Social Work Resources

A practical guide to the SEND CoP for trainees, teachers and other health and social care professionals working with children and young people who present with special educational needs or disability. 

This is an accessible guide to placements provides a framework for students across the caring professions to understand the theory behind successful practice and the critical skills needed to apply it

An essential text for all those undertaking a social work degree within higher education, providing study support and skills development for academic writing and referencing.

This book re-visits anti-racism within social work practice and education from a student focused and informed perspective based on lived experience and conversations, offering practical model and tools for students and lecturers that are tried and tested.

For those undertaking a social work degree within higher education, this book provides study support and skills development for both oral and written communication in the context of social work.

An essential text for all those undertaking a social work degree within higher education, providing study support and skills development for critical thinking, reading and writing.

Through a range of self-care activities, this book will help you to look after yourself so that you are fit to face the demands of your profession. 

As a practice educator, do you sometimes encounter difficulties in supporting individual students through placement? This book is a handy companion of innovative practice to help you through those times.

The book examines the experiences of people with mental health problems across all stages of the Criminal Justice System. 

This book explains the unique insights that child observation can bring to practice with children and families and helps the reader develop their own skills in this approach.

This book shines a light on the personal stories of people with lived experiences and the important and valuable role that social workers have played in disaster response.

Social workers and health professionals are often placed in situations where they are verbally or physically threatened by service users and others. This book will help them recognise potential risk in situations, when to avoid involvement, and how best to manage the risks.