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Forge your social work identity: Knowledge, values, and practice combined.
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How to be a Social Worker, 2nd Edition

A Critical Guide for Students

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  • Paperback

    212 pages

  • Release Date

    19 September 2018

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Summary

This textbook equips social work students with the tools to develop a social work identity. It provides a critical examination of the knowledge base of social work – from human growth and development to social work research – and explores how a practitioner’s own values, principles and experience combine to shape their social work identity and practice alongside this.

Linked to a range of core modules on pre-qualifying social work programmes but written also for those practitioners co…

Book Details

ISBN-13:9781137608048
ISBN-10:1137608048
Author:Priscilla Dunk-West
Publisher:Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Imprint:Bloomsbury Academic
Format:Paperback
Number of Pages:212
Edition:2nd
Release Date:19 September 2018
Weight:328g
Dimensions:12mm x 154mm x 232mm
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How to be a Social Worker, 2nd Edition by Priscilla Dunk-West - ISBN: 9781137608048
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A4
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Critics Review

This book is a great introduction to the profession. It is a really accessible read and it’s perfect for people starting their social work training. * Dr Justin Rogers, Lecturer in Social Work, University of Bath *
A comprehensive collection of the essential information needed for placement. It’s great for students to refer to both on a placement and throughout their course. * Patricia Muncey, Manager, Field Education, University of South Australia *

About The Author

Priscilla Dunk-West

Priscilla Dunk-West is a Senior Lecturer in social work at Flinders University, Australia. A sociologist and social worker, Priscilla has held university appointments in both Australia and England, teaching across a wide range of modules on the Social Work curriculum; her research interests include couple and family relationships, and social work practice.

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