
Social Work Practice: Assessment, Planning, Intervention and Review
Learning Matters Ltd (Publisher)
2nd Edition
Published on 11. July 2007
Book
Paperback/Softback
168 pages
978-1-84445-113-5 (ISBN)
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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 it is 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 second edition has been updated and expanded to reflect current thinking on assessment practice.
Reviews / Votes
"This is the definitive book to introduce students to the social work process." (Senior lecturer, University of Greenwich.)More details
Series
Edition
2nd Revised edition
Language
English
Place of publication
Exeter
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Sage Publications Ltd
Target group
College/higher education
Edition type
Revised edition
Dimensions
Height: 246 mm
Width: 171 mm
ISBN-13
978-1-84445-113-5 (9781844451135)
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Other editions
New editions

Jonathan Parker | Greta Bradley
Social Work Practice: Assessment, Planning, Intervention and Review
Book
06/2010
3rd Edition
Learning Matters Ltd
€47.27
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Previous edition
Jonathan Parker | Greta Bradley
Social Work Practice: Assessment, Planning, Intervention and Review
Book
07/2003
1st Edition
Learning Matters Ltd
€38.59
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Persons
Prof. Dr. Jonathan Parker of the Health Sciences University, UK, is Professor Emeritus at Bournemouth University, Professor Emeritus at the University of Stavanger, Norway, Visiting Professor at Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Doctoral programme team member at Universita Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Milan. He was one of the founders and director of the Family Assessment and Support Unit, a placement agency attached to the University of Hull and Head of the Department of Social Work. He was Chair of the Association of Teachers in Social Work Education until 2005, Vice Chair of the UK higher education representative body, the Joint University Council for Social Work Education from 2005- 2010, and is a Fellow of the Academy of Social Sciences. He has published widely (over 200 scholarly papers and chapters and 43 books): on disadvantage, marginalisation and violence, Southeast Asia, social work and welfare education internationally. He is author of the best-selling book Social Work Practice (Sage, 2025) and series editor for the highly successful Transforming Social Work Practice series (Sage).
Greta Bradley is a former Senior Lecturer in Social Work at the University of York. Her academic interests are in community care and workforce studies in social work. Her most recent research is on aspects of sustainable practice in social work. She is a former of 'Practice'.
Greta Bradley is a former Senior Lecturer in Social Work at the University of York. Her academic interests are in community care and workforce studies in social work. Her most recent research is on aspects of sustainable practice in social work. She is a former of 'Practice'.
Content
Introduction
Understanding assessment in social work practice
Tools and diagrammatic aids to assessment
Developing, making and writing plans for effective social work
Intervening to make a difference
Reviews and the evaluation of practice
Conclusion
Understanding assessment in social work practice
Tools and diagrammatic aids to assessment
Developing, making and writing plans for effective social work
Intervening to make a difference
Reviews and the evaluation of practice
Conclusion