What does the novice practitioner or the experienced practitioner moving into child care work from another sector need to know to practice effectively? What skills do they need to call on? In this valuable addition to The Social Work Skills Series, Stella Coleman and Corinne May-Chahalan bring together their considerable teaching and practice experience to provide a reliable and practical guide to child protection work. Topics covered include: The legal and procedural context The professional context Explanatory theoretical frameworks and models of practice Managing risk Evidence-based...
What does the novice practitioner or the experienced practitioner moving into child care work from another sector need to know to practice effectively...
Going Local explains how social work students and practitioners can develop approaches to neighbourhood work, to engage communities and neighbourhoods more purposefully and to work with citizens and other mainstream and community service providers to build the capacity of neighbourhoods to tackle social problems on their own. Each chapter includes objectives and key points, as well as case studies and activities where appropriate, and the topics discussed include:
what we can learn from past social work practice
principles, skills and tools to enhance local working
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Going Local explains how social work students and practitioners can develop approaches to neighbourhood work, to engage communities and neighbourho...
Task-centered social work is one of the best known and most strongly supported approaches to social work practice. This model fits very well with the long-standing emphasis in social work on empowerment and with the more recent strong pressure for evidence-based practice. It also forms a high profile in social work courses' practice modules. Mark Doel's and Peter Marsh's new book teaches the necessary practical skills by setting the approach in the context of the major concerns of modern social work and by linking it to its research basis. It supports the development and implementation of...
Task-centered social work is one of the best known and most strongly supported approaches to social work practice. This model fits very well with the ...
Written by experienced practitioners and teachers, this book promotes greater knowledge and understanding of groupwork and group processes, particularly in social work and social care settings. Incorporating both theory and practice, it provides a practical guide to those considering groupwork, and further inspiration for those already involved. The book incorporates a number of case examples of groups run in mainstream social work, social care and multi-disciplinary settings. Skills-based in approach, this innovative text includes: - learning objectives - activities to test...
Written by experienced practitioners and teachers, this book promotes greater knowledge and understanding of groupwork and group processes, particular...
