Developing Skills and Knowledge for Social Work Practice

by Michaela Rogers, Dawn Whitaker, David Edmondson

This very practical guide will teach students everything they need to know to successfully apply theory, methods and approaches in real-life practice. It will assist in developing and hone their skills to make the best start in their practice placement and beyond as a newly qualified practitioner. To get the most out of this book, visit the companion website at to find journal articles, templates, ‘how to’ guides and brand new videos with discussion questions, and a glossary.

384 pages, Paperback

Published March 30, 2020

Reviews

[Yatin Diwakar · Rating 3 out of 5]

Well, i didn't realise how focused this book was on the social-care kind of social work, and based on UK. So read it thorughly wherever theory came up and skimmed through it in parts which i didn't feel relevant to me. The way it is organised, it made for a pretty good read.

[Rhianne Clarke · Rating 5 out of 5]

easily the book that's helped me with placement the most
just wish id read it at the start of my course like I was meant to :')