1st Edition

Community Work Learning and Supervision

Edited By Catherine Briscoe, David N. Thomas Copyright 1977
190 Pages
by Routledge

190 Pages
by Routledge

190 Pages
by Routledge

The growth of interest in community work during the seventies was very marked. But while much had been written on the actual practice of community work, there was for too long a lack of British material on the vital subjects of useful theory, training and the development of skills. In this title, originally published in 1977, the authors brought together for the National Institute for Social... Read more

Acknowledgements.  Notes on Contributors.  Introduction.  Part I: Developing Practice: The Worker  Introduction to Part I.  1. Staff Development in Community Work in Social Services Departments David N. Thomas and R. William Warburton  2. Staff Supervision in Community Work Patrick Harris  3. The Consultant in Community Work Catherine Briscoe  4. The Community Worker’s Group and Training Peter Baldock  Part II: Theories for Practice  Introduction to Part II  5. The Contribution of the Social Sciences: Ideology and Explanation Peter Leonard  6. Group Behaviour: Some Theories for Practice Nano McCaughan  7. Putting Things into Perspective: Research Methods and Community Work John Lambert  8. Management, Planning and Community Work  Jimmy Algie, Clive Miller and Norman Kam  9. Linking Learning to Experience in Community Work Training Nicholas Derricourt  Part III: Developing Practice: The Student  Introduction to Part III  10. Fieldwork Teaching in Community Work Training Barbara Holmes and Richard Bryant  11. Evaluating and Assessing Community Work Students Harry Salmon  12. Intrarole Conflict and a Casework-Community Work Composite Role Jalna Hanmer.  Postword.  Index.

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Catherine Briscoe, David N. Thomas