Publisher's Synopsis
"The second edition is very welcome and represents and extremely useful
addition to theory/models texts. Pam brings a very lively style of debate to
these issues and, extremely importantly, adds a critical edge which is what
students require within the realm of contemporary practice."
Professor Jonathan Parker, Head of Department of Social Work, University of Hull.
- What skills do social workers need to become effective practitioners?
- How can these skills be perfected and made transferable across different service user and carer groups, contexts, and countries?
- How can these skills be used to enhance multi-agency co-operation and collaboration?
In particular, this edition contains new material on:
- Social work methods, practice approaches and perspectives
- The knowledge base of social work and the importance of the relationship between theory and practice
- How the terms skill and intervention are defined and effectively applied in practice
Social Work Skills is essential reading for all social work students and a valuable reference text for practising social workers and human service professionals.
