The Positive Social Worker

Author : Stewart Collins
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 224 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 2019-09-09
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781351470537

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Developed from the author’s own experiences in social work and social work education, this book considers alternative approaches for social workers in dealing with the extensive demands, persistent pressures, and stress that they may face in their daily working lives. The Positive Social Worker is firmly located in an individual, group, organisational, cultural, and socio-political context. It considers and celebrates concepts linked to the importance, and sources, of work-related well-being. Individual chapters describe and critically analyse the social work context, the role of hope, optimism, commitment, resilience, support, appraisals, positive emotions, and coping, self-efficacy, control, and agency. Throughout, clear links are made with social work practice. While the book concentrates on a UK context, it draws on literature from social work, social, organisational, work, and positive psychology and sociology, from the UK, the USA, Europe, Australasia, and other countries. This book should be considered essential reading for social workers, graduate and postgraduate social work students, practice teachers, and lecturers. It will also be of relevance to professionals and professionals-in-training in the criminal justice and health and social care fields.

Author : SJ Dodd
Publisher : Columbia University Press
Page : 167 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 2020-06-30
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9780231547666

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Sex-Positive Social Work by SJ Dodd Pdf

Social workers engage with sex and sexuality in all kinds of practice settings and with a variety of client populations. However, conversations about healthy sexuality and sexual well-being are all but absent from social work literature, education, and practice. Many social work professionals have internalized sociocultural taboos about talking about sexuality and tend to avoid the topic in their practice. This book provides an overview of key sexuality-related topics for social workers from a sex-positive perspective, which encourages agency in sexual decision making and embraces consensual sexual activity as healthy and to be enjoyed without stigma or shame. It discusses a wide range of topics including physiology, sexual and gender identity, sex in older adulthood, BDSM and kink; nonmonogamous and polyamorous relationships, and ethical considerations, including erotic transference. The book is designed to embolden social workers to engage discussions of sexuality with clients and to provide an opportunity for self-reflection and professional growth. Accessible to students as well as social workers and mental-health professionals at all levels, Sex-Positive Social Work emphasizes the relationship between sexual well-being and overall well-being, giving social workers the tools to approach sex and sexuality actively and positively with clients.

Author : Julie Adams,Angie Sheard
Publisher : Critical Publishing
Page : 236 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 2017-03-06
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781911106784

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Positive Social Work will support and help you as a NQSW to understand your role within the context of a developing Social Work service. It will ensure that you are equipped with the knowledge and skills to do the job as best you can. Leaving university and entering the world of social work can be quite a daunting experience, though also exciting and challenging. Positive Social Work helps you as a NQSW to understand your role within the context of a constantly developing social work service. Now updated with the Knowledge and Skills statements, it ensures that you are equipped with everything you need to do the job as best you can. Positive Social Work is packed with information and resources to enable you as an NQSW to work in a professional manner, to protect yourself from the pressures of the role and to ensure you know where to look for support. This book also assists you with ongoing professional development by giving you tools you can adapt for your own area of Social Work. This book provides a unique tool designed to support your journey through the Assessed & Supported Year in Employment and is full of case studies and exercises designed to help your understanding and develop positive habits which will enhance your career.

Author : Julie Adams,Angie Sheard
Publisher : Critical Publishing
Page : 174 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 2017-03-06
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781911106791

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Positive Social Work will support and help you as a NQSW to understand your role within the context of a developing Social Work service. It will ensure that you are equipped with the knowledge and skills to do the job as best you can. Leaving university and entering the world of social work can be quite a daunting experience, though also exciting and challenging. Positive Social Work helps you as a NQSW to understand your role within the context of a constantly developing social work service. Now updated with the Knowledge and Skills statements, it ensures that you are equipped with everything you need to do the job as best you can. Positive Social Work is packed with information and resources to enable you as an NQSW to work in a professional manner, to protect yourself from the pressures of the role and to ensure you know where to look for support. This book also assists you with ongoing professional development by giving you tools you can adapt for your own area of Social Work. This book provides a unique tool designed to support your journey through the Assessed & Supported Year in Employment and is full of case studies and exercises designed to help your understanding and develop positive habits which will enhance your career.

Author : Denise Turner
Publisher : Critical Publishing
Page : 122 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 2021-01-11
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781913453640

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Social Work and Covid-19 by Denise Turner Pdf

Captures the unique moment in time created by the Covid-19 pandemic and uses this as a lens to explore contemporary issues for social work education and practice. The 2020 coronavirus pandemic provided an unprecedented moment of global crisis, which placed health and social care at the forefront of the national agenda. The lockdown, social distancing measures and rapid move to online working created multiple challenges and safeguarding concerns for social work education and practice, whilst the unparalleled death rate exacerbated pre-existing problems with communicating openly about death and bereavement. Many of these issues were already at the surface of social work practice and education and this book examines how the health crisis has exposed these, whilst acting as a potential catalyst for change. This book acts as a testament to the historical moment whilst providing a forum for drawing together discussion from contemporary educators, practitioners and users of social work services.

Author : Stephen Joseph
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 896 pages
File Size : 54,8 Mb
Release : 2015-03-09
Category : Psychology
ISBN : 9781118757178

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Positive Psychology in Practice by Stephen Joseph Pdf

The best minds in positive psychology survey the state of the field Positive Psychology in Practice, Second Edition moves beyond the theoretical to show how positive psychology is being used in real-world settings, and the new directions emerging in the field. An international team of contributors representing the best and brightest in the discipline review the latest research, discuss how the findings are being used in practice, explore new ideas for application, and discuss focus points for future research. This updated edition contains new chapters that explore the intersection between positive psychology and humanistic psychology, salugenesis, hedonism, and eudaimonism, and more, with deep discussion of how the field is integrating with the new areas of self-help, life coaching, social work, rehabilitation psychology, and recovery-oriented service systems. This book explores the challenges and opportunities in the field, providing readers with the latest research and consensus on practical application. Get up to date on the latest research and practice findings Integrate positive psychology into assessments, life coaching, and other therapies Learn how positive psychology is being used in schools Explore possible directions for new research to push the field forward Positive psychology is being used in areas as diverse as clinical, counseling, forensic, health, educational, and industrial/organizational settings, in a wide variety of interventions and applications. Psychologists and other mental health professionals who want to promote human flourishing and well-being will find the second edition of Positive Psychology in Practice to be an informative, comprehensive guide.

Author : Martin Davies
Publisher : Gower Publishing Company, Limited
Page : 278 pages
File Size : 52,9 Mb
Release : 1985
Category : Social case work
ISBN : 0566009854

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The Essential Social Worker by Martin Davies Pdf

Author : Jessica A. Ritter,Dr. Halaevalu F.O. Vakalahi, PhD
Publisher : Springer Publishing Company
Page : 316 pages
File Size : 47,5 Mb
Release : 2014-12-05
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9780826129055

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101 Careers in Social Work, Second Edition by Jessica A. Ritter,Dr. Halaevalu F.O. Vakalahi, PhD Pdf

Praise for the first edition: ""This is a vital and necessary guide to the social work profession. This book clarifies the social work mission, goals, and objectives, and strengthens and promotes them as well."". - Carmen Ortiz Hendricks, MSW, DSW, ACSW, LCSW. Associate Dean, Wurzweiler School of Social Work, Yeshiva University. ""The authors do an excellent job of illustrating the uniqueness, diversity, and richness of the profession. I strongly recommend this book for use in social work orientation, advising and education."". -Saundra Starks, EdD, LCSW. Western Kentucky University. What do.

Author : Nicki Weld,Cherie Appleton
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 105 pages
File Size : 42,7 Mb
Release : 2014-04
Category : Social service
ISBN : 192721212X

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Walking in People's Worlds by Nicki Weld,Cherie Appleton Pdf

Author : Martin Davies,Caroline Ball
Publisher : Heinemann Educational Publishers
Page : 246 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 1981
Category : Social case work
ISBN : 0435822683

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The Essential Social Worker by Martin Davies,Caroline Ball Pdf

Author : Gail Stacey-Moore,Ingrid Thompson-Cooper
Publisher : Canadian Scholars’ Press
Page : 222 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 2009
Category : Indians
ISBN : 9781551303512

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Walking in the Good Way by Gail Stacey-Moore,Ingrid Thompson-Cooper Pdf

""Do you know how scary it is to want something so bad you're willing to change your whole life for it?"" Emily Cooper is ready to risk everything to be with the man who has consumed her thoughts and dreams since the fateful day they met. Unraveling fast, she can only cling to the hope that Gavin Blake still wants her. Nursing his wounded heart, Gavin has cut himself off from society and retreated into a self-destructive, mind-numbing world. Emily isn't used to being the strong one, but she'll have to find the daring and confidence within to fight for their love and bring Gavin back from the edge--even if it means losing herself to their all-consuming, pulse-pounding passion. A "New York Times" bestseller, "Pulse" is the unforgettable conclusion to the story of Emily and Gavin that began with "Collide."

Author : Ashley Rhodes-Courter
Publisher : Albert Whitman & Company
Page : 35 pages
File Size : 53,7 Mb
Release : 2021-03-23
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9780807506523

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Sam Is My Sister by Ashley Rhodes-Courter Pdf

2022 ALA Rainbow Book List An inspiring story about affirming a sibling's gender identity. Evan loves being big brother to Sam and Finn. They do everything together—go fishing, climb trees, and play astronauts. But lately, Evan notices that he and Sam don't look like brothers anymore. Sam wants to have long hair, and even asks to wear a dress on the first day of school. As time goes by, Evan comes to understand why Sam wants to look like a girl—because Sam is a girl. Sam is transgender. And just like always, Sam loves to dream with Evan and Finn about going to the moon together. Based on one family's real-life experiences, this heartwarming story of a girl named Sam and the brothers who love and support her will resonate with readers everywhere.

Author : Denise Turner,Michael Fanner
Publisher : Critical Publishing
Page : 222 pages
File Size : 41,5 Mb
Release : 2022-03-14
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781914171932

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Digital Connection in Health and Social Work by Denise Turner,Michael Fanner Pdf

This book focusses on the move to digitally mediated forms of teaching, learning and practice during Covid-19 and offers a series of case studies which showcase positive practices during this time. Education, Health and Social Work services have all been at the forefront of national debate since the first UK lockdown in March 2020. Schools, Colleges and Higher Education institutions moved rapidly to online delivery, with educators, parents, practice learning partners and students alike compelled to adapt to online connection, disrupting previous norms and forcing a rapid acquisition of new skills. In health and social care practice, there has been a similar move to online delivery, whilst maintaining consistency of service and support. The pandemic also coincided with the recommendations of the national Digital Capabilities for Social Work project, commissioned by Health Education England, which produced a prescient framework for professional practice. This book showcases innovative ways in which practice and education have responded to the challenges of Covid 19. With ongoing debate about planning for the next pandemic, as well as adapting to the post Covid landscape, the book is a valuable resource for all those involved in health and social work education and practice.

Author : Rory Lynch
Publisher : SAGE
Page : 391 pages
File Size : 45,5 Mb
Release : 2013-11-13
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781446286692

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Social Work Practice with Older People by Rory Lynch Pdf

Older people are the biggest service user group for social workers and an increasing proportion of the population. In this refreshingly positive and practical textbook, Rory Lynch draws on years of practice and teaching experience to show how to achieve best social work practice with older adults. He takes a person-centred approach, which fosters respect by valuing the fact that elderly people have more lived experience than others. Exploring the key theoretical approaches and methods of intervention, this book helps social workers to identify, understand and facilitate their service users’ wishes for well-being and a fulfilling older age. Chapters are practice-driven, containing case studies drawn from a range of care settings, reflective questions and exercises. Mapping directly onto the key modules on the social work degree, this is essential reading for all student social workers, especially as they prepare to go on their practice placement. It is also valuable reading for qualified social workers. Rory Lynch is Lecturer in Social Work at Robert Gordon University.

Author : Martin Davies
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 278 pages
File Size : 42,7 Mb
Release : 1985
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 0566009854

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The essential social worker by Martin Davies Pdf