Groupwork Practice for Social Workers

Working with families, carers, groups and communities is something all social work students must prepare for. Written to guide you through these varied and complex groupwork situations, this book explores the knowledge, skills and values required for groupwork practice. Divided into two parts, the first provides an understanding of groupwork, its concepts and contexts, while the second takes you step-by-step through groupwork practice, from planning and preparation, to starting out, facilitating and finally ending work with a group. Different service contexts including work with children, with users who have learning disabilities, in mental health settings, and more, are covered throughout the book, with case studies, activities and reflective opportunities helping you to understand the complexities of these contexts. This text is a comprehensive and contemporary guide to groupwork in social work today.

Politics & Social Sciences

Price, Marie

Crawford, Karin

Price, Bob

Social Sciences

Sage Publications Ltd.

Social Work and Human Development (Transforming Social Work Practice Series)

Social work students must develop a sound and critical understanding of human development and the processes and stages of growth through the life-course. Even more important however is how students apply this knowledge to their assignments and their practice. This text achieves this in several ways. It introduces the key concepts of human development and growth from childhood through adolescence and older age and then uses various pedagogical features to help students apply social and human development theories to practical day-to-day case examples. With this knowledge, students will be able to build and maintain successful relationships with service users, carers and other health and social care professionals.  Key updates: More material on Life Story work  More material on Wellbeing  Greater emphasis on the links between theory and practice   This book is in the Transforming Social Work Practice series. All books in the series are affordable, mapped to the Social Work Curriculum, practical with clear links between theory & practice and written to the Professional Capabilities Framework.

Walker, Janet

Learning Matters

This book provides an overview of the subject specifically for students in the social work degree program in the UK. It includes activities, recommended reading, summaries of key research and related theory.

Social Work with Older People (Transforming Social Work Practice)

This book is an original way to introduce students and practitioners to reflective learning and knowledge-based practice, both of which are key aspects of a social worker′s role. Readers will consider the impact of social work practice from a life course perspective by using extracts from topical research, theory, academic texts and national strategy and policy. Numerous activities prompt personal reflection and help readers to develop skills in critical analysis, as well as providing ways in which they can evidence the impact this learning has on their professional development.

Reflective Reader: Social Work and Human Development (Transforming Social Work Practice Series)

Written specifically for practice educators, this book examines contemporary theories and knowledge in practice learning, teaching and education, with a clear emphasis on developing the skills and practice of the individual. Another key focus of the book is to help readers to reflect on the implications of this for their role as practice educators, giving them the time and space to make proactive and informed choices. The book is structured around the new Post-Qualifying Standards for Practice Education, making it an invaluable and thoroughly comprehensive guide.

Practice Education in Social Work: A Handbook for Practice Teachers, Assessors and Educators (Post-Qualifying Social Work Practice Series)

Parker, Jonathan

Social workers need to understand how people continue to develop through their lives in order to provide context for service users' life situations. This book introduces the reader to a range of perspectives on human development. All stages of the life course are considered â€” looking at the way people develop before birth; as babies and children; through adolescence; and on into young, middle, and older adulthood. This second edition is packed with new, up-to-date UK case studies which are used throughout to draw out key points and reinforce learning. New research findings are included and UK government guidance and policy documents have been updated, reflecting current practice.

Social Work and Human Development (Transforming Social Work Practice)

This second edition looks in detail at the role of the social worker who engages with older people. It enables the reader to develop the key skills required to understand the mental and physical needs of older people in society while encouraging plenty of discussion and critical, independent thought. Furthermore, this book is a source of contemporary research and offers the reader insights into government legislation and policy. It is an essential read for any student who wants to develop a distinctive focus on social work with older people.

Social Work with Older People (Transforming Social Work Practice Series)

It is necessary for social work students to understand fully how people develop and how the different stages of life, from birth to older adulthood, require them to use different skills and approaches. Covering all stages of the life course, this essential guide looks at the ways in which people develop before birth, as babies and children, through to adolescence and on to young, middle and older adulthood. With this knowledge embedded, social workers are able to establish and maintain effective partnerships with both service users and other professionals.

See the best price to sell, buy, or rent books by Crawford, Karin. BookScouter helps to compare book prices from 25+ online bookstores and 30+ buyback vendors with a single search.

Books by Crawford, Karin

See the best price to sell, buy, or rent books by Crawford, Karin. BookScouter helps to compare book prices from 25+ online bookstores and 30+ buyback vendors with a single search.

Groupwork Practice for Social Workers

Groupwork Practice for Social Workers

Social Work and Human Development (Transforming Social Work Practice Series)

Social Work and Human Development (Transforming Social Work Practice Series)

Social Work with Older People (Transforming Social Work Practice)

Reflective Reader: Social Work and Human Development (Transforming Social Work Practice Series)

Practice Education in Social Work: A Handbook for Practice Teachers, Assessors and Educators (Post-Qualifying Social Work Practice Series)

Social Work and Human Development (Transforming Social Work Practice)

Social Work with Older People (Transforming Social Work Practice Series)

Social Work and Human Development (Transforming Social Work Practice Series)