Dr Mark Hughes is Professor of Social Work in the School of Arts and Social Sciences, Southern Cross University, Australia. He has worked as a social worker in health, aged care and mental health settings in both Australia and the UK. He has also worked as a social work academic at the University of Queensland, the University of New South Wales, and Goldsmiths College London. Mark's research interests centre on organisational practice, social work with older people, and lesbian and gay ageing. Mark is co-author of six books, as well as a range of journal publications.
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Introduction Time: The Elastic Commodity Managing the Literature: Learning to Love Information Management Learning for Professional Practice: A Social Worker in the Making Engaging with Research: Making the Connections Critical Thinking, Reading and Writing: Getting the Brain into Gear Academic Writing: Making It Work Essay and Report Writing: Getting the Words onto the Page Academic Writing for Social Work: Getting the Style Right Discussions, Presentations, Debates and Role Plays: Up Close and Personal
'The approach the authors have taken is fresh and engages the reader from the first page...After recommending this book to students I have noticed that it is often unavailable in the library and assume it is on loan, helping students to navigate their way through their social work studies.' -- Karen Whittaker * Aotearoa New Zealand Social Work *