Professional social work / edited by Jonathan Parker and Mark Doel.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Parker, Jonathan, 1960- editor.

Doel, Mark, 1950- editor.

Series:

Sage knowledge.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Social service.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (219 pages) : illustrations

Place of Publication:

Los Angeles, California ; London ; New Delhi ; Singapore ; Washington, DC : Sage/Learning Matters, [2013]

Summary:

If social work students are to flourish in their careers, and go beyond a basic sense of 'competence' in practice, it is essential to develop a sense of Professional Self. This book will help students develop critical understanding of their own social work practice, and the tools and skills required to become a professional social worker.

Contents:

chapter 1. Professional social work and the professional social work identity

chapter 2. Being a social work professional

chapter 3. Practising reflexivity : nurturing human practice

chapter 4. Understanding contemporary social work : we need to talk about relationships

chapter 5. The emotionally competent professional

chapter 6. The new radical social work professional?

chapter 7. Ethical tensions in social work

chapter 8. Professionalism and practice-focused research

chapter 9. Understanding continuing professional development

chapter 10. Understanding and using supervision in social work

chapter 11. Working with the media

chapter 12. Fifty years of professional regulation in social work education

chapter 13. Professional social work in the future.

Notes:

Part of the SAGE Knowledge collection.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on MARC record for print version.

Other Format:

Print version :

ISBN:

9781526401823 (ebook) :

OCLC:

1017726458

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license.