Social Work

PART 1: INTRODUCTION/Social Work in Challenging Times/PART 2: CONTEXTS/The Political Societal and Economic Context of Practice/The Place of Values in Social Work Education/Uncertainty: The Defining Characteristic of Social Work?/Social Work and the Use of Self/On Becoming and Being a Social Worker/Why Bother? The Truth about Service User Involvement/Research Mindedness /The Rise and Rise of Interprofessional Education?/Social Work in an International Context/PART 3: REQUIREMENTS AND PROCESSES/Social Work Law/The Process of Social Work/Assessment Planning Intervention and Review/Communication Skills in Social Work/Understanding the Lifecourse/Partnership Working: The Interdisciplinary Agenda/Practice Learning In Context/Social Work in a Digital Society/PART 4: THRIVING IN PRACTICE/Social Work in Its Organisational Context/Continuous Professional Development/Professional Development in the Workplace/Partnership Working/Service Users and Social Workers Learning and Working Together/Using Supervision/Support or Surveillance?/Management/Value Conflicts in Practice/PART 5: CONCLUSION/Opportunities and Threats: Social Work in The 21st Century