Modern Social Work Practice: Teaching And Learning In Practice Settings

Cover......Page 1
Contents......Page 6
List of figures and tables......Page 14
Acknowledgements......Page 15
Modern social work practice: the more things change . . . ?......Page 16
Modern practice learning......Page 18
The content, structure and purpose of the book......Page 20
Learning......Page 22
In conclusion......Page 26
Visit our website......Page 27
Part I: Foundations of Practice......Page 28
CONTEXT: New opportunities for practice learning......Page 30
Teaching and supervising the student’s practice learning......Page 31
Benefits of supervising students......Page 33
The Learning Agreement......Page 34
Support for practice learning......Page 36
The tide......Page 37
About Activity 1 Licensed to learn......Page 38
Activity 1 Licensed to learn......Page 40
Teaching notes: Knowing the service user and carer......Page 43
Learning notes: Knowing the service user and carer......Page 45
About Activity 2 Viewpoint......Page 50
Activity 2 Viewpoint......Page 52
Teaching notes: Knowing your self......Page 54
Learning notes: Knowing your self......Page 56
About Activity 3 Boundaries......Page 62
Activity 3 Boundaries......Page 64
Teaching notes: Knowing the role......Page 66
Learning notes: Knowing the role......Page 69
Part II: Direct Practice......Page 74
Terminology......Page 76
Issues concerning interprofessional practice......Page 77
Interprofessional collusion......Page 79
The social work contribution in multidisciplinary teams......Page 80
About Activity 4 Starting out......Page 82
Activity 4 Starting out......Page 84
Teaching notes: Preparation......Page 86
Learning notes: Preparation......Page 88
About Activity 5 Open ends......Page 94
Activity 5 Open ends......Page 96
Teaching notes: Generating options......Page 98
Learning notes: Generating options......Page 101
About Activity 6 Hold the front page......Page 104
Activity 6 Hold the front page......Page 106
Teaching notes: Making assessments in partnership......Page 108
Learning notes: Making assessments in partnership......Page 110
About Activity 7 No-one is an island......Page 116
Activity 7 No-one is an island......Page 118
Teaching notes: Working in and with groups......Page 120
Learning notes: Working in and with groups......Page 123
About Activity 8 Difficult behaviour in groups......Page 126
Activity 8 Difficult behaviour in groups......Page 128
The article – Difficult behaviour in groups......Page 130
Part III: Agency Practice......Page 146
Principles underpinning procedures......Page 148
Problems with procedures......Page 149
The retreat from professionalism?......Page 150
Creative practice......Page 151
Procedural and creative practice......Page 153
About Activity 9 Home truths......Page 154
Activity 9 Home truths......Page 156
Teaching notes: Making priorities......Page 159
Learning notes: Making priorities......Page 161
About Activity 10 Travel agent......Page 166
Activity 10 Travel agent......Page 169
Teaching notes: Managing resources......Page 170
Learning notes: Managing resources......Page 172
About Activity 11 Held to account......Page 178
Activity 11 Held to account......Page 180
Teaching notes: Accountability......Page 183
Learning notes: Accountability......Page 184
About Activity 12 The myth of Sisyphus......Page 190
Activity 12 The myth of Sisyphus......Page 192
Teaching notes: Whistleblowing......Page 197
Learning notes: Whistleblowing......Page 199
Part IV: Themes of Practice......Page 204
CONTEXT: Evidence-based practice......Page 206
Putting evidence-based practice into effect......Page 208
The empirical orientation......Page 209
The pragmatic orientation......Page 211
The research-minded/research-aware orientation......Page 212
Critical appraisal: using evidence from research in practice......Page 215
About Activity 13 Dial ‘D’ for Danger......Page 218
Activity 13 Dial ‘D’ for Danger......Page 220
Teaching notes: Working with risk......Page 222
Learning notes: Working with risk......Page 224
About Activity 14 The drawbridge......Page 234
Activity 14 The drawbridge......Page 236
Teaching notes: Anti-oppressive practice......Page 237
Learning notes: Anti-oppressive practice......Page 241
About Activity 15 A–Z of the law – spirit and letter......Page 246
Activity 15 A–Z of the law – spirit and letter......Page 248
Teaching notes: Law-informed practice......Page 251
Learning notes: Law-informed practice......Page 257
About Activity 16 Essence of social work......Page 260
Activity 16 Essence of social work......Page 262
Teaching notes: Generalist and specialist practice......Page 265
Learning notes: Generalist and specialist practice......Page 268
About Activity 17 View from another place . . . another time......Page 274
Activity 17 View from another place . . . another time......Page 276
Learning notes: Comparative practice......Page 281
Appendix: National Occupational Standards......Page 286
Glossary of acronyms......Page 292
C......Page 294
P......Page 295
W......Page 296
Bibliography......Page 302
A......Page 320
C......Page 321
D......Page 322
G......Page 323
L......Page 324
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Q......Page 326
S......Page 327
W......Page 329