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Mastering Communication in Social Work: From Understanding to Doing (Mastering Social Work Skills) - Softcover

Gast, Linda

 
9781849054447: Mastering Communication in Social Work: From Understanding to Doing (Mastering Social Work Skills)
Softcover
ISBN 10: 1849054444 ISBN 13: 9781849054447
Publisher: Jessica Kingsley Publishers, 2014

Synopsis

Communication skills are fundamental to effective social work practice.

Accessible and easy-to-read, Mastering Communication in Social Work is designed to help you develop these essential skills. It explores the basics of how communication works, the factors that influence how effectively you attend to and convey information, and how you can improve your communication. Particular attention is given to the challenges posed by difficult clients and the cultural dimensions of communication. Gast and Bailey put forward a reflective model for practice designed help you break bad habits and develop a wider repertoire of communication behaviours. Practice vignettes and exercises for the reader are included throughout.

This book is essential reading for social work students, practitioners, managers, practice teachers and assessors, and trainers, as well as those in allied professions.

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About the Authors

Martin Bailey is a trainer and consultant with a background in social care. He is an Associate of In-Trac Training and Consultancy. His special interest areas include communication with children and parents, staff well-being and behaviour change.

Linda Gast is an independent trainer and consultant in the social care and criminal justice fields, and is an Associate of In-Trac Training and Consultancy. She provides training on diversity, equal opportunities, gender issues and staff supervision skills.

Jane Wonnacott is Director of In-Trac Training and Consultancy, UK, and is a qualified social worker, independent trainer and consultant. She has a long-standing interest in supervision and has trained social work supervisors across the UK. She co-wrote, with Tony Morrison, the Children's Workforce Development Council's guide and training programme for the supervisors of social workers in the first three years of their professional development.

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Publisher
Jessica Kingsley Publishers
Publication date
2014
Language
English
ISBN 10 
1849054444
ISBN 13 
9781849054447
Binding
Paperback
Number of pages
176