Sensory Awareness and Social Work
Sensory Awareness and Social Work

Author: Michelle Evans

Publisher: SAGE

Published: 2010-05-11

Total Pages: 136

ISBN-13: 1844457281

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Understanding sensory needs is fundamental for social work and care management practice. Social workers are trained to reflect on their own practice, make useful application of theory and promote anti-discriminatory practice at all times. This book will assist students in identifying people who have a sensory need and enable them to have the knowledge, skills and values to address this. Designed specifically to encourage students to build confidence and develop skills essential to best practice, this book is specifically structured to address all aspects of sensory need.

Sensory Awareness and Social Work
Sensory Awareness and Social Work

Author: Michelle Evans

Publisher: Learning Matters

Published: 2010-05-11

Total Pages: 159

ISBN-13: 0857255843

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Understanding sensory needs is fundamental for social work and care management practice. Social workers are trained to reflect on their own practice, make useful application of theory and promote anti-discriminatory practice at all times. This book will assist students in identifying people who have a sensory need and enable them to have the knowledge, skills and values to address this. Designed specifically to encourage students to build confidence and develop skills essential to best practice, this book is specifically structured to address all aspects of sensory need.

Social Work with People with Learning Difficulties
Social Work with People with Learning Difficulties

Author: Paul Williams

Publisher: Learning Matters

Published: 2013-04-15

Total Pages: 226

ISBN-13: 1446281671

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Part of the Transforming Social Work Practice series, this title intends to support students on the social work degree. It seeks to confirm and strengthen social work values and principles so that the progress and successes achieved by 'Valuing People' can continue.

Promoting Health and Well-being in Social Work Education
Promoting Health and Well-being in Social Work Education

Author: Beth R. Crisp

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2013-10-18

Total Pages: 179

ISBN-13: 1317966864

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Social work educators can play an important part in ensuring that the promotion of health and well-being is firmly on the social work agenda for service users, as well as for students and educators. Nevertheless, this has not been a priority within social work education and presents a challenge which requires some re-thinking in terms of curriculum content, pedagogy, and how social workers respond to social problems. Furthermore, if the promotion of health and well-being is not considered a priority for social workers, this raises important questions about the role and relevance of social work in health, and thus poses challenges to social work education, both now and in the future. This book contains contributions from social work educators from Australia, America, Canada, New Zealand and the UK. They reflect on how best to prepare students to put health and well-being to the forefront of practice, drawing on research on quality of life, subjective well-being, student well-being, community participation and social connectedness, religion and spirituality, mindful practices, trauma and health inequalities. This book is an extended version of a special issue of Social Work Education.

Effective Practice Learning in Social Work
Effective Practice Learning in Social Work

Author: Jonathan Parker

Publisher: SAGE

Published: 2010-06-01

Total Pages: 176

ISBN-13: 1844456625

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The Department of Health requires students on the social work degree to undertake at least 200 days in direct practice learning during their course. Practice learning often raises great anxieties for students, agencies and those who supervise and assess it. This book tackles those anxieties, explaining the ways the experience can deliver a unique learning opportunity for the student. It is ideal for students undertaking or about to undertake practice learning, student supervisors and practice assessors, as well as trainers and policymakers within social care agencies and healthcare professions where practice learning is also undertaken.

Understanding and Using Theory in Social Work
Understanding and Using Theory in Social Work

Author: Juliette Oko

Publisher: SAGE

Published: 2011

Total Pages: 158

ISBN-13: 0857254979

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Written in an accessible style, this title introduces theory as an explanatory framework that is drawn upon by the social worker to inform their decision-making process, by helping to 'make sense' of what is going on.

Social Work Assessment
Social Work Assessment

Author: Ruben Martin

Publisher: Learning Matters

Published: 2010-05-11

Total Pages: 177

ISBN-13: 0857255851

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At a time of change and review within social care, it is relevant to explore traditional skills, knowledge and values associated with assessment in the context of changing practice. This book introduces and explores assessment in social work in a user-friendly, yet comprehensive way. The author reviews the interpersonal skills necessary for social work practice, applying them particularly to assessment and outlines fundamental knowledge and theoretical models that can inform assessment. The professional social work value base underpinning assessment and the power balance between assessor and the person being assessed are also taken into consideration.

Social Work
Social Work

Author: Joyce Lishman

Publisher: SAGE

Published: 2014-03-30

Total Pages: 748

ISBN-13: 147390434X

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Social Work: An Introduction is designed to help your students make the best start in their academic and professional careers. Mapped throughout to the most up-to-date professional standards, the book covers the full range of knowledge and skills students need to gain in the early stages of their social work course and as they prepare to go out on placement. Key Learning Features: Key Themes and Chapter Introductions – to set the scene and place each chapter in context. Case Studies and Practice Vignettes – illustrate how theory, knowledge and policy translate to real-life practice. Also help students consider the service-user’s experience and develop a holistic approach to care. Exercises, Activities and Reflective Questions - independent learning tasks to help students apply theory to their practice, and to develop their skills of critical reflection Critical Thinking Boxes – support your students in their journey towards becoming critically reflexive practitioners. Visit the companion website to access a range of resources to support both lecturers and students, including: Vodcasts and podcasts from students, lecturers, service users and authors to introduce key topics to audio and visual learners Activities and case studies from different fields and settings to show how theory translates into real life practice Selected SAGE journal articles to help take learning to the next level Up-to-date links to codes of ethics, frameworks and other useful resources.

Groupwork Practice in Social Work
Groupwork Practice in Social Work

Author: Trevor Lindsay

Publisher: SAGE

Published: 2011-07-01

Total Pages: 162

ISBN-13: 0857255037

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Social work degree students must be confident in working with groups of service users as well as other professionals. This revised new edition introduces the practicalities of planning, establishing, facilitating and evaluating social work projects including small helping groups as well as interprofessional working parties. The authors examine the best methods in setting up a group, the issues around power and anti-oppressive practice, and how to cope with unexpected or unhelpful outcomes. This second edition features new material on sociodrama and psychodrama action methods, with more examples from actual groupwork projects.

Reflective Practice in Social Work
Reflective Practice in Social Work

Author: Christine Knott

Publisher: SAGE

Published: 2010-04-16

Total Pages: 160

ISBN-13: 1844457184

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Reflective practice is a key element of learning and development on social work courses. This fully-updated new edition explores a range of approaches to reflective practice and includes sections on gender, reflecting on emotion and using reflection as a catalyst for change, as well as asking the fundamental question ‘what is reflective practice?’ Written in three parts, this essential guide starts with a broad exploration of reflection, drawing on some key texts that have informed its development. It then moves on to real practice issues including the management of social work practice and interprofessional working.