ABSTRACT

Overthepast30yearstherehasbeenasteadygrowthinthe developmentoftask-centredpractice.Itisamodelofpracticethat originateswithinsocialworkitselfandthathasbeendevelopedby socialworkersandsocialworkresearchers.Theauthorsofthis bookhavefollowedinthattradition.basingtheirworkonmany years'experienceofusingthemodel,andalsoonthetrainingand researchtheyhaveundertakenintask-centredwork.