Cree / Myers Social work

Making a difference
1. Auflage 2008
ISBN: 978-1-4473-0544-6
Verlag: Policy Press
Format: EPUB
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)

E-Book, Englisch, 208 Seiten

Reihe: Social Work in Practice

Social work in the UK has recently undergone its biggest change for 30 years. As new regulatory bodies are working to consolidate social work's professional status, a new training programme, now at degree level, expects increased in-practice learning. Yet until now, students have struggled to find resources to underpin their learning.

This major text addresses the new agenda and explores what social work is in the 21st Century. Structured around the framework of the National Occupational Standards for social work - and using terminology and concepts contained within them - the book examines how social work can make a difference in the lives of individuals, families and communities and argues that to really make a difference it is necessary to think outside the box.

The book provides all social work students with an introductory social work textbook for the 21st century with the main chapters following the six National Occupational Standards for social work. Each chapter uses a problem-based learning approach, beginning with a 'real-life' case scenario from social work practice and drawing on messages from theory and research. It includes a range of student friendly features including glossaries, summaries, questions, exercises, further reading and links to other resources and is written by leading authors in their field and evaluated in detail by a distinguished editorial panel.

Demonstrating social work's potential to be transformative, this book provides the perfect introductory text for a new generation of social workers.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Cree, Viviene

Myers, Steve

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Soziale Arbeit/Sozialpädagogik

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Making a difference; Making a difference: lessons from history; Making a difference in preparation and assessment; Making a difference in intervention; Making a difference in advocacy; Making a difference in risk assessment and management; Making a difference in your practice in your agency; Making a difference in demonstrating professional competence.

Über Autor(innen)

Myers, Steve
Steve Myers is Director of Social Sciences at the University of Salford, UK. He is a qualified and registered Social Worker and has taught on health and social care/work programmes for the previous 20 years. He has worked in statutory and voluntary agencies with children and young people who have sexually abusive behaviours.

Cree, Viviene
Viviene E. Cree is Professor of Social Work Studies at the University of Edinburgh. She is a qualified youth and community worker and social worker, and has written and researched extensively on social work.

Viviene Cree is Professor of Social Work Studies at the University of Edinburgh.

Steve Myers is Director of Social Work at the University of Salford.