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Interprofessional Social Work
Effective Collaborative Approaches
Second Edition
Courses:
Social Work Theory and Practice
Social Work Theory and Practice
January 2013 | 208 pages | Learning Matters
All Social Work students are required to undertake specific learning and assessment in partnership working and information sharing across professional disciplines and agencies. Increasingly, social workers are also finding that they need to deal with a wide range of other professions as part of their daily work. It is essential therefore that social workers can work effectively and collaboratively with these professions while retaining their own values and identity. This updated second edition will prepare social work students to work with a wide variety of professions including youth workers, the police, teachers and educators, the legal profession and health professionals.
Introduction
The Importance of Interprofessional and Inter-agency Practice
Preparing to Work with Other Professionals
The Youth Work Context
The Health Context
The Education Context
The Housing and Neighbourhood Context
The Justice Context
Appendix 1: The Professional Capabilities Framework
Appendix 2: Subject Benchmark For Social Work
References
Index
An excellent text for exploring multi agency and interprofessional working. This edition benefits from links with the PCF, and the current context in which social work practice is developing.
Faculty of Health, Staffordshire University
November 7, 2012
