Social Work with Adolescents

Originally published in 1980, this was the first book to provide a wide-ranging discussion of social work with adolescents. The contributors discuss adolescent development and the experience of adolescents and focus on what social workers might actually do with and for these young people.

Contributors. 1. Setting the Scene Ray Jones and Colin Pritchard Part I: Understanding Adolescence and Social Work 2. Understanding Adolescence Jack Dunham and Ray Jones 3. The Relevance of Unitary Models in Social Work with Adolescents Florence Rossetti 4. Conflict and Competence in Inter-Professional Communication in the Services for Adolescents Jack Dunham Part II: Social Work with Adolescents 5. Counselling the Adolescent and his Family Audrey Taylor and Colin Pritchard 6. Groupwork with Adolescents Andrew Kerslake 7. Neighbourhood Work with Adolescents Ray Jones 8. Residential Care and Adolescents John Burns, William Gregory and Graham Templeman 9. Some Common Problems in Working with Adolescents Kenneth E. Reid 10. Postscript Ray Jones and Colin Pritchard. Bibliography. Index.