Issued for the first time in the subject dictionary range, this is the second edition of the "Collins Dictionary of Social Work". It includes new material on Britain's constantly evolving social landscape, giving concise and comprehensible explanations in jargon-free language of the most important social work terms. It is designed particularly for students in further and higher education who are preparing for careers in child care, psychiatric nursing, residential care, community care, counselling, the probation service, and social work.