Social Work

How to understand social work theory and apply it to social work practice

A useful resource for people seeking to understand witchcraft branding as a contemporary form of child abuse. 

This book will help social workers gain a comprehensive understanding of how to achieve best practice in applying the Care Act 2014.

Through its exploration of service user and MHSWs’ perspectives the book offers a social perspective on personality disorder and suggests ways of working to empower the person’s response to traumatic experience. 

Positive Social Work will support and help you as a NQSW to understand your role within the context of a developing Social Work service. It will ensure that you are equipped with the knowledge and skills to do the job as best you can.

This book offers a simple, constructive and fully referenced guide to planning and reflecting on career development in social work, using a portfolio-based approach.

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. 

A comprehensive social worker's guide to working with children with disabilities.

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.

Key extracts from Modern Mental Health: : Critical Perspectives on Psychiatric Practice which present a range of ersonal experiences.

This book offers a critical multidisciplinary analysis of case studies of social work interventions from a psychosocial and relationship-based perspective.