Social work with children and families developing advanced practice /
Social work with children and families developing advanced practice / created by Penelope Welbourne - Houndmills, Basingstoke ; New York, NY : Palgrave Macmillan, 2012. - VI, 271 pages 25 cm
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents: Introduction Part 1: Child and Family Centred Social Work 1. Hearing Children's Voices and Respecting Children's Wishes and Feelings Part 1: Trust, Communication and Support 2. Hearing Children's Voices and Respecting Children's Wishes and Feelings Part 2: The Legal Framework, and Putting it into Practice 3.Reflection: Theory, Knowledge, Identity and Power in Working with Children and Families 4. Assessment of Parenting: Constructing Meaning From Detail 5. Narrative and Understanding the Family's World: Questions and Stories in Working with Children and Families 6. Social Work and Poverty: A Complex Relationship Part 2: Social Work and the Management of Risk 7. Risk in Child and Family Social Work Part 1: The Idea of Risk and Uncertainty in Social Work 8. Risk in Child and Family Social Work Part 2: Probability and Prevention 9.Working with Resistance: The Challenge of Working with Involuntary Service Users 10. Drugs and Alcohol and Child and Family Social Work 11. Being In Care and Going Home: Working with Parents Towards Reunification 12. Supporting Others in their Professional Development Conclusion
There is an increasing emphasis on post-qualifying training for social workers, especially in the complex and demanding area of working with children and families. This essential textbook is especially designed for practitioners studying at this level.
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Social work with children--Great Britain.
Family social work--Great Britain.
Social service--Great Britain.
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