Doing Relationship-Based Social Work: A Practical Guide to Building Relationships and Enabling Change

By: James Marshall and Stephen Clarke and Paul Harvey and Adrian Mckinney and Brenda Horgan and Cheryl Mcmullin and Denise Macdermott and Geraldine Campbell and James Todd and John Mclaughlin and Julia Alexander and Lynn Connor and Maria Somerville and Mary Henihan and Mary Mccolgan and Siobhan Wylie and Susannah Mccall and Uel Mcilveen

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Synopsis: Relationships and communication are the foundation of good social work practice. This book offers a new model, drawn from research and practical experience, which describes how to carry out effective relationship-based social work. Doing Relationship-Based Social Work provides a refreshing and realistic approach to social work practice. The model itself is built around four stages: engagement, negotiation, enabling change and valuing endings. Underpinned by motivational interviewing techniques, strengths focused practice, emotional intelligence and empowerment, the approach is supported by case examples and explanations of the importance of relationships at each stage. Informative and practical, this book will be an invaluable text for undergraduate and postgraduate social work students as well as all social work and allied professionals committed to enabling positive change.