Specialist Communication Skills for Social Workers
eBook - PDF

Specialist Communication Skills for Social Workers

  1. 320 pages
  2. English
  3. PDF
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - PDF

Specialist Communication Skills for Social Workers

About this book

This book gives students a solid understanding of the key issues involved in effective communication within social work settings. Now going into its second edition, it combines practical examples with a clear theoretical approach and demonstrates the subtleties of communication with specific and diverse service users and carers.

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Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Contents
  3. Acknowledgements
  4. 1 Introduction
  5. 2 Introducing Communication Skills
  6. 3 Assessing Communication Skills
  7. 4 Basic Universal Communication Skills
  8. 5 Working with Children
  9. 6 Working with Young People with Offending Behaviour
  10. 7 Working with Parents
  11. 8 Working with People with Problematic Substance Use
  12. 9 Working with Adults with Disabilities
  13. 10 Working with People with Mental Health Problems
  14. 11 Working with Older People
  15. 12 Working with Refugees and Asylum Seekers
  16. Conclusion
  17. Research Appendix
  18. Bibliography
  19. Index