Values and Ethics in Social Work (Beckett Chris)(Paperback)

Values and Ethics in Social Work (Beckett Chris)(Paperback)

An awareness of one's own ethical assumptions and how these inform everyday practice is crucial for all student social workers. Social workers who genuinely wish to do the right thing by their services users have no alternative but to constantly think and rethink the principles and assumptions that

Assessment and Intervention in Social Work: Preparing for Practice (Beckett Chris)(Paperback)

Chris Beckett′s new book on assessment and intervention in social work practice covers the core topics for qualifying social work students. This text provides a thorough understanding of the issues and skills essential for effective practice. Each of the nine chapters defines a key concept,

Anti-Oppressive Ethics and Values in Social Work (Clifford Derek)(Paperback)

Clifford and Burke provide a stimulating basis for teaching ethics on social work degree courses. With the use of practical case scenarios, students and staff are challenged to use their moral imagination to integrate ethical thinking with the anti-oppressive and anti-discriminatory values of

Mastering Social Work Values and Ethics (Akhtar Farrukh)(Paperback)

Service users often say that the traits they most value in social workers are their ability to be non-judgmental, their listening skills and their sense of fairness: their strong ethical value base. But how can social workers ensure the decisions they make are ethically sound? This book offers

Social Work Ethics: Politics, Principles and Practice (Clark Chris)(Paperback)

This book offers a critical introduction to professional ethics for social workers. It recognises that social work is largely a state sponsored activity and therefore poses issues in political theory. The traditional values and rules of practice ethics are explained using plentiful examples. The

Essential Theory for Social Work Practice (Beckett Chris)(Paperback)

Focusing on what students really need to know, this book breaks down all of the key social work theory covered across a students′ training, demystifying complex concepts by demonstrating their application to real-life practice. Multiple case studies highlight applied theory in different practice

Values and Ethics in Counselling and Psychotherapy (Proctor Gillian M.)(Paperback)

This book offers an introduction to values and ethics in counselling and psychotherapy, helping you to develop the ethical awareness needed throughout the counselling process. The book covers: - Context and emergence of ethics in counselling - Exercises to explore personal and professional values

Social Work and Social Policy: An Introduction (Dickens Jonathan)(Paperback)

An understanding of social policy is vital for engaging practically with social work values, and dealing with political and ethical questions about responsibility, rights and our understanding of 'the good society'. This textbook provides a comprehensive introduction to social policy, tailored to

The Ethics of Political Resistance: Althusser, Badiou, Deleuze (Henry Chris)(Paperback)

What and how should individuals resist in political situations? Chris Henry brings together the work of Althusser, Badiou and Deleuze in order to offer a new idea of political practice He develops a structural ontology that gives rise to non-idealist, non-dogmatic, yet ethical practices of

Communication and Interpersonal Skills in Social Work (Koprowska Juliet)(Paperback)

Communication and Interpersonal Skills in Social Work are at the heart of effective social work practice. This book offers students a solid grounding in the core knowledge and skills of communication needed for effective practice. The book takes the key theories in communication and explains them

Social Work Practice: Concepts, Processes, and Interviewing (Bogo Marion)(Paperback)

Social Work Practice synthesizes the latest theories and research findings in social work and related fields and demonstrates how this information is used in working with clients. Because the interview is the medium in which much of social work practice takes place, learning the processes and

Ethics and Law for Social Workers (Johns Robert)(Paperback)

How do social workers in the UK legal context act ethically? What do we understand by ethics and how does social work law relate to it? Social work practice in all countries incorporates a clear, unstinting commitment to social justice, but what is social justice? Using an applied, practice-based

Anti-Oppressive Social Work Practice (Tedam Prospera)(Paperback)

Grounded in principles and values of fairness and equality, anti-oppressive practice (AOP) lies at the heart of social work and social work education. This book will equip your students with the tools and knowledge to address the concepts of diversity, oppression, power and powerless, and practice

Journalism Ethics and Regulation (Frost Chris)(Paperback)

The new edition of Journalism Ethics and Regulation presents an accessible, comprehensive and in-depth guide to this vital and fast moving area of journalistic practice and academic study. The fourth edition presents expanded and updated chapters on: Privacy, including the pitfalls of Facebook

Social Media and Social Work: Implications and Opportunities for Practice (Romeo Lyn)(Paperback)

Using real-life examples, this book enables practitioners and students to consider the ethics and assess the impact of social media on their professional conduct, and their ability to maintain public

Problems in Value Theory: An Introduction to Contemporary Debates (Cowan Steven B.)(Paperback)

Problems in Value Theory takes a pro and con approach to central topics in aesthetics, ethics and political theory. Each chapter begins with a question: What Makes Actions Right or Wrong? Does Morality Depend on God? Do We Need Government? Contemporary philosophers with opposing viewpoints are then

Social Work Practice and Intellectual Disability: Working to Support Change (Bigby Christine)(Paperback)

A concise introduction to the knowledge, values and skills required for effective practice in the field of intellectual disability, this book covers the key topics including changing definitions, core tasks in working with clients and the values of participation and inclusion. Illustrated with

Process Facilitation in Psychoanalysis, Psychotherapy and Social Work (O'Neill Sylvia)(Paperback)

Process Facilitation in Psychoanalysis, Psychotherapy and Social Work elaborates a differential theory of therapeutic engagement with full reference not only to psychoanalysis and to psychotherapy but also - surprisingly - to social work. When contemporary social work with the marginalised achieves

Social Work and Social Theory: Making Connections (Garrett Paul Michael)(Paperback)

This book imaginatively explores ways in which practitioners and social work educators might develop more critical and radical ways of theorising and working. It is an invaluable resource for students and contains features such as Reflection Boxes and Talk Boxes to encourage classroom and workplace

Ethics in Social Science Research: Becoming Culturally Responsive (Lahman Maria K. E.)(Paperback)

Ethics in Social Science Research: Becoming Culturally Responsive provides a thorough grounding in research ethics, along with examples of real-world ethical dilemmas in working with vulnerable populations. Author Maria K. E. Lahman aims to help qualitative research students design ethically and

Values and Ethics for Care Practice (Cuthbert Sue)(Paperback)

Social Work and Social Welfare: A Human Rights Foundation (Van Wormer Katherine)(Paperback)

Unique in its use of a human rights framework, Social Work and Social Welfare goes beyond American borders to examine U.S. government policies-including child welfare, social services, health care, and criminal justice-within a global context. Guided by the belief that forces from the global market

Social Work and Disability (Simcock Peter)(Paperback)

Social Work and Disability offers a contemporary and critical exploration of social work practice with people with physical and sensory impairments, an area that has previously been marginalized within both practice and academic literature. It explores how social work practice can, and indeed does,

Effective Supervision in Social Work (Howe Kate)(Paperback)

It is vital that social work managers and leaders are able to deliver and manage effective supervision to their teams. Recent social work reports such as the Munro Review into Child Protection (2011) identified poor supervision as a barrier to good and effective social work practice and highlighted