Dilemmas and Decision Making in Social Work (Paperback)

Dilemmas and Decision Making in Social Work is a collection of stories to help social workers work with dilemmas, weigh up options and make good decisions. Told in the first person from the point of view of a social worker, each case study begins with the service user's story and then applies relevant theory. It demonstrates where workers have to think outside their own frames of reference and seek other's expertise, how they work with barriers to collaboration with other professionals and how to handle disagreements. Where fitting, the emotional impact of the work is highlighted and how social workers deal with this. In summary: Starts with the human story and then considers which theory applies so very accessible to readers Demonstrates thinking in action Packed with succinct examples of real time challenges and how these have been tackled Full of reflective questions valuable to all social workers and supervisors regardless of experience. This book helps students and new workers learn from experience of established workers, firstly to gain insight into practice in areas they have no experience, but primarily to help them understand how decisions are made reflexively in the moment.

General

Imprint:	Critical Publishing Ltd
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	October 2021
Authors:	Abbi Jackson
Dimensions:	156 x 234 x 6mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	112
ISBN-13:	978-1-914171-20-8
Categories:	Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Social work > General Promotions
LSN:	1-914171-20-9
Barcode:	9781914171208

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