Download or read book Proactive Management in Social Work Practice written by Sharon Lambley and published by Learning Matters. This book was released on 2009-05-27 with total page 177 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Leadership and management appointments are often made on the basis of an exemplary performance record in a non-managerial role with the implicit assumption that this standard will be transferred into the new role. However, the role of manager and leader in social care is very challenging and some managers struggle to acquire the level of performance they had achieved in their previous role. This book will introduce the values and principles that underpin good leadership and management practice to anyone working in social work and social care services.

Download or read book Social Work Practice with Adults written by Di Galpin and published by Learning Matters. This book was released on 2009-10-09 with total page 139 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Based on the experiences of social work practitioners, this book provides a detailed account of contemporary practice issues that can influence social work with adults. Written by different authors, each chapter covers a range of topical debates from the assessment of needs, rights and risk in learning disability services, to direct payments and the implementation of individual budgets. This book is a useful resource for social work students completing the Consolidation and Preparation for Specialist Practice (CPSP) programmes and those embarking on the Post-Qualifying Specialist Award in Social Work with Adults.

Download or read book Effective Leadership Management and Supervision in Health and Social Care written by Ivan Gray and published by Learning Matters. This book was released on 2010-03-31 with total page 235 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book offers a comprehensive introduction to the areas of leadership, management and supervision for line managers, supervisors and senior practitioners Taking a problem-solving approach, the book explores different aspects of leadership and management including personal effectiveness, managing and leading supervision, managing training and development, managing resources and leading and developing a team. A precise review of each project area is linked to a set of audit tools that a manager can mobilise in order to review team and personal effectiveness and develop practice.

Download or read book Newly Qualified Social Workers A Handbook for Practice written by Keith Brown and published by SAGE. This book was released on 2009-07-06 with total page 163 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The first year of practice can be the most challenging for newly qualified social workers. This book takes a practical look at the transition from student to practitioner and covers applying for a first post and managing the first years of practice, including specific guidance on topics such as induction, supervision and Post-Qualifying awards. Also covered are court skills, team working, report writing and record keeping. Each of these sections within the book contains critical commentary from both an employer’s and newly qualified social worker’s perspective, bringing alive the importance of these issues.

Download or read book Introducing Child Care Social Work Contemporary Policy and Practice written by Jill Davey and published by Learning Matters. This book was released on 2009-08-21 with total page 122 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book provides a practitioner′s perspective on the challenges and developments of working in Child Care Social Work in the current context of organisational and social change. Drawing on the experience of social work practitioners who have undertaken the Post-Qualifying Child Care Specialist Award, the book shows how these challenges are being met in everyday practice, providing a forum to share their knowledge and experience with others and contribute to best practice. It will be of interest to social work practitioners and students and all those interested in the reality of current child care practice.

Download or read book Evidence based Policy and Practice in Mental Health Social Work written by Martin Webber and published by Learning Matters. This book was released on 2011-07-11 with total page 264 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Mental health social workers work within multidisciplinary teams, often based in health settings. The variety of services they work within are shaped by mental health policy that is increasingly being influenced by research evidence of 'what works'. This fully-revised second edition has a new chapter on systematic reviews and greater coverage of the impact of the 2007 amendment to Mental Health Act 1983 on mental health practitioners and services.

Download or read book Professional Decision Making in Social Work written by Brian Taylor and published by SAGE. This book was released on 2010-04-21 with total page 172 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Many social workers face daily pressure to make sound decisions in very difficult circumstances, occasionally having to manage impossible expectations. Politicians and the media may spotlight care decisions where a tragedy or complaint occurs. In this complex arena of conflicting demands and considerations – from the public, the client, the family, the organisation – the professional needs a robust and yet flexible framework to inform practice decisions. This book is written to help social work practitioners and students make professional decisions with clients; from exercising statutory powers and duties to protect children from abuse, to making decisions about risk.

Download or read book The Practice Educator s Handbook written by Sarah Williams and published by SAGE. This book was released on 2010-08-31 with total page 162 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is a complete guide to the new Practice Education Framework that comes into effect in Autumn 2010. It enables practitioners to meet the new standards and aims to help practice educators develop their own and others' critical practice. The book will support an individual through their personal journey, focusing on their perspective, and taking an open, analytical and considered approach to the issues of practice education (in particular those associated with qualifying students and newly qualified staff).

Download or read book Courtroom and Report Writing Skills for Social Workers written by Clare Seymour and published by SAGE. This book was released on 2011-07-07 with total page 194 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This new text will build on Courtroom Skills for Social Workers, by updating the legal and research content and strengthening the material on recording. There will also be additional contributions from service users and more practice examples, so as to make the book interesting and relevant for qualified social workers. It will assist social workers in meeting their CPD requirements for continuing registration and also offer a framework for short in-service training courses on court skills and recording, both areas in which social workers′ performance comes under the scrutiny of other professionals.

Download or read book Critical Thinking and Professional Judgement for Social Work written by Lynne Rutter and published by SAGE. This book was released on 2011-11-17 with total page 97 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Critical thinking as a process can appear formal and academic, and far-removed from the everyday practitioner experience. This new edition enables post-qualifying students to develop their analytical skills in line with their everyday experiences. By placing emphasis on professional judgement, communication and critical reflection, the book challenges the view that theory and critical awareness are the preserve of the classroom. This edition is fully-updated to include guidance for social workers following the Munro Review.

Download or read book Advanced Social Work with Children and Families written by Christine Cocker and published by SAGE. This book was released on 2011-01-19 with total page 194 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Practice and legislation in child and family social work are always changing and have once again come under the spotlight. This text contextualises the bureaucratisation and managerialism of modern social work while also covering the advanced and complex skills necessary for competent social work practice in this area. The recent introduction of a new framework for Post-Qualifying social work practice provides an opportunity for the development of a robust text covering the basics at an advanced level.

Download or read book The Mental Capacity Act 2005 A Guide for Practice written by Robert Brown and published by SAGE. This book was released on 2009-07-29 with total page 269 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In 2007 The Mental Capacity Act came into effect providing a new statutory framework for decision making. This book is a practical guide to working within the requirements of the Act, identifying situations where staff will need to be familiar with the Act and Code of Practice and providing checklists and exercises to help people to ensure compliance with the new requirements. This edition also includes the complete text of the Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards and will be of immense value to Best Interest Assessors.

Download or read book Interprofessional Collaboration in Social Work Practice written by Karin Crawford and published by SAGE. This book was released on 2011-10-03 with total page 209 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: How can social workers be more effective in collaborative work? What are the skills, knowledge and values required for collaborative practice? How does collaborative social work practice impact on the experience of service-users and carers? These questions are faced by social workers every day and interprofessional collaborative practice is high on the policy agenda for trainees and practitioners. Written primarily for social work students and practitioners, although having relevance across the wider range of stakeholders, this book explores the issues, benefits and challenges that interprofessional collaborative practice can raise. Chapter-by-chapter the book will encourage the reader to critically examine the political, legal, social and economic context of interprofessional practice. It also explores how social workers can work effectively and collaboratively with other professions while retaining their own values and identity. Key features include: - activities to illustrate the ways in which collaborative working can impact upon the experiences of service users, carers and practitioners; - discussions looking at the different people and organisations with whom social workers might work in practice; - examples of research and knowledge for practice; - a glossary to act as a useful quick reference point for the reader; - a companion website. Engaging and well-written, each chapter also includes case studies, reflective questions and links to further reading and sources of information. Interprofessional Collaboration in Social Work Practice will be essential reading for social work qualifying students and for practitioners.

Download or read book Values and Ethics in Mental Health Practice written by Daisy Bogg and published by SAGE. This book was released on 2010-09-20 with total page 178 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book draws on both the historical context and contemporary research evidence to present the roles of the Mental Health Social Worker, the Approved Mental Health Professional and Best Interest Assessor, within an ethical framework. Codes of practice and statutory legal requirements, such as the Mental Health Act, Mental Capacity Act and the Human Rights Act, are all considered and linked to a competency-based approach that will assist both those in training and those in practice to understand the dilemmas, complexities and conflicts that are evident in the practice environment.

Download or read book Organisational Behaviour for Social Work written by Gavin Bissell and published by Policy Press. This book was released on 2012 with total page 198 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Using real social work case examples, Organisational behaviour for social work unites the well-established study of behaviour in organizations with the special, and sometimes unusual, organizational settings of social work practice.

Download or read book The Approved Mental Health Professional s Guide to Mental Health Law written by Robert Brown and published by SAGE. This book was released on 2009-05-07 with total page 199 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book brings key elements of the legislation, Code of Practice, Memorandum, Government Circulars and relevant case law and policy together into one text. Written in an accessible style and supported by exercises, case studies and checklists, it is a clear guide to the law relevant to the practice of an Approved Mental Health Professional. This second edition is invaluable for anyone wishing to become an AMHP, as well as their assessors, who have previously had to refer to a variety of sources in order to achieve a thorough understanding of relevant points of law and practice.

Download or read book Vulnerable Adults and Community Care written by Keith Brown and published by SAGE. This book was released on 2010-10-27 with total page 171 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book supports busy practitioners studying on the Post-Qualifying Awards for Social Work with Adults. Fully updated to cover the latest legislation, the material in this book is presented as a series of self-contained chapters, written by different authors, which takes the reader beyond pure facts and offers many differing and thought-provoking viewpoints. The text is packed with helpful tips and really encourages readers to engage with their client groups and to reflect upon practice in a more meaningful way.