Social Work Resources
A Critical Guide to the SEND Code of Practice 0-25 Years (2015)
A practical guide to the SEND CoP for trainees, teachers and other health and social care professionals working with children and young people who present with special educational needs or disability.
A Student's Guide to Placements in Health and Social Care Settings
From Theory to Practice
This is an accessible guide to placements provides a framework for students across the caring professions to understand the theory behind successful practice and the critical skills needed to apply it
Communication Skills for your Social Work Degree
For those undertaking a social work degree within higher education, this book provides study support and skills development for both oral and written communication in the context of social work.
Creative Approaches to Social Work Practice Learning
A guide to enable social work practice educators to be more creative in the teaching, supervision and assessment of students.
Innovations in Practice Learning
As a practice educator, do you sometimes encounter difficulties in supporting individual students through placement? This book is a handy companion of innovative practice to help you through those times.
Observing Children and Families
Beyond the Surface
This book explains the unique insights that child observation can bring to practice with children and families and helps the reader develop their own skills in this approach.
Out of the Shadows
The Role of Social Workers in Disasters
This book shines a light on the personal stories of people with lived experiences and the important and valuable role that social workers have played in disaster response.
Practice Education in Social Work
Achieving Professional Standards
An invaluable guide for Practice Educators and Practice Supervisors undertaking learning and assessment to gain and maintain Stage 1 or 2 status under the Practice Educator Professional Standards for Social Work (2019) and for those involved in facilitating the learning, support, assessment and CPD of Practice Educators.
Principles of Practice by Principal Social Workers
Principal Social Workers, from both adults' and children's services, talk about key areas of their practice.
Psychopharmacology
A mental health professional’s guide to commonly used medications
This accessible best-selling text is suitable for all trainee and registered health professionals who require knowledge and understanding of drugs used in the treatment of mental health conditions for prescribing or administering purposes.
Self-neglect
A Practical Approach to Risks and Strengths Assessment
A practical intervention framework and guide in Risks & Strengths Assessment in self-neglect for support staff who are working with adults who self-neglect or may be at risk of self-neglecting in the future.
Self-worth in children and young people
Critical and practical considerations
This exciting book challenges the dominant approaches to children and young people’s mental health, and provides straightforward practical strategies that can be used to address emotional upset, loss, and aid recovery.
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Learning and Teaching Practical Skills
As seen on TV
This innovative book uses examples from popular TV shows to help teachers support the development of students' practical skills.
Coaching in the Classroom
Bringing out the best in learners
A thought-provoking and engaging guide to coaching in an educational setting, demonstrating how to coach young people in the classroom and how to embed a coaching culture in schools.
TEACHER Coaching
The only book you need to understand the who, what, why and how of coaching in schools, with relevance for all teachers whatever their age phase or setting.
The Best Outcomes for Young People
Lessons from a PRU Headteacher
Practical ways for Pupil Referral Units, APs and mainstream schools to work in partnership to secure the best outcomes for students.
Effective Problem Solving
A bumper book of powerful problem-solving tools and techniques presented clearly and concisely by a highly respected author.
Values, Ethics and Rights for Health and Social Care
Explains and promotes the fundamentals of values, ethics and rights for anyone involved in social work or health and social care.
Universal Design for Learning
A Critical Approach
The what, why, and how of Universal Design for Learning in higher education post-2020.
Management from A to Z and back again
52 Ideas, tools and models for managing people
If you want to develop your ability to manage yourself and the people who work for you, this engaging guide is just what you need.