Includes bibliographical references and index.

1. Social work knowledge, theory and practice; 2. Frameworks, models and practice; 3. Systems theories: ecological and crisis intervention approaches; 4. Onion-peeling theories: psychodynamic and person-centered approaches; 5. Faulty-engine theories: behavioural, cognitive behavioural and mindfulness approaches; 6. Story-telling theories: strengths-based, narrative and solution-focused approaches; 7. Mountain-moving theories: feminist, Indigenous and anti-oppressive approaches (with contribution by Shawana Andrews); 8. Reflective practice and theory; Concluding thoughts.

Social workers draw on a variety of theoretical perspectives to inform their practice and understand the settings in which they work. Social Work: From Theory to Practice explores practice theories through the discipline's unique interpretive lens and demonstrates how these can be understood and enacted by practitioners in human services settings.