Specialist communication skills for social workers: focusing on service users' needs

This book provides students with a solid understanding of the issues involvedin effective communication within social work settings. It combines practice examples with a clear theoretical approach, demonstrating the subtleties of communication with service users and carers from a diverse range of social groups. JOHANNA WOODCOCK ROSS is Associate Professor in Social Work in the School of Applied Psychosocial Sciences at the University of Plymouth, UK. Her published research programmes include social work communication skills and she received Fellowship of the Centre for Excellence in Professional Placement Learningfor the innovative research underpinning her book 'Specialist Communication Skills for Social Workers'. INDICE: Introduction - Introducing Communication Skills - Basic 'Universal' Communication Skills - Working with Children - Working with Young People with Offending Behaviour - Working with Parents - Working with People who Use Substances - Working with Adults with Mental Health Problems - Working with Adults with Disabilities - Working with Refugees and Asylum Seekers - Working with Older People - Conclusion - Research Appendix -

• ISBN: 978-0-230-21804-8
• Editorial: Palgrave MacM
• Encuadernacion: Rústica
• Páginas: 224
• Fecha Publicación: 27/01/2011
• Nº Volúmenes: 1
• Idioma: Desconocido