Understanding Social Work
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Hvað er félagsráðgjöf? Hvernig er hún veitt og hvaða færni krefst hún? Þrátt fyrir margvíslegar áskoranir er félagsráðgjöf gefandi starfsvettvangur þar sem hægt er að hafa raunveruleg áhrif. Understanding Social Work er vinsæl og rómuð inngangsbók sem veitir traustan grunn að skilningi á faginu og hlutverki félagsráðgjafa. Neil Thompson gerir skýra og gagnlega grein fyrir þeirri þekkingu, færni og þeim gildum sem liggja félagsráðgjöf til grundvallar. Hann varpar jafnframt ljósi á helstu áskoranir fagsins og hjálpar lesendum að takast á við þær.
Hver hnitmiðaður og áhugaverður kafli styður við nám og þroska lesandans með dæmisögum, gagnlegum ráðum reyndra fagaðila, verklegum æfingum og ábendingum um frekara lesefni. Í sjöttu útgáfunni miðlar Thompson lærdómi af störfum sínum sem sérfróður vitni og leggur aukna áherslu á mikilvægi missis og sorgar, sem og endurnýjaðan áhuga á baráttu gegn kynþáttafordómum í félagsráðgjöf.
Bókin er kjörinn upphafspunktur fyrir þau sem íhuga starfsferil í félagsráðgjöf, nemendur sem eru að hefja nám á sviðinu og reynda fagaðila sem vilja rifja upp grunnatriði fagsins.
What is social work? How is it carried out? What skills does it require?Despite its many challenges, social work remains a rewarding career that makes a difference. Understanding Social Work is a much-loved and highly acclaimed introduction to what is involved in the role, offering an excellent grounding in what the profession is all about. Neil Thompson provides a clear and helpful account of the knowledge, skills and values that underpin social work, makes clear what some of the main challenges of social work are and helps you rise to those challenges.
Each engaging and succinct chapter supports the reader's learning and development with case studies, valuable advice from experienced practitioners, practical exercises and further reading suggestions. In this sixth edition, Thompson shares lessons from his expert witness work and offers renewed focus on the significance of loss and grief and the resurgence of interest in anti-racism in social work.
It is an ideal starting point for people considering a career in social work, students beginning their social work journey and for experienced practitioners who want to revisit their roots. Accompanying online resources are available at bloomsburyonlineresources. com/the-effective-social-worker. These resources are designed to support teaching and learning when using this textbook and are available at no extra cost.
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- Bloomsbury UK
- 9781350399198
- 9781350399167
- ePub
- 6
- Neil Thompson
- English
- 2024-02-08
- 100
- 10
- 10
Kaflar
- Cover
- Half-Title
- Series
- Title
- Contents
- List of Figures
- The Author
- Preface to the Sixth Edition
- Acknowledgements
- Introduction
- 1 Making Sense of Social Work
- Introduction
- Differences
- Commonalities
- What is social work?
- Forging a new perspective
- The existential basis of social work
- Conclusion
- Guide to further learning
- 2 The Legal and Policy Context
- Introduction
- The Constitution
- The process of law
- The status of legislation
- Social policy
- Agency policy
- Professional practice
- Conclusion
- Guide to further learning
- 3 The Knowledge Base
- Introduction
- What do social workers need to know?
- Dialectical reason
- Using knowledge
- Thoughts and feelings
- ‘I prefer to stick to practice’
- Conclusion
- Guide to further learning
- 4 The Skills Base
- Introduction
- Competent to practise
- Expectations of practice
- What is a skill?
- What skills do social workers need?
- How do we develop skills?
- Conclusion
- Guide to further learning
- 5 The Value Base
- Introduction
- What are values?
- Traditional values
- Emancipatory values
- Conclusion
- Guide to further learning
- 6 Achieving Good Practice
- Introduction
- Avoiding dangerous practice
- Working in partnership
- Being systematic
- Emancipatory practice
- Reflective practice
- Using supervision
- Conclusion
- Guide to further learning
- 7 Facing the Challenge
- Introduction
- Forget that college nonsense
- Bloody social workers!
- Political correctness
- Stress and burnout
- Workload management
- A dying breed?
- Conclusion
- Guide to further learning
- Conclusion
- References
- Index
- Copyright