The Skilled Communicator in Social Work
The Art and Science of Communication in Practice
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Beschreibung
A vital part of a social worker’s role is to build strong relationships based on confidence and trust, with people across all stages of the life course and from a broad range of backgrounds, in what can be extremely challenging circumstances. In this, her latest collaboration with Palgrave, bestselling social work author Karen Healy turns her attention to the key topic of communication, and the importance of developing into a skilled communicator across all areas of professional practice.
Split into two distinct sections, the text provides a thorough exploration of:
- The foundations of effective communication in social work practice, focusing on the basic knowledge and skills that are essential to forming working alliances with service users in a broad range of practice situations; and
- The specialised communication skills required to work with people with specific capacities and needs – from children, young people and older adults to people from diverse cultures and linguistic groups, those who experience trouble with verbal communication and those with mental health challenges.
With helpful learning features such as practice exercises and chapter summary questions, to enable you to review and reflect on what you have learned, this is an essential resource for social work students new to this complex area of practice.
Bridging the gap between fundamental communication skills and more specialist skills, The Skilled Communicator combines in practical resource the knowledge and capabilities required to communicate effectively across a range of direct practice circumstances.
The only book that comprehensively combines fundamental and advanced communications skills for social workers
It combines knowledge from social work research with evidence from social and cognitive psychology, social science and politics to inform practice
It is a practical guide to managing both basic and complex communication situations in social work practice.
It is comprehensive and takes into account issues of service user diversity including cultural diversity.
Author has an international reputation for her social work textbooks.
Primary:
UG
Social Work Skills modules (usually year 1, but also found at 2 and 3).
Preparation for Practice, Professional Development, and Professional Practice modules (years 2 and 3).
Working with Service Users modules (years 2 and 3).
Also post-qualifying and PG courses (similar module names to above).
Autor*in
Karen Healy
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