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This series of short, accessible books focuses on the everyday key skills that social workers need in order to practise effectively and ensure the best possible outcomes for service users. Easy to read and practical, the books feature key learning points, practice examples based on real-life situations, and exercises for the reader to enhance their learning. The books in this series are essential reading for post-qualifying social work students and social work practitioners.
Jane Wonnacott is Director of In-Trac Training and Consultancy, UK.
Service users often say that the traits they most value in social workers are their ability to be non-judgmental, their listening skills and their sense of fairness: their strong ethical value base. But how can social workers ensure the decisions they make are ethically sound? more »
2012, Paperback: £17.99/ $29.95Subject: Health, Social Work and Social Care
Keywords: social care, social work
Central to a social worker's role is the ability to work with people from diverse backgrounds, but social workers can often feel anxious and unsure of how to approach anti-discriminatory practice. more »
2012, Paperback: £18.99/ $29.95Subject: Health, Social Work and Social Care
Keywords: careers, disability, ethnicity, race, sexuality, social care, social skills, social work
Effective supervision helps to nurture confident social workers who are able to look after service users in the best possible way. Social work supervisors and managers need mastery of the relevant knowledge and skills in order to ensure successful social work practice. more »
2011, Paperback: £17.99/ $32.95Subject: Health, Social Work and Social Care
Keywords: careers, relationships, risk assessment, social care, social skills, social work, supervision