For Work / Against Work
Debates on the centrality of work

Preston-Shoot, Michael Making Sense of Social Work: Psychodynamics, Systems and Practice 1990 Book Psychology of Work Psychodynamics Of Work, Social Work, Health Work, Crisis, Child Protection, Intuitive Social Work
Citation Preston-Shoot, Michael 1990 Book Psychodynamics Of Work Social Work Health Work Crisis Child Protection Intuitive Social Work Psychology of Work

Making Sense of Social Work: Psychodynamics, Systems and Practice

by Preston-Shoot, Michael (1990)

Abstract

This book presents a combined psychodynamic and systems approach to social work practice offering a thorough exploration of the two theories, and applying them to a broad range of social work concerns.

Keywords

Psychodynamics Of Work, Social Work, Health Work, Crisis, Child Protection, Intuitive Social Work

Themes

Psychology of Work

Links to Reference

Citation

Preston-Shoot, Michael. Making Sense of Social Work: Psychodynamics, Systems and Practice. Macmillan International Higher Education, 1990.

Share


How to contribute.
Australian Research Council Ethics and Agency Research Centre
Privacy policy • Contact • Latest updates • Subscribe • RSS

Content Copyright 2026 Jean-Philippe Deranty and Macquarie University. This website is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution Share-Alike Licence (except for journal/book abstracts and quotations which are the property of their respective authors).


Cite this page as though it were a secondary source, thus the inline citation should be (Preston-Shoot, M. 1990 cited in Deranty et. al. 2026). In the references, use: