How to be a Social Worker

TEXT INSERTED IN THE 2013 SOCIAL WORK CATALOGUE   How to be a Social WorkerA Student GuidePriscilla Dunk-West is a Senior Lecturer in Social Work at the University of South Australia, Australia   'This will be a useful addition to the literature with its strong emphasis on practical reader-centred learning.' - Martin Sheedy, Programme Leader for Social Work, Liverpool John Moores University, UK A major new book that will stimulate students' thinking in new ways, both about themselves and their everyday lives as social workers. Encompassing a wide range of knowledge and skills-based topics such as human development, communication skills and practice learning and supported and enhanced by numerous practical exercises and case studies, this introductory textbook is the perfect companion for students starting out in the field.• Equips the reader with the tools to develop their own social work identity;• Covers many of the discrete areas that students must follow on qualifying Social Work courses;• Supported by a rich amount of pedagogy that can be utilised in both the classroom and the field;• Written by an up-and-coming new voice in Social Work education.Contents: Making the Social Work Self in Contemporary Life * Human Development * Communication Skills * Social Work Theory * Everyday Ethics * Practice Learning in Organisational Settings * Research in Social Work * 'Doing' Social Work: Constituting the Professional SelfMay 2013 250 ppPaperback £22.99 978-0-230-37016-6Available on ICS and Approval