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Working in Group Care
Adrian Ward
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Description for Working in Group Care
Paperback. Working in group care is a challenging and complex task, demanding great skill, patience, knowledge and understanding. This book explains how the best practice can be achieved through the focused work of individuals and teams who are well supported and managed. It is useful for those involved in residential and day care practice. Num Pages: 232 pages. BIC Classification: JKS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 155 x 234 x 14. Weight in Grams: 362.
Working in group care (ie residential and day services) is a challenging and complex task, demanding great skill, patience, knowledge and understanding. This book explains how best practice can be achieved through the focused and engaged work of individuals and teams who are well supported and managed. Detailed attention is paid to the value of everyday practice and its underlying principles. The book brings together theory, practice and research findings from across the whole field of group care for all user-groups - including health, education and probation settings as well as social work and social care. The first edition was warmly welcomed ... Read more
Working in group care (ie residential and day services) is a challenging and complex task, demanding great skill, patience, knowledge and understanding. This book explains how best practice can be achieved through the focused and engaged work of individuals and teams who are well supported and managed. Detailed attention is paid to the value of everyday practice and its underlying principles. The book brings together theory, practice and research findings from across the whole field of group care for all user-groups - including health, education and probation settings as well as social work and social care. The first edition was warmly welcomed ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Policy Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
232
Condition
New
Series
BASW/Policy Press Titles
Number of Pages
232
Place of Publication
, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781861347060
SKU
V9781861347060
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 7 to 11 working days
Ref
99-50
About Adrian Ward
Adrian Ward is Senior Clinical Lecturer in Social Work at the Tavistock Clinic in London, and has previously worked at the Universities of Reading and East Anglia. He has written widely on group care and therapeutic practice and has substantial experience in residential child care.
Reviews for Working in Group Care
" ... for people studying in this field, this book is a must read ... The book remains a standard classic, and it will be of use to trainers and students preparing for work in day and residential settings for years to come ... " The Children Webmag "Adrian Ward offers a useful theoretical and practical framework for analysing what ... Read more