Social Work and Social Care Practice by Ian O'Connor (English) Paperback Book

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This lively and engaging book is an adaptation of the bestselling introductory social work book available in Australia. This edition has been thoroughly revised to reflect wider changes that have characterized social work training and practice in recent years. It offers readers an essential grounding in the knowledge, values, and skills needed for successful completion of their degree.Key Features:Comprehensive content - includes discussion of theoretical perspectives, policy; assessment; intervention, the ethics and values framework; and practice-learning.A student-friendly approach - includes case-studies, chapter summaries, further reading sections, and discussion questions.A multi-professional perspective - recognises the experiences of all those working across the field of social care and incorporates service-user's voices.Practice-oriented - offers specific guidance to overcome challenges and provides an effective framework for practice.This authoritative textbook will be an essential guide to the challenges and concepts underpinning social work practice. It offers a flavor of what social work entails and engages with recent debates about the nature of practice. It will be an invaluable text for social work trainees, and will also be useful reading for post-qualifying students and practitioners.

FORMATPaperback LANGUAGEEnglish CONDITIONBrand New Publisher Description

'For many readers, especially trainers and educationalists, the thoroughness of this book is likely to be attractive. The added advantage of O'Connor et al's book is that it covers social work for both adults and children. [This book] is likely to appear on many social work reading lists. [It has] the potential to provide good learning opportunities for post-qualifying as well as pre-qualifying training' - Health and Social Care in the Community`A useful framework for practice to accompany undergraduate learning, and also the post-qualifying consolidation of social work knowledge, theory, and skills' - Dr Patricia HighamThis lively and engaging textbook is an adaptation of the bestselling introductory social work book available in Australia. This edition has been thoroughly revised to reflect wider changes that have characterized social work training and practice in recent years. It offers the reader an essential grounding in the core knowledge, values and skills needed for successful completion of their degree.Key features of the book include:-Comprehensive content - includes discussion of theoretical perspectives, policy; assessment; intervention, the ethics and values framework; and practice-learning. -A student-friendly approach - includes case-studies, chapter summaries, further reading sections, and discussion questions. -A multi-professional perspective - recognises the experiences of all those working across the field of social care and incorporates service-user's voices. -Practice-oriented - offers specific guidance to overcome challenges and provides an effective framework for practice. This authoritative textbook will be an essential guide to the challenges and concepts underpinning social work practice. It offers a flavour of what social work entails and engages with recent debates about the nature of practice. It will be an invaluable text for social work trainees, and will also be useful reading for post-qualifying students and practitioners.

Author Biography

IAN O'CONNOR is a?nationally recognized sports columnist who has won numerous Associated Press awards. Currently he writes for ESPNNewYork.com and hosts a radio show for ESPN.? He is the author of Arnie?and Jack, a New York Times bestseller, and The Jump.

Table of Contents

Social Work and Social ArrangementsIntroducing Framework for PracticeSocial Welfare in BritainSelf, Relationships, Process and PracticeAssessmentInterventionIntervention and the Organizational ContextPlacements and Practice LearningTowards Ethical Self-Reflective Practice

Review

'For many readers, especially trainers and educationalists, the thoroughness of this book is likely to be attractive. The added advantage of O'Connor et al's book is that it covers social work for both adults and children. [This book] is likely to appear on many social work reading lists. [It has] the potential to provide good learning opportunities for post-qualifying as well as pre-qualifying training' - Health and Social Care in the Community

Long Description

This lively and engaging book is an adaptation of the bestselling introductory social work book available in Australia. This edition has been thoroughly revised to reflect wider changes that have characterized social work training and practice in recent years. It offers readers an essential grounding in the knowledge, values, and skills needed for successful completion of their degree. Key Features: - Comprehensive content - includes discussion of theoretical perspectives, policy; assessment; intervention, the ethics and values framework; and practice-learning. - A student-friendly approach - includes case-studies, chapter summaries, further reading sections, and discussion questions. - A multi-professional perspective - recognises the experiences of all those working across the field of social care and incorporates service-user's voices. - Practice-oriented - offers specific guidance to overcome challenges and provides an effective framework for practice. This authoritative textbook will be an essential guide to the challenges and concepts underpinning social work practice. It offers a flavor of what social work entails and engages with recent debates about the nature of practice. It will be an invaluable text for social work trainees, and will also be useful reading for post-qualifying students and practitioners.

Review Quote

For many readers, especially trainers and educationalists, the thoroughness of this book is likely to be attractive. The added advantage of OConnor et als book is that it covers social work for both adults and children. [This book] is likely to appear on many social work reading lists. [It has] the potential to provide good learning opportunities for post-qualifying as well as pre-qualifying training - Health and Social Care in the Community

Details ISBN0761940634 Author Deborah Setterlund Short Title SOCIAL WORK & SOCIAL CARE PRAC Pages 242 Publisher Sage Publications (CA) Language English ISBN-10 0761940634 ISBN-13 9780761940630 Media Book Format Paperback DEWEY 361.32 Illustrations Yes Year 2006 Publication Date 2006-03-31 Edition 4th Imprint SAGE Publications Inc Place of Publication Thousand Oaks Country of Publication United States DOI 10.1604/9780761940630 Audience College/Higher Education UK Release Date 2006-02-14 NZ Release Date 2006-02-14 US Release Date 2006-02-14 AU Release Date 2006-02-13 We've got this

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