Dear All,

As you will see I have been asked to publicise the text described 
below on the mailing list. While doing so can I remind members that 
there is an International sub committee of SWEC at 10.30am on 
Thursday 3rd June followed by a Research sub committee meeting in the 
afternoon. Both at NISW. 

Joan


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Dear Joan Orme
 I am writing from Sage Publications to ask if I could advertise a new book
called "Evaluation and Social Work Practice" written by Ian Shaw and Joyce
Lishman on the JUC-Swec International mailing list. The book is aimed at
students taking:-Diploma in Social Work; Masters courses and at
postgraduates participating in reseasrch.  Below is a brief summary of the
book concerned.
Thank you for your time
Sonia Whitehead, Sage Publications. 
Evaluation and Social Work Practice 
Edited by Ian Shaw <a041153.html> Cardiff University and Joyce Lishman
<a029867.html> Robert Gordon University
Published May 1999 . 256 pages
Cloth(0-7619-5792-8) Price stlg49.50
Paper (0-7619-5793-6) Price stlg16.99 
Evaluation and Social Work Practice offers a comprehensive treatment of the
central issues confronting evaluation in social work that links theory and
method to practical applications. 
Evaluation is an integral part of social work and social care provision, for
both practice and service delivery. Evaluation can improve effectiveness and
increase accountability and help develop new models of practice and service
delivery. The authors argue that evaluation should not just be applied to
practice but should be a direct dimension of practice.
Appealing to the student, researcher and practitioner, Evaluation and Social
Work Practice will become the standard reference source on evaluation in
social work.
Readership
Academis in Social Work, evaluation, social policy and public administration

Contents
Joyce Lishman Introduction / Ian Shaw Evidence for Practice / William J Reid
and Pamela Zettergren A Perspective on Empirical Practice / Nick Gould
Qualitative Practice Evaluation / Karen Dullea and Audrey Mullender
Evaluation and Empowerment / Clare Evans and Mike Fisher Collaborative
Evaluation with Service Users / Beth Humphries Feminist Evaluation / Ruth R
Martin Histories in Social Work / Karen Tanner and Pat Le Riche Observation
and Evaluation / Jan Fook, Robyn Munford and Jackie Sanders Interviewing and
Evaluating / Roy Ruckdeschel Qualitative Clinical Research and Evaluation /
Martin Bloom Single-System Evaluation / Maurice Vanstone Behavioural and
Cognitive Interventions 


Joan Orme
Reader in Social Work Studies
University of Southampton
Southampton SO17 1BJ

tel: 01703 592933
fax: 01703 581156


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