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Developing Skills and Knowledge for Social Work Practice 2nd Revised edition

Developing Skills and Knowledge for Social Work Practice 2nd Revised edition

Paperback by Rogers, Michaela; Whitaker, Dawn; Edmondson, David; Peach, Donna

Developing Skills and Knowledge for Social Work Practice

£32.99

ISBN:
9781526463258
Publication Date:
30 Mar 2020
Edition/language:
2nd Revised edition / English
Publisher:
Sage Publications Ltd
Pages:
384 pages
Format:
Paperback
For delivery:
Estimated despatch 6 - 8 Nov 2024
Developing Skills and Knowledge for Social Work Practice

Description

This very practical guide will teach students everything they need to know to successfully apply theory, methods and approaches in real-life practice. It will assist in developing and hone their skills to make the best start in their practice placement and beyond as a newly qualified practitioner. To get the most out of this book, visit the companion website at https://www.study.sagepub.com/rogers2e to find journal articles, templates, 'how to' guides and brand new videos with discussion questions, and a glossary.

Contents

Introduction Part I: Core Skills 1. Person-Centred Communication 2. Active Listening Skills 3. Communicating with Children 4. Emotionally Intelligent Social Work 5. Developing Empathic Skills 6. Reflection and Reflexivity 7. Understanding Values, Ethics and Human Rights 8. Valuing Difference and Diversity 9. Resilience and Self Care 10. Time Management Part II: Skills for Assessment and Interventions 11. Assessment Skills 12. Interviewing Skills 13. A Positive Approach to Safeguarding: Risk in Humane Social Work 14. Working with Service Users and Carers 15. Building Resilience in Service Users 16. Conflict Management and Resolution 17. Research-Informed Practice 18. Writing Skills for Practice 19. Inter-Professional Practice and Working Together 20. Maximising Supervision 21. Review and Evaluation 22. Court Skills - Dawn Whitaker Part III: Key Social Work Theories and Methods 23. Strengths-Based and Solution-Focused Approaches 24. Systems Theory and an Ecological Approach 25. Narrative Social Work 26. Task-Centred Social Work Practice 27. Person-Centred Social Work 28. Group work - Michaela Rogers 29. Attachment Theory: Examining Maternal Sensitivity Scales 30. Grief and Loss 31. Crisis Intervention 32. The Social Models of Disability and Distress 33. Social Work Activism Conclusion

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