Social Work Process and Practice Approaches, Knowledge and Skills [Paperback]

This new textbook examines the knowledge, skills and values that underpin and inform current social work practice and processes. With a clear focus on skills, social work processes and the suitability of different methods, Watson offers students a toolkit for applying theoretical frameworks to actual practice situations.

List of Tables.- Preface.- Acknowledgements.- New Professionalism The Challenge for Social Work Practice.- Approaches to Practice.- Assessment: Purpose, Process and Approach.- Methods of Intervention: Purpose and Process.- Methods of Intervention: Working with Presenting Issues.- Methods of Intervention: Working on Feelings.- Selecting Methods.- Reflection and Supervision.- Evaluation of Practice: Learning for the Future.- Conclusion: Approaches to Practice and Modern Social Work.- Appendix.- Bibliography.

DAVID WATSON and JANICE WEST are both Senior Lecturers in Social Work at Glasgow Caledonian University, UK and have extensive practice experience between them.Clear and comprehensive analysis of the social work process, with a structure that reflects Department of Health guidance on Social Work curriculum requirements
Practical guide for both Social Work students, of which there are approximately 580 per year, and professionals
Excellent use of case study materials and study features