Applying Social Policy in Social Work Practice

An innovative text aimed at social work students and designed to develop their knowledge and understanding of social policy and how to best apply this in practice. It demonstrates how they can use such skills to support vulnerable individuals, groups and communities to achieve positive change.

Laura Mullen is the course leader for the BA social work programme and a senior lecturer at London South Bank University. She is currently completing her PhD on the effects of the Covid-19 pandemic on the development of children and young people with SEND. Laura is module lead for social policy modules for both the BA and MA social work programmes. She is a qualified social worker with a key interest in working with children with SEND and adults with dementia.