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  • Social Work

    Past, Present and Future

    This collection charts the key developments in the social work field from 1970 to the present day and shows how by fully understanding social work’s past, we can make better progress for practitioners and service users in the future.It brings together a broad collection of experts from across social work who trace how thinking and approaches to practice have changed over time, examine key ... Read more

    $41.39 USD

  • Supporting people

    Towards a person-centred approach

    There is widespread agreement that care and support services must change radically if they are to meet the rights and needs of the rapidly growing number of people who require them.For the first time, Supporting people explores with service users, practitioners, carers and managers what person-centred support means to them, what barriers stand in its way and how these can be overcome. It provides ... Read more

    $41.39 USD

  • Managing Front Line Practice in Social Care

    Series series Research Highlights in Social Work
    Written by key figures in the field of social care training and management this much-needed book provides practice guidance for front line managers in social care. Refocusing attention on the management of practice and accountability within services and to service users, the authors provide a variety of perspectives on how front line managers can support practice. Highlighting important aspects of ... Read more

    $36.99 USD

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    $62.99 USD

  • The short guide to social work

    by Robert Adams ...
    Series series Short Guides
    This engaging and accessible text offers a concise overview of social work which will appeal to anyone needing a quick introduction to social work as a discipline. It contains essential information for all prospective and new social work students, the theories and policy and practice frameworks as well as current issues facing social work today. Illustrated with many examples from practice, it ... Read more

    $24.69 USD

  • An Introduction To Social Work Practice

    This workbook provides ideal preparation for students wanting to become self aware and self evaluative before moving into practice for the first time. ... Read more

    $37.99 USD

  • Personalisation

    Edited by Peter Beresford ...
    Series series Critical and Radical Debates in Social Work
    Personalisation has become the policy buzz-word of the twenty-first century. Supporters claim it offers service users choice and services attuned to meet their specific needs, moving away from 'one size fits all' state services. In this short form book, part of the Critical and Radical Debates in Social Work series, Peter Beresford, one of Britain's foremost social work academics, challenges the ... Read more

    $16.19 USD

  • Effective Social Work with Children and Families

    A Skills Handbook

    Social work with children and families is constantly in the headlines and social workers′ decisions are subject to ever increasing scrutiny at all levels. This aspirational book supports students and newly qualified social workers and suggests practical ways in which they might thrive, rather than just survive, in practiceWritten at a time when Social Work Reform Board and the Munro Enquiry are ... Read more

    $70.19 USD

  • Working with Older People

    Series series The Social Work Skills Series
    Working with older people has become an increasingly important part of social work education and practice. Whether studying community care, adult services, human growth and development, or social work processes and interventions, this book will be a vital source of information and help.Working with Older People provides a framework of knowledge, skills and values pertinent to qualifying social ... Read more

    $52.99 USD

  • Contemporary Social Work Practice: A Handbook For Students

    by Barbra Teater ...
    An introduction to the diverse settings of social work, detailing the relevant policy context, methods and approaches. ... Read more

    $42.29 USD

  • Skills for Social Work Practice

    by Andy Mantell ...
    Series series Transforming Social Work Practice Series
    Social work skills are essential to good practice and more important than ever following changes to the social work curriculum. Students must be able to demonstrate knowledge of core skills within policy, law as well as demonstrating empathy and good communication. This fully-revised student guide, previously published as Social Work Skills with Adults, will help to cement these skills and ... Read more

    $65.69 USD

  • Working Together in Children's Services

    The importance of interagency cooperation within children’s services has been highlighted within recent government strategy, including the Every Child Matters agenda, the development of Children’s Centres and the expansion of Extended Schools. Following tragic cases such as Victoria Climbie, the need for effective multi-disciplinary teamwork and interagency co-operation across all education and ... Read more

    $42.99 USD