the social work skills series
* builds practice skills step by step
* places practice in its policy context
* relates practice to relevant research
* provides a secure base for professional development.
This new, skills-based series has been developed by Routledge and Community Care magazine working together in partnership to meet the changing needs of today's students and practitioners in the broad field of social care. Written by experienced practitioners and teachers with a commitment to passing on their knowledge to the next generation, each text in the series features: learning objectives; case examples; activities to test knowledge and understanding; summaries of key learning points; key references; suggestions for further reading.
By Stella Coleman, Corinne May-Chahal
November 21, 2003
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-Chahal bring ...
By Terry Bamford
November 16, 2001
This essential guide to commissioning and purchasing in social care provides case studies, guidelines, and checklists to help readers to assess need, develop care plans and select suppliers of care. It clearly explains: the reasons for the shift to commissioning and purchasing away from direct ...
By Bridget Penhale, Jonathan Parker
December 13, 2007
This text provides an understanding of current professional practice in social and health care, examining abuse of vulnerable adults and the ways in which social policy, welfare services and practitioners may compound or alleviate vulnerability. Working with Vulnerable Adults develops a sound ...
By John Harris, Denise Tanner
November 28, 2007
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 ...
By John H. Pierson
October 30, 2007
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 ...
By Neil Bateman
January 20, 2006
Practising Welfare Rights aims to improve awareness among people working in social work and advice agencies about the skills required for effective welfare rights work, and offers guidance for managers and other professionals about how to develop a welfare rights service. Written by a well-known ...
By Peter Marsh, Mark Doel
January 24, 2006
Task centred social work is one of the best known and most strongly supported approaches to social work practice. This text is a radical departure from traditional literature on social work methods. The main reference point is the voice of practitioners, service users and carers, as researched and ...
By Mark Doel
January 13, 2006
Written by an experienced groupworker and academic, 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, ...
By Ray Braithwaite
November 16, 2001
How to manage and respond to escalating violence towards staff working in the human services is a pressing professional problem. This workbook: empowers individuals by providing a range of useful useful skills that can help in managing aggression enables staff placed in difficult or dangerous ...