| Description |
1 online resource (xiv, 302 pages) : illustrations |
| Contents |
Social work in challenging times / Mark Lymbery and Karen Postle -- The political, societal and economic context of practice / Bill Jordan -- The place values in social work education / Richard Hugman -- Uncertainty : the defining characteristic of social work? / Jan Fook -- Social work and the use of self : on becoming and being a social worker / Kaeren Harrison and Gillian Ruch -- Why bother? The truth about service user involvement / Advocacy in Action -- Research mindedness / Beth humphries -- The rise and rise of interprofessional education? / Colin Whittington -- Social work in an international context / Steven M. Shardlow -- Social work law / Robert Johns -- The process of social work : assessment, planning, intervention and review / Jonathan Parker -- Communication skills in social work / Juliet Koprowska -- Understanding the life course / Paul Bywaters -- Partnership working : the interdisciplinary agenda / Malcolm Payne -- Practice learning in context / Vicky Harris and Martin Gill -- Social work in a digital society / Jackie Rafferty and Jan Steyaert -- Social work in its organisational context / Mark Lymbery -- Continuous professional development / Helen Gorman and Mark Lymbery -- Professional development in the workplace / Tina Eadie -- Partnership working : service users and social workers learning and working together / Peter Beresford [and others] -- Using supervision : support or surveillance? / Jeremy Peach and Nigel Horner -- Management / Vicky White and John Harris -- Value conflicts in practice / Karen Postle -- Opportunities and threats : social work in the twentyfirst century / Karen Postle and Mark Lymbery |
| Summary |
This book equips readers with the core knowledge and skills they need to successfully complete their social work training and go on to be an effective practitioner. The chapters comprise a wide range of key issues, such as communication skills, partnership working, the values of social work, and supervision |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002. http://purl.oclc.org/DLF/benchrepro0212 MiAaHDL |
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Print version record |
| Subject |
Social service -- Great Britain
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SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Social Work.
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Social service
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Great Britain
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Lymbery, Mark.
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Postle, Karen.
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| LC no. |
2007298055 |
| ISBN |
9781848607385 |
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1848607385 |
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9781446247167 |
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1446247163 |
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1281897868 |
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9781281897862 |
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9781446236772 |
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1446236773 |
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9786611897864 |
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6611897860 |
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