Handbook for Practice Learning in Social Work and Social Care, Third Edition: Knowledge and Theory

By: Mike Shepherd and Jan Fook and Steven Walker and Alastair Gibson and Rory Lynch and Mark Doel and Joyce Lishman and David Humphrey and Brigid Daniel and Jane Aldgate and Daphne Statham and Janine Bolger and Neil Gibson and Peter Marsh and Michael Sheppard and Heather Munro and Patricia Kearney and Pauline Hardiker and Rob Mackay and Amy Richert and Fiona Feilberg and Hazel Kelmshall and Judith Brearley and Steven Shardlow and Geraldine Macdonald and Amy Clark and Ian Fisk and Mary Barker and Colin Keenan and Alan Barr and Sheila Slessor and Terry Maclean and Robert Buckley

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Synopsis: This fully updated and expanded third edition of a classic text provides a comprehensive introduction to key theory, knowledge, research and evidence relating to practice learning in social work and social care. It outlines the theories that underpin social care practice, the main assessment models and interventions, and also offers guidance on the effective implementation of assessment across a range of professional contexts. Contributors from research, policy-making and practice backgrounds offer guidance on how to apply policy and research findings in everyday practice while ensuring that the complex needs of each individual service user are met. This third edition also features new chapters on group work, social pedagogy and personalisation. The Handbook for Practice Learning in Social Work and Social Care is an essential resource for ensuring effective evidence-based practice which will be valued by students, educators and practitioners alike.