Developing Your Communication Skills in Social Work by Paula Beesley

Developing Your Communication Skills in Social Work by Paula Beesley

What Is Communication and Why Is It Important? Our ability to communicate is central to everyday life and an essential skill in social work. This easy-to-read book offers a step-by-step guide to developing effective communication skills with a diverse range of service users and professionals. It is the perfect guide to help you manage different communication skills in different settings, and more importantly encourage you to continually reflect and develop. Key features: Wide range of case studies from an array of service areas and user groups, Reflective tasks and questions to stimulate critical thinking and discussion, Skills audits to test where your strengths are and areas for development

This accessible and practical guide incorporates a structured way to build knowledge and develop effective communication skills across a spectrum of social work scenariosSocial work students are likely to find this a valuable resource throughout their studies and beyond

-- Mandy Hagan

Doctor Paula Beesley is a Senior Lecturer in Social Work and Academic Practice Lead at Leeds Beckett University, educator, researcher and author. Her teaching interests include critical thinking in communication skills, practice skill development and placement modules. Her research interests focus on pedagogical development. Her doctoral study identified a model of Collaborative Experiential Learning (Beesley, 2023) to support students on practice placement develop knowledge and skills. More recently, she has undertaken pedagogical research exploring the learning experience and environment for students with reasonable adjustments, inclusion of role play in teaching, the experiences of newly qualified social workers, and most recently exploring student poverty.

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ISBN 13	9781473975873
ISBN 10	1473975875
Title	Developing Your Communication Skills in Social Work
Author	Paula Beesley
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Sage Publications Ltd
Year published	2017-11-02
Number of pages	200
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