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Starting social work : reflections of a newly qualified social worker / created by Rebecca Joy Novell.

By: Material type: TextTextPublisher: Critical Publishing, ©2014Description: 95 pages ; 24 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9781909682092 (pbk.)
Subject(s): LOC classification:
  • HV40 NOV
Contents:
Introduction.Discovering you can get paid to help people.Starting the course and meeting Spider Man.Single-handedly saving the world.The Riots.The key to being a good Social Worker is good rum and a great friend.Red-tape.The Fear.So are you a Social Worker or not?The Assessed and Supported Year in Employment.Conclusion: Idealism Lost?
Summary: Social work often receives a bad press but it is an intellectually, emotionally and practically challenging profession which, in order to help people effectively, needs to attract the best candidates. This book takes a personal and human approach and presents a Newly Qualified Social Worker's experience, reflections and gentle advice on the training process and early years of a social work career.
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Includes index.

Introduction.Discovering you can get paid to help people.Starting the course and meeting Spider Man.Single-handedly saving the world.The Riots.The key to being a good Social Worker is good rum and a great friend.Red-tape.The Fear.So are you a Social Worker or not?The Assessed and Supported Year in Employment.Conclusion: Idealism Lost?

Social work often receives a bad press but it is an intellectually, emotionally and practically challenging profession which, in order to help people effectively, needs to attract the best candidates. This book takes a personal and human approach and presents a Newly Qualified Social Worker's experience, reflections and gentle advice on the training process and early years of a social work career.

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