Best practice in social work : critical perspectives / edited by Karen Jones, Barry Cooper and Harry Ferguson.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Jones, Karen (Karen Lesley), 1963-

Cooper, Barry, 1954-

Ferguson, Harry (Thomas Harold)

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Social service.

Social workers--Training of.

Social workers.

Social case work.

Physical Description:

xvii, 304 pages ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire ; New York : Palgrave Macmillan, 2008.

Summary:

What is social work at its best? Social work has laboured too long under a 'deficit' model that focuses on failings and problems of practice. This ambitious book seeks to redress the balance, with its emphasis on best practice, strengths and collaborative partnership.

Each substantive chapter provides insights into real social work encounters with service users, colleagues and managers to create an intimate account of social work practice. Importantly, the text: Analyses social work through a critical sociological stance. Promotes a new practice paradigm that identifies and celebrates critical best practice. Encourages students to reflect on their practice experiences.

Best Practice in Social Work provides a lived sense of how best practice goes on and makes a positive difference to people's lives. This rich, wide-ranging and multifaceted text is imperative reading for all students of social work and will also be of keen interest to qualified practitioners.

Contents:

The theory and practice of critical best practice in social work / Harry Ferguson

Beyond anti-oppressive practice in social work : best practice and the ethical use of power in adult care / Alison Gardener

Situating person and place : best practice in dementia care / Karen Jones with Imogen Powell

Emotional engagement in social work : best practice and relationships in mental health work / Celia Keeping

Constructive engagement : best practice in social work interviewing : keeping the child in mind / Barry Cooper

Best practice in social work interviewing : processes of negotiation and assessment / Barry Cooper

Best practice in child protection : intervening into and healing child abuse / Sarah Leigh and Anne Farmer

Best practice in family support and child protection : promoting child safety and democratic families / Harry Ferguson

Best practice in child advocacy : Matty's story / Jane Dalrymple and Hilary Horan

Best practice in adult protection : safety, choice and inclusion / Karen Jones and Kate Spreadbury

Best practice with people with learning difficulties : being seen and heard / Jonathan Coles and Peter Connors

Best practice in emergency mental health social work : on using good judgment / John O'Gara

Partnership working as best practice : working across boundaries in health and social care / Pat Taylor and Karen Jones with Des Gorman

Promoting best practice through supervision, support and communities of practice / Judith Thomas and Kate Spreadbury

Best practice as skilled organisational work / Bruce Senior with Elspeth Loades.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1403985014

9781403985019

OCLC:

182857010

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