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Best practice in social work : critical perspectives
Jones, Karen.

Publisher:	Palgrave Macmillan,
Pub date:	2008.
Pages:	xvii, 304 p. ;
ISBN:	1403985014
Copy info:	1 copy available in CIRC1. 1 copy total in all locations.

Holdings
Call number	Copies	Material	Location
HV11.5 .B48 2008	1	Book	Main Library - Circulating Collection - 1st Fl.

Summary

What is social work at its best? Social work has laboured too long under a 'deficit' model that focuses on failings and problems of practice. This ambitious book seeks to redress the balance, with its emphasis on best practice, strengths and collaborative partnership. Distributed by Syndetic Solutions, Inc.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgements	xiii
Notes on contributors	xiv
Introducing critical best practice in social work	1
The distinctive contribution of critical best practice perspectives	3
Outline of the best practice covered in the book	5
References	10
Part I Critical Best Practice: Critical Perspectives
1 The theory and practice of critical best practice in social work	15
In search of 'best practice'	16
In search of the 'critical'	18
A critical best practice perspective in action	24
The actual social work involved in (best) practice	26
The creative use of statutory powers and their contradictory effects	27
Empathy, skill and critical judgement in practice	29
Culturally sensitive authoritative practice	31
Concluding remarks	33
References	34
2 Beyond anti-oppressive practice in social work: best practice and the ethical use of power in adult care	38
Introduction	38
Anti-oppressive practice	39
Colin and Mary	41
Sandra	44
Simon	48
Conclusion	51
References	53
3 Situating person and place: best practice in dementia care	55
Critical practice	55
Critical best practice	56
Amelia	57
Engaging and assessing	57
Responding to dementia	59
Critical practice and dementia care	60
Questioning the taken for granted	60
Anti-oppressive practice and beyond	61
Bureaucracy, managerialism and creativity	62
Balancing the needs of service users and carers	63
Working with risk and change	65
Conclusion	67
References	68
4 Emotional engagement in social work: best practice and relationships in mental health work	71
Introduction	71
The challenge of emotional engagement: Being and doing	72
Emotional engagement: Some theoretical influences	74
Crisis: My first meeting with Jane	75
Emotional containment	76
Emotional labour and the needs of the worker	79
An ongoing relationship: Hospital admission	80
An ongoing relationship: Care management	82
Being emotionally held: Consistency and reliability	84
The present day	85
References	87
5 Constructive engagement: best practice in social work interviewing - keeping the child in mind	88
Introduction	88
Constructing social work through relationships and language: We are what we speak	89
The interview and the analysis	93
Case background	94
Conclusion	104
References	105
Part II Critical Best Practice: Interventions and Interactions
6 Best practice in social work interviewing: processes of negotiation and assessment	109
Introduction	109
The rise of assessment in social work	110
The interview and the analysis	114
References	123
7 Best practice in child protection: intervening into and healing child abuse	125
Accessing and researching best practice	125
Best practice examples from the focus group members	127
Applying a Critical Best Practice perspective to Miranda's practice	130
Legislative framework	131
Family background	131
Recent events in the family	132
Some principles of Miranda's best practice	136
The work done to promote family safety	138
Practical wisdom and skill in best practice	140
Moving from high risk to reduced risk	141
Ending the work - closure	142
Conclusion	143
References	144
8 Best practice in family support and child protection: promoting child safety and democratic families	146
Theoretical approach and the source of best practice	146
The referral and responses to it	149
The process of engagement	150
Improving parenting skills and the practice of intimacy	153
Direct work with the child	154
Working with trauma, anger and other emotions	154
Helping an abusive mother	157
Achieving mastery: Promoting child safety, democratic family relationships and healing	158
References	161
9 Best practice in child advocacy: Matty's story	164
Developing advocacy for children and young people	165
Independent advocacy and critical practice	167
Matty	168
Advocacy practice	175
Key issues in the provision of advocacy	177
References	179
10 Best practice in adult protection: safety, choice and inclusion	181
Mr and Mrs Brown	182
The Referral	182
Mrs Brown	190
Mr Brown	192
The protection planning meetings	194
Conclusion	196
References	196
11 Best practice with people with learning difficulties: being seen and heard	198
Introduction	198
Why involve service users in social care training?	200
Producing the video	201
Service users' voices	204
Independence, choice and agency	205
Legacies of the past	206
Behaviour of care staff	207
The proof of the pudding: responses to the video	208
References	211
12 Best practice in emergency mental health social work: on using good judgement	213
The context and sources of social worker's power	214
The complexities of gathering and interpreting information	215
The assessment	218
The professionals' decision	223
Safe journey	225
Inter-professional work and skill recognition	226
User perspectives, prevention and community support	227
Conclusion	229
References	230
Part III Critical Best Practice: Practice Settings and Cultures
13 Partnership working as best practice: working across boundaries in health and social care	235
Introduction	235
Partnership working	236
Working across boundaries	237
Partnership across boundaries with service users and their carers	237
Partnership across boundaries with professionals	238
The practice context: 'Intermediate Care'	240
Mr Green	241
Meeting Mr Green	242
The planning meeting	242
Crossing boundaries and building partnerships	244
References	249
14 Promoting best practice through supervision, support and communities of practice	251
Introduction	251
The context of supervision and support	252
Formal supervision	253
Some reflections on formal supervision	255
Power	256
Game playing and 'mirroring'	257
Informal support and team meetings	259
Groups, peer learning and communities of practice	262
Conclusion	265
References	265
15 Best practice as skilled organisational work	267
Introduction	267
The necessity of an organisational perspective	268
Managerialism, professionalism and bureaucracy	270
Operating at the edge	275
The emotional life of organisations	278
Organisational skills and understanding	282
References	284
Concluding reflections on the nature and future of critical best practice	286
The orientation of critical best practice perspectives	286
Towards a new ethics of critical social work practice	290
References	291
Index	293

Distributed by Syndetic Solutions, Inc.

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ISBN:	1403985014 (pbk.)
ISBN:	9781403985019 (pbk.)
LC call number:	HV11.5 .B48 2008
Title:	Best practice in social work : critical perspectives / edited by Karen Jones, Barry Cooper and Harry Ferguson.
Publication info:	Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire ; New York : Palgrave Macmillan, 2008.
Physical description:	xvii, 304 p. ; 24 cm.
Bibliography note:	Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents:	Theory and practice of critical best practice in social work / Harry Ferguson -- Beyond anti-oppressive practice in social work : best practice and the ethical use of power in adult care / Alison Gardener -- Situating person and place : best practice in dementia care / Karen Jones with Imogen Powell -- Emotional engagement in social work : best practice and relationships in mental health work / Celia Keeping -- Constructive engagement : best practice in social work interviewing : keeping the child in mind / Barry Cooper -- Best practice in social work interviewing : processes of negotiation and assessment / Barry Cooper -- Best practice in child protection : intervening into and healing child abuse / Sarah Leigh and Anne Farmer -- Best practice in family support and child protection : promoting child safety and democratic families / Harry Ferguson -- Best practice in child advocacy : Matty's story / Jane Dalrymple and Hilary Horan -- Best practice in adult protection : safety, choice and inclusion / Karen Jones and Kate Spreadbury -- Best practice with people with learning difficulties : being seen and heard / Jonathan Coles and Peter Connors -- Best practice in emergency mental health social work : on using good judgment / John O'Gara -- Partnership working as best practice : working across boundaries in health and social care / Pat Taylor and Karen Jones with Des Gorman -- Promoting best practice through supervision, support and communities of practice / Judith Thomas and Kate Spreadbury -- Best practice as skilled organisational work / Bruce Senior with Elspeth Loades.
Subject:	Social service.
Subject:	Social workers--Training of.
Subject:	Social case work.
Personal author:	Jones, Karen.
Personal author:	Cooper, Barry, Dr.
Personal author:	Ferguson, Harry (Thomas Harold)
Electronic access:	Contributor biographical information http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0805/2007048543-b.html
Electronic access:	Publisher description http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0805/2007048543-d.html
Electronic access:	Table of contents only http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0805/2007048543-t.html