Modern Social Work Practice: Teaching And Learning In Practice Settings - Hardcover

Doel, Mark; Shardlow, Steven

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0754641201 ISBN 13: 9780754641209

Publisher: Ashgate Pub Ltd, 2005

Synopsis

Modern Social Work Practice is an interactive book designed to provide readers with an opportunity to engage with key aspects of current social work practice. It also provides an excellent digest of the significant literature. Each chapter is introduced with an activity or exercise designed to aid student learning in discrete aspects of practice, building up to a complete curriculum for practice learning. The book builds upon the success and style of Social Work Practice (1993) and The New Social Work Practice (1998). Mark Doel and Steven M. Shardlow have shaped the book to take account of the National Occupational Standards for Social Work, aiming to provide a creative, practical and up-to-date resource for teaching and learning in line with current practices.

About this title

About the Author

Mark Doel is Research Professor of Social Work in the Centre for Health and Social Care Research at Sheffield Hallam University, UK. He was a social worker for almost twenty years and has worked for two years in the United States. He held a joint appointment for ten years as a social worker and a lecture in social work at University of Sheffield. Professor Steven M. Shardlow is a Professor at the Salford Centre for Social Work Research, University of Salford, UK, and also in the Bodo University College, Norway. He joined the School of Community Health Sciences and Social Care in 2001, and was appointed foundation holder of the newly established Chair of Social Work. Previously he has directed a university post-graduate social work programme; managed a multi-disciplinary health and social care practice team in a local authority; and practised field and residential social work.

Review

'Modern Social Work Practice is an enormously valuable and practical text and essential reading for students, practice assessors and social work practitioners. It is well written, accessible, interactive and scholarly, providing a comprehensive link to key texts in this field.' Pamela Trevithick, University of Bristol, UK 'Continuing in the activity-based tradition of a practice learning text, the authors of this new and improved edition offer social work teachers and learners a comprehensive guide to the complexity and nuance of the modern practice of social work. This is a "do not miss" opportunity to engage fundamental concepts with experiential activities in a single volume reflecting the interface of theory and practice so core to the caring professions.' Professor Gayla Rogers, University of Calgary, Canada '...a practical and user-friendly manual...although focused on social care, this book can be used for students in other disciplines...this comprehensive and well-referenced digest is an absolute boon for the busy practitioner and student.' Learning in Health and Social Care 'This is an excellent book that will prove to be an invaluable resource for all involved in practice teaching and learning. It is clearly written in an engaging style that succeeds in blending theory and practice in a way that does justice to both elements - and that is certainly no mean feat...' Community Care 'Since their first edition...the authors have made significant changes...the nature of social work and how it is taught and practised has undergone major changes. [This] book provides an excellent and concise summary of these changes...' British Journal of Social Work

Edition details

• Publisher: Ashgate Pub Ltd
• Publication date: 2005
• ISBN 10: 0754641201
• ISBN 13: 9780754641209
• Binding: Hardcover
• Language: English
• Edition number: 3
• Number of pages: 302