practice
Creating an authentic curriculum in work with young people, 2nd Edition
By Jon Ord
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Raising Parents
Attachment, Representation, and Treatment, 2nd Edition
By Patricia M. Crittenden
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Working Ethically in Child Protection
1st Edition
By Bob Lonne, Maria Harries, Brid Featherstone, Mel Gray
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Social Development in Social Work
Practices and Principles, 1st Edition
By Richard Hugman
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The Social Work Assignments Handbook
A Practical Guide for Students, 1st Edition
By Sarah Foote, Anne Quinney, Matt Taylor
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Human Growth and Development
An Introduction for Social Workers, 2nd Edition
By John Sudbery, Andrew Whittaker
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