Product Description

New social workers will be asked to complete, contribute to and present assessment during practice learning for the degree and once qualified. By working through this book, they can ensure that they understand the features of a good assessment, how they are conducted and some of the difficulties that might arise during the process. The first edition of this book quickly established itself as one of the key texts for students on the social work degree; this new edition has been updated and expanded to reflect the most up-to-date thinking on assessment practice.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #34032 in Books
• Published on: 2007-07-11
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 153 pages

Review
An excellent update of a key text for social work education. --Lecturer, North East Wales Institute

Another excellent book in this series which is informative, well laid out, accessible and current and at a very affordable price. --Head of Learning and Standards, Guildford College of FE & HE

Good to see updated version of a text which in my view is in line to become a classic. --Senior Lecturer, University of Greenwich

About the Author
Professor Jonathan Parker is Head of Social Work and Learning Disability at Bournemouth University and, with colleagues, has developed the Centre for Social Work and Social Care Research. He has published widely on education, practice learning, theories of social work and dementia and palliative care. He is past chair of the Association of Teachers in Social Work Education and current vice-chair of the Joint University Council Social Work Education Committee. Greta Bradley is a Senior Lecturer in Social Work at the University of York, where she teaches community care and research methods. She has practice and management experience in the statutory sector. Her recent research is on aspects of charging for long term care and a follow-up study of care managers.

Customer Reviews

A brilliant book
Assessment is at the core of social work. If you want to get to grips with it - this is the book for you. It covers all the theory without getting bogged down in it. It then shows how this theory relates to practise. It has nice little extra features like chapters summaries and activities which help deepen your understanding.

If you want to be a successful social worker you have to have 1st rate assessment skills. This book will help you on your way.

Transforming Social Work Practice
One in a set of four books produced by learning matters. I found the two I have to be useful as an overview of basic content of new social work degree course. Each chapter is clear and concise, set out with case studies and activities. Good value for money to give a grounding, but for those assignments you will need more depth than these books are able to offer.
I would recommend them to get you started.

An essential basic
A good general basic book. Especially useful to me in the second year of my social work degree but also useful in the third year. Gives all the basic information in an easy to read and easy to understand format, easy to dip in and out of for assignments too. When you couple this with its reasonable price I would say that it is the one to buy for this topic.