Specialist communication skills for social workers
Subtitle: focusing on service users' needs
By: Johanna Woodcock-Ross
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan
Published: 2011
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 226
ISBN-13: 9780230218048
Subjects: Communication in social work; SOCIAL SCIENCE / Social Work; Social workers; SOCIAL SCIENCE / Human Services; SOCIAL SCIENCE / General
Description: "This book provides students with a solid understanding of the issues involved in effective communication within social work settings. It combines practice examples with a clear theoretical approach, demonstrating the subtleties of communication with service users and carers from a diverse range of social groups"--
Notes: Includes index.
Table of contents: title: Machine generated contents note:; title: Introduction; title: Introducing Communication Skills; title: Basic 'Universal' Communication Skills; title: Working with Children; title: Working with Young People with Offending Behaviour; title: Working with Parents; title: Working with People who Use Substances; title: Working with Adults with Mental Health Problems; title: Working with Adults with Disabilities; title: Working with Refugees and Asylum Seekers; title: Working with Older People; title: Conclusion; title: Research Appendix.