Post-qualifying child care social work : developing reflective practice / edited by Gillian Ruch.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Ruch, Gillian.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Social work with children--Great Britain.

Social work with children.

Child welfare--Great Britain.

Child welfare.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (viii, 169 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

London ; Thousand Oaks, CA : SAGE, 2009.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This textbook provides an authoritative overview of the Post-Qualifying Child Care Award in social work. Written in response to policy and training guidelines, this title presents the underpinning knowledge for those candidates following the Post Qualifying curriculum.

Contents:

Cover; Contents; Foreword; Part One - The contemporary framework of post-qualification child care practice; 1 Introduction - developing holistic social work practitioners; 2 The PQ framework, PQ and CPD developments: consolidation unit; 3 Reflective practice and reflective spaces; 4 Observational practices in working with children and families; 5 Every Child Matters and the context for inter-professional and inter-agency practice; 6 Practice education and 'enabling others'; Part Two - The post-qualification curriculum; 7 Focus on the child; 8 Child observation and professional practice

9 'Holding the child in mind': working in partnership with children, their families, carers and professionals10 Innovatory and regulatory practice in contemporary childcare social work; 11 Collaborative practice and its complexity; Part Three - Continuing professional development and future directions; 12 The way ahead: reflective practice and relationships; Bibliography; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [154]-164) and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9786612560286

9781446269633

1446269639

9781857023077

1857023072

9781282560284

128256028X

9780857023070

0857023071

OCLC:

609855889