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1. Working with Vulnerable Adults

   By Bridget Penhale, Jonathan Parker

   Series: The Social Work Skills Series

   This text provides an understanding of current professional practice in social and health care, examining abuse of vulnerable adults and the ways in which social policy, welfare services and practitioners may compound or alleviate vulnerability. Working with Vulnerable Adults develops a sound...

   Published November 21st 2007 by Routledge
2. Working with Older People

   By John Harris, Denise Tanner

   Series: The Social Work Skills Series

   Working with older people has become an increasingly important part of social work education and practice. Whether studying community care, adult services, human growth and development, or social work processes and interventions, this book will be a vital source of information and help. Working...

   Published October 10th 2007 by Routledge
3. Going Local

   Working in Communities and Neighbourhoods

   By John Pierson

   Series: The Social Work Skills Series

   Going Local explains how social work students and practitioners can develop approaches to neighbourhood work, to engage communities and neighbourhoods more purposefully and to work with citizens and other mainstream and community service providers to build the capacity of neighbourhoods to tackle...

   Published August 29th 2007 by Routledge
4. Practising Welfare Rights

   By Neil Bateman

   Series: The Social Work Skills Series

   Practising Welfare Rights aims to improve awareness among people working in social work and advice agencies about the skills required for effective welfare rights work, and offers guidance for managers and other professionals about how to develop a welfare rights service. Written by a well-known...

   Published December 7th 2005 by Routledge
5. Using Groupwork

   By Mark Doel

   Series: The Social Work Skills Series

   Written by an experienced groupworker and academic, this book promotes greater knowledge and understanding of groupwork and group processes, particularly in social work and social care settings. Incorporating both theory and practice, it provides a practical guide to those considering groupwork,...

   Published November 9th 2005 by Routledge
6. The Task-Centred Book

   By Peter Marsh, Mark Doel

   Series: The Social Work Skills Series

   Task centred social work is one of the best known and most strongly supported approaches to social work practice. This text is a radical departure from traditional literature on social work methods. The main reference point is the voice of practitioners, service users and carers, as researched and...

   Published May 18th 2005 by Routledge
7. Going Local

   Developing Effective Neighbourhood Practice

   By John Pierson

   Series: The Social Work Skills Series

   There is an increasing emphasis on social workers and social care professionals developing more effective approaches to working in neighbourhoods and with local residents. This is partly a response to government policies centred on service-user participation but it also stems from the recognition...

   Published September 30th 2004 by Routledge
8. Safeguarding Children and Young People

   By Stella Coleman, Corinne May-Chahal

   Series: The Social Work Skills Series

   What does the novice practitioner or the experienced practitioner moving into child care work from another sector need to know to practice effectively? What skills do they need to call on?In this valuable addition to The Social Work Skills Series, Stella Coleman and Corinne May-Chahal bring...

   Published September 24th 2003 by Routledge
9. Evidence-Based Social Care

   By Geraldine Macdonald

   Series: The Social Work Skills Series

   Evidence-based practice denotes an approach to decision-making which is transparent, accountable, and based on a consideration of current best evidence about the effects of particular interventions on the welfare of individuals, groups and communities. Introducing readers to the concept of...

   Published August 31st 2003 by Routledge
10. Commissioning and Purchasing

    By Terry Bamford

    Series: The Social Work Skills Series

    This essential guide to commissioning and purchasing in social care provides case studies, guidelines, and checklists to help readers to assess need, develop care plans and select suppliers of care. It clearly explains: the reasons for the shift to commissioning and purchasing away from direct...

    Published September 26th 2001 by Routledge