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Social Work: An Introduction is designed to help your students make the best start in their academic and professional careers. Mapped throughout to the most up-to-date professional standards, the book covers the full range of knowledge and skills students need to gain in the early stages of their social work course and as they prepare to go out on placement. Key Learning Features: Key Themes and Chapter Introductions - to set the scene and place each chapter in context. Case Studies and Practice Vignettes - illustrate how theory, knowledge and policy translate to real-life practice. Also help students consider the service-user's experience and develop a holistic approach to care. Exercises, Activities and Reflective Questions - independent learning tasks to help students apply theory to their practice, and to develop their skills of critical reflection Critical Thinking Boxes - support your students in their journey towards becoming critically reflexive practitioners. Visit the companion website to access a range of resources to support both lecturers and students, including: Vodcasts and podcasts from students, lecturers, service users and authors to introduce key topics to audio and visual learners Activities and case studies from different fields and settings to show how theory translates into real life practice Selected SAGE journal articles to help take learning to the next level Up-to-date links to codes of ethics, frameworks and other useful resources.Product Identifiers
PublisherSAGE Publications LTD
ISBN-139781446208892
eBay Product ID (ePID)200583798
Product Key Features
Number of Pages536 Pages
Publication NameSocial Work: an Introduction
LanguageEnglish
Publication Year2014
TypeTextbook
Subject AreaSocial Work
AuthorJoyce Lishman, Jillian Brannan, Alastair Gibson, Chris Yuill
FormatPaperback
Dimensions
Item Height232 mm
Item Weight940 g
Additional Product Features
EditorAlastair Gibson, Joyce Lishman, Chris Yuill, Jillian Brannan
Country/Region of ManufactureUnited Kingdom