Professional Development in Social Work : Complex Issues in Practice.

Professional Development in Social Work : Complex Issues in Practice.

Social work practice in the twenty-first century is continually changing. Contemporary practitioners work in complex areas and have to do so quickly and competently. This text helps qualified social workers, as well as those about to qualify, to build on their initial studies in order to develop pro...

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Main Author: Seden, Janet
Other Authors: Matthews, Sarah (Social worker), McCormick, Mick, Morgan, Alun
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Hoboken : Taylor & Francis, 2010.
Series:Post-qualifying Social Work
Subjects:
Social service > Vocational guidance.
Social workers.
social workers.
Social service > Vocational guidance
Social workers
Online Access:Click for online access
Table of Contents:
  • Book Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; List of contributors; Foreword; Acknowledgements; Introduction; Part I Complex contexts; 1 Effective multi-agency work in children's services; 2 Policy swings and roundabouts: Social work in shifting social and economic contexts; 3 Criticality and reflexivity: Best practice in uncertain environments; 4 Reflections on values and ethics in social work practice; 5 A social worker 'in work or outside work': The benefits and dilemmas of registration; 6 Diverse service users and diverse workers: The impact of globalization.
  • 7 Professional identity and international social work: The view from afarPart II Complex roles, responsibilities and relationships; 8 The use of self and relationship: Swimming against the tide?; 9 Refugees and asylum seekers: The social work role; 10 Youth justice: Children in trouble or children in need?; 11 Children with disabilities: International perspectives for developing practice; 12 The changing role of social workers in developing contexts.

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