Skills for Social Work Practice

2. Auflage 2014
ISBN: 978-1-4462-6732-5
Verlag: Sage Publications

Buch, Englisch, 288 Seiten, Format (B × H): 170 mm x 246 mm, Gewicht: 658 g

Reihe: 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 includes chapters on intervention, empowerment and advocacy, skills for collaborative working, self-presentation and much more.

This book will equip social work students with the skills to meet the new and perennial challenges to achieving empowering practice with carers and people who use services.

There are chapters on working with families, communities and individuals and how social policy affects all of these groups. Case studies and reflective exercises are used throughout to explore these issues and help link theory to practice.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Mantell, Andy

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Soziale Arbeit/Sozialpädagogik Soziale Arbeit/Sozialpädagogik, Theorie und Methoden

Inhaltsverzeichnis

PART ONE: MANAGING SELF
Reflective Practice
Self Presentation
Written Presentation of Self
Skills for Self-Management
PART TWO: BUILDING RELATIONSHIPS
Skills for Empowerment, Participation and Advocacy
Skills for Engagement
Communication Skills
PART THREE: WORKING WITH OTHERS
Skills for Collaborative Working
Skills for Group Work
Negotiation Skills
PART FOUR: MAKING SENSE OF A COMPLEX WORLD
Applying Legislation and Policy
Assessing Need
Skills in Working with Risk
Decision Making
Conclusion

Über Autor(innen)

Mantell, Andy
Andy Mantell formerly of London South Bank University, is now Senior Lecturer Department of Psychology, Social Work and Counselling, University of Greenwich.

Dr Andy Mantell joined the University of Chichester as a senior lecturer in 2005. He qualified in social work in 1991 at the University of Edinburgh. Since qualifying he has developed experience in child protection, and as a disability, mental health and hospital social worker. He has worked in both the state and independent sector. His research interests include: safeguarding adults, disability, mental health and carers.