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`The first text to systematically address the learning needs of
post-qualifying child care social workers. Soundly organized and
engagingly written with useful summaries and reflective exercises
for students, it is a very fine text that will be widely used' -
Nick Pike, Principal Lecturer in Social Work, University of
Gloucestershire This textbook provides an overview of the Post
Qualifying Child Care Award in social work. Written in response to
recent policy and training guidelines, it provides the underpinning
knowledge for candidates following the Post Qualifying curriculum.
It helps child care social workers acquire and develop the breadth
of knowledge and understanding that characterise best practice. Key
features include: - Chapters on reflective collaborative and
critical practice; child development; child observation; case
management and managing risk; working in partnership with children
and families; inter-professional working and practice education -
Links to the relevant post qualifying standards for social work -
Contributions from a team of practice assessors and programme
candidates - A practice-based approach - clearly links theory,
research and practice - An inter-professional perspective - Case
studies, activities and points for reflection that encourage the
reader to develop ways of challenging and improving their own
practice. The book equips social workers with the relevant
training, knowledge and skills to improve the quality of services
and their delivery. With an emphasis upon continuing professional
development, this text is suitable for social workers studying for
the Child Care Award, those already in practice and other social
care professionals working with children.
Critical reflection helps professionals to learn directly from
their practice experience, so that they can improve their own work
in an ongoing and flexible way - something essential in today's
complex and changing organisations. It allows change to be managed
in a way which enables individuals to preserve a sense of what is
fundamentally important to them as professionals. It is
particularly important as it can also help make sense of some
fundamental issues, and so also has implications for how we live
our lives. However, more systematic research on critical reflection
is needed to help us understand what works best for professionals
in different settings. This timely work explores how critical
reflection is researched, evaluated and used as a research method
itself, with the aim of improving how it is taught and practised in
a rigorous and transferable way. Developing a more comprehensive
and multi-disciplinary view of the current state of critical
reflection and the research directions which need to be taken, the
book is divided into four parts. It: - Provides an overview of
different perspectives on critical reflection and stimulates
dialogue between them - Establishes some common platforms from
which to develop further research directions - Identifies the major
issues in evaluating critical reflection teaching, and main methods
for doing so - Contributes to social science methodological
innovations by exploring how methods based on critical reflection
can be used for researching professional practice - Contains
contributions from academics who are internationally known and
highly experienced in different aspects of critical reflection.
Researching Critical Reflection is an important reference for all
students, practitioners, and researchers - including in the areas
of education, management, health and social work - who engage with
critical reflection to develop their practice.
Excellent social work education and training is vital for ensuring
best practice, and it is important to understand the key approaches
and methods in order to provide the best teaching and ensure
effective learning. This volume provides an overview of social work
education, including the background and current context. It covers
the key debates surrounding social work education, such as the
evaluation of social work education, the use of IT,
research-mindedness, and the effectiveness of interdisciplinary
education. The book also offers guidance on effective teaching and
learning approaches tailored to the needs of social work educators,
covering teaching within a higher education institution, on student
practice placements, and in post-qualifying settings. This will be
an indispensable text for educators and trainers in the field of
social work.
This comprehensive guide to relationship-based practice in social
work communicates the theory using illustrative case studies and
offers a model for practice. Updated and expanded, it now includes
increased coverage of anti-oppressive and diversity issues, service
user perspectives and systemic approaches in social work. The book
explores the ranges of emotions that practitioners may encounter
with service users, and covers working in both short-term and
long-term professional relationships. It also outlines key skills,
such as how to establish rapport, and explores systemic issues,
such as building appropriate support systems for practice,
management and leadership.
Critical reflection helps professionals to learn directly from
their practice experience, so that they can improve their own work
in an ongoing and flexible way - something essential in today's
complex and changing organisations. It allows change to be managed
in a way which enables individuals to preserve a sense of what is
fundamentally important to them as professionals. It is
particularly important as it can also help make sense of some
fundamental issues, and so also has implications for how we live
our lives. However, more systematic research on critical reflection
is needed to help us understand what works best for professionals
in different settings. This timely work explores how critical
reflection is researched, evaluated and used as a research method
itself, with the aim of improving how it is taught and practised in
a rigorous and transferable way. Developing a more comprehensive
and multi-disciplinary view of the current state of critical
reflection and the research directions which need to be taken, the
book is divided into four parts. It: - Provides an overview of
different perspectives on critical reflection and stimulates
dialogue between them - Establishes some common platforms from
which to develop further research directions - Identifies the major
issues in evaluating critical reflection teaching, and main methods
for doing so - Contributes to social science methodological
innovations by exploring how methods based on critical reflection
can be used for researching professional practice - Contains
contributions from academics who are internationally known and
highly experienced in different aspects of critical reflection.
Researching Critical Reflection is an important reference for all
students, practitioners, and researchers - including in the areas
of education, management, health and social work - who engage with
critical reflection to develop their practice.
Social Work: An introduction to contemporary practice has quickly
established itself as a leading and uniquely comprehensive
introduction to the field. Essential knowledge and skills are
examined with authority and depth, and key debates approached in an
accessible, informative and engaging way. Underpinned by research
and advice to make close illustrative links with practice, it
stimulates interest and actively engages the reader. Richly
supported throughout with examples and real-life case scenarios,
the text encourages the reader to adopt a critical and reflective
approach. Furthermore, believing that social work exists to help
people through complex and painful transitions in life, the authors
set the relationship at the heart of social work practice. This
text is essential reading for social work students on undergraduate
and postgraduate training programmes, newly qualified social
workers and practitioners in a variety of settings
`The first text to systematically address the learning needs of
post-qualifying child care social workers. Soundly organized and
engagingly written with useful summaries and reflective exercises
for students, it is a very fine text that will be widely used' -
Nick Pike, Principal Lecturer in Social Work, University of
Gloucestershire This textbook provides an overview of the Post
Qualifying Child Care Award in social work. Written in response to
recent policy and training guidelines, it provides the underpinning
knowledge for candidates following the Post Qualifying curriculum.
It helps child care social workers acquire and develop the breadth
of knowledge and understanding that characterise best practice. Key
features include: - Chapters on reflective collaborative and
critical practice; child development; child observation; case
management and managing risk; working in partnership with children
and families; inter-professional working and practice education -
Links to the relevant post qualifying standards for social work -
Contributions from a team of practice assessors and programme
candidates - A practice-based approach - clearly links theory,
research and practice - An inter-professional perspective - Case
studies, activities and points for reflection that encourage the
reader to develop ways of challenging and improving their own
practice. The book equips social workers with the relevant
training, knowledge and skills to improve the quality of services
and their delivery. With an emphasis upon continuing professional
development, this text is suitable for social workers studying for
the Child Care Award, those already in practice and other social
care professionals working with children.
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