It is essential that social work students have a clear grasp of the history and the evolution of social work practice and this classic text explores the fundamental questions: What is social work? How has social work been defined over the years? What does social work look like now? And what is to come?
Studying the use of picture books, this text covers: their role in early literacy; their role in intellectual and emotional development; their use as a learning resource; their use in aesthetic development; their use in extending children's thinking; and their role in developing reading skills.