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Introducing social work: a starter kit

This is a diagram depicting Sasha’s relationships. It is made up of a number of circles leading out to different people Sasha has relationships with. There are different types of relationships. Sasha has strong relationships with Jade (her sister), Dawn (her mother), Mavis (her grandmother), and Emily and Lucy (her friends). She has weak relationships with Darren (her employer), Karen (Jade’s social worker), her Aunt and Uncle, and Ryan (youth worker). She has a stressful relationship with Jim (her stepfather).

 2.3 Social exclusion: systemic and ecological perspectives