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Record Nr.

UNINA9910784860503321

Titolo

Competence in social work practice : a practical guide for students and professionals / / edited by Kieran O'Hagan

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London, : Jessica Kingsley Publishers, 2007

ISBN

1-281-10571-6

9786611105716

1-84642-664-2

Edizione

[2nd ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (258 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

O'HaganKieran

Disciplina

361.320941

Soggetti

Social service - Great Britain

Competency-based education - Great Britain

Social work education - Great Britain

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

Nota di contenuto

COVER; Title Page; Contents; ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS; PREFACE; 1. Competence: An Enduring Concept?; 2. Competence in Mediation Practice; 3. Competence in Residential Child Care; 4. Competence in Social Work Ethics; 5. Competence in Child Abuse Referral-taking: Coping with Discriminatory or Malicious Referrals; 6. Competence in Protecting Adults with Learning Disabilities; 7. Competence in Criminal Justice; 8. Competence in Risk Analysis; 9. Competence in Health Care; 10. Competence in Working with Families; 11. Competence in Mental Health Social Work

12. Competence under Child-care Legislation, Policy and TheoryLIST OF CONTRIBUTORS; SUBJECT INDEX; AUTHOR INDEX;

Sommario/riassunto

Since the publication of the first edition of this classic text, the major reforms in social work education resulted in the National Occupational Standards Framework (NOSF), which requires all social workers to demonstrate competence in a number of key areas. This practical text book covers all areas of the NOSF including social work ethics, residential care practice, child protection, risk analysis and protecting adults with learning difficulties. Numerous case studies effectively convey competent practice in social work practice, and relate core areas



of competence explicitly to the relevant