Social Work in Context - A Reader

by Kalyani Mehta (Editor)

Mehta and Wee, both professors in the Department of Social Work and Psychology at the National University of Singapore, compile work by Singaporean scholars for presentation in this reader especially for Singaporean first-year undergraduates in social work. Contributors offer an overview of social work and the social service system in Singapore. Practitioners in other countries will gain insight on how developments in Singapore can inform social work practice elsewhere. The book is distributed in the US by ISBS. Annotation ©2004 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

360 pages, Paperback

First published December 30, 2004

Reviews

[saysthequeen · Rating 4 out of 5]

A very good introduction read for social work students on the history of social work and how social work is practiced in the different segments of our Singapore society. While most of its examples are dated, the theories are largely applicable.