This book explores what is meant by transformative supervision and how it can be undertaken. It examines the key factors that contribute to the transformative function, such as the role of observation and questioning, the importance of working with emotions, and exploring intuition.

An invaluable guide for Practice Educators and Practice Supervisors undertaking learning and assessment to gain and maintain Stage 1 or 2 status under the Practice Educator Professional Standards for Social Work (2013) and for those involved in facilitating the learning, support, assessment and CPD of Practice Educators.

Written for social work practitioners involved in practice education, this overview of contemporary theory and knowledge helps to develop readers' skills as practice educators.

This book provides a user-friendly approach to practice learning by situating the experience of placement within a broader learning framework. Rather than treat placements as an isolated aspect of the degree, the book shows how the experience is relevant to all aspects of the social work experience. It is essential reading for all students.

Ethical considerations are central to social work, yet there are often situations where values conflict. This text looks at real life case studies of ethical problems in the areas of: respecting rights, negotiating roles and boundaries, being fair, challenging and developing organisations and working with policy and politics.

This radically revised text (previously known as Social Work Futures) is uniquely tailored to fit the needs of final year social work trainees. With an emphasis on refining and deepening professional skills, the text offers clear guidance on hot topics and higher order skills such as research-based practice and leadership.

Examines the field of child protection theory and practice. This book reviews the literature on social and cultural definitions and patterns of child abuse, child sexual abuse, and the nature of childhood itself, and examines the forces that have helped to determine multiagency child protection management.

Covers essential skills of working with this client group in detail - communicating, listening and understanding children's behaviour.

This practical, research-driven book provides professionals with the knowledge and skills to maintain their duty of care in respect of those with whom they work.

This book covers various aspects of modern, professional social work practice from concepts and ideas through to the practical realities of frontline work.

Promoting children's wellbeing examines the various policies and practices which are intended to contribute to children's wellbeing. This work includes topics such as: the development of children's identities, the value of play in the lives of contemporary children, the promotion of children's health, risk and staying safe, and family law.

With a clear exposition of a coherent theory base that does justice to the multi-level and multi-dimensional nature of discrimination, Promoting Equality is essential reading for students and practitioners within the helping professions, and managers and supervisors across the public, private and voluntary sectors.

A practical guide to promoting learning and development within health and social care teams

The book presents approaches to nurturing communicative abilities in people with a communication impairment. It looks at a range of approaches, including intensive interaction, co-creative communication, sensory integration and music therapy, for people with a wide range of impairments including autism and dementia.

This book explores the policy and practice possibilities offered by a social model of child protection. Drawing on developments in mental health and disability studies, it examines the conceptual, political and practice implications of this new framework.

Acting as a guide to making the most of helping relationships, this book concentrates on the practicalities and explores how to structure the help practitioners give to young people. It is useful reading to those working in information, advice, guidance and youth support settings, whether giving first-in-line or intensive support to young people.

Helps qualifying and practising social workers to - understand and counteract the impact of discrimination; work in an ethnically sensitive way; and, demonstrate an awareness of ways to combat both individual and institutional racism through anti-racist practice.

Quantitative research makes a very important contribution to both understanding and responding effectively to the problems that social work service users face.

Contemporary multiculturalism poses a number of challenges for the design and delivery of welfare services in Britain. This title explores the needs and well-being of ethnic minorities within the context of the changing framework for delivering welfare services. It is suitable for students of social work, social policy and sociology.

This much-needed textbook provides a fresh understanding of the radical tradition and shows how it can be developed in contemporary social work.