Handbook for practice learning in social work and social care : knowledge and theory /
Contributor(s): Lishman, Joyce
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Publisher: London ; Philadelphia : Jessica Kingsley Publishers, 2007Edition: 2nd ed.Description: 408 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.Content type: text Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 9781843101864 (pbk. : alk. paper); 9781843101864:; 1843101866 (pbk. : alk. paper).Subject(s): Social service![](/opac-tmpl/bootstrap/images/filefind.png)
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361.00684 WEI Entrepreneurship in the social sector / | 361.00684 WEI Entrepreneurship in the social sector / | 361.007 THO Theory and practice in human services / | 361.0071 LIS Handbook for practice learning in social work and social care : knowledge and theory / | 361.0072 DAR Qualitative research in practice : stories from the field / | 361.0072 DAR Qualitative research in practice : stories from the field / | 361.0072 DAR Qualitative research in practice : stories from the field / |
Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
The social policy context of practice learning -- Structural approaches to social work -- Towards social theory for social work -- The place of attachment theory in social work with children and families -- Erikson's life cycle approach to development -- A psychodynamic approach to social work -- Models of assessment -- Assessment and children -- Assessment : from reflexivity to process knowledge -- Assessment in criminal justice -- Risk assessment and management : an overview -- Cognitive-behavioural social work -- Task-centred practice -- Crisis intervention -- Family therapy and systemic practice -- Theory, concepts, feelings and practice : the contemplation of bereavement within a social work course -- Group care -- Empowerment and advocacy -- Social work and community development -- Social work with children and families : a case study of the integration of law, social policy and research in the development of assessment and intervention with children and families -- Interdisciplinary practice -- Working within the organizational context of dynamic change -- Reflective practice and critical reflection -- Research, evaluation and evidence-based practice.
This volume is a comprehensive summary of the theory, knowledge, research and evidence relating to practice learning in social care. Focussing on knowledge-based practice with a focus on improving outcomes, it covers the reasons and circumstances in which people may become social work service users.