1st Edition
Connecting Social Work Theory and Practice Power, Communication and Change
Introduction Part 1: Power 1.Fostering power from within not having power over 2.We are embedded in structures 3.Are We Just Part of the Machine? 4.What we learn is what we do Part 2: Communication 5.The Power of Language 6.The Complexities of Communication 7.Working within difficult conversations Part 3: Change 8.Assessment – the starting point 9.It Takes Practice 10.Mindset shift 11.Time to Challenge?
Biography
Stephen J. Mordue is a Senior Lecturer in Social Work at the University of Sunderland, UK. Previously, he worked in practice with older people and was a social work manager. He now lecturers predominantly in social work theory and practice and works freelance delivering training and workshops to ASYE’s and other practitioners where his particular area of interest is the wellbeing of practitioners.
