Systems theory for social work and the helping professions / By Werner Schirmer, Dimitris Michailakis.

Communication -- System and environment -- Modern society and functional differentiation -- Society and the human being : on inclusion and exclusion -- Constructionism and realism -- Systems theory and social problems -- Intervention and steering -- Functions and latent problems, systemic criticism, and social work as a reflection theory -- Conclusion -- References -- Index.
Social systems occur in many contexts of social work. This book provides an easy-to-read introduction to systems thinking for social workers who will encounter social problems in their professional practice or academic research. It offers new insights and fresh perspectives on this familiar topic and invites creative, critical, and empathetic thinking with a systems perspective. Through introducing systems theory as a problem-oriented approach for dealing with complex interpersonal relations and social systems, this book provides a framework for studying social relations. The authors present a strand of systems theory (inspired by sociologist Niklas Luhmann) that offers innovative, surprising, and practically relevant understandings of everyday social life, inclusion/exclusion, social problems, interventions, and society in general. Systems Theory for Social Work and the Helping Professions should be considered essential reading for all social work students taking modules on sociology and social policy as well as students of nursing, medicine, counselling, and occupational health and therapy.

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