Social Work Practice: Assessment, Planning, Intervention and Review
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Social Work Practice: Assessment, Planning, Intervention and Review by Jonathan Parker
New social workers will be asked to complete, contribute to and present assessment during practice learning for the degree and once qualified. By working through this book, they can ensure that they understand the features of a good assessment, how it is conducted and some of the difficulties that might arise during the process. The first edition of this book quickly established itself as one of the key texts for students on the social work degree; this second edition has been updated and expanded to reflect current thinking on assessment practice.
"This is the definitive book to introduce students to the social work process" (Senior lecturer, University of Greenwich.)
Prof. Dr. Jonathan Parker is Professor of Society & Social Welfare at Bournemouth University, Emeritus Professor at University of Stavanger, Norway. He is Visiting Professor at the Tasik Chini Research Centre Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, Universiti Sains Malaysia and Universiti Malaysia Sarawak and Doctoral programme team member at Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Milan. He was one of the founders and director of the Family Assessment and Support Unit, a placement agency attached to the University of Hull, and Head of Department of Social Work. He was Chair of the Association of Teachers in Social Work Education until 2005, Vice Chair of the UK higher education representative body, the Joint University Council for Social Work Education from 2005- 2010, and is a Fellow of the Academy of Social Sciences. He has published widely (over 200 scholarly papers and chapters and 37 books): on disadvantage, marginalization, violence, social work and welfare education. He is author of the best-selling book Social Work Practice (SAGE, 2021) and series editor for the highly successful Transforming Social Work Practice series (SAGE). Greta Bradley is a former Senior Lecturer in Social Work at the University of York. Her academic interests are in community care and workforce studies in social work. Her most recent research is on aspects of sustainable practice in social work. She is a former of ′Practice′.
| SKU | Unavailable |
| ISBN 13 | 9781844451135 |
| ISBN 10 | 1844451135 |
| Title | Social Work Practice: Assessment, Planning, Intervention and Review |
| Author | Jonathan Parker |
| Series | Transforming Social Work Practice Series |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Sage Publications Ltd |
| Year published | 2007-07-11 |
| Number of pages | 168 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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