Competence in Social Work Practice: A Practical Guide for Students and Professionals

Competence practice is a key requirement of the National Occupational Standards, and a core objective in social work training. The book explores the challenge of competence through the detailed presentation of actual cases. All areas of practice are included, e.g. childcare and child protection, mental illness, learning disability, asylum seekers, criminal justice and working with families. Cases are examined within a legal and ethical context, and each worker strives to attain competent practice based on the latest research and publications and, most crucially, on the National Occupational Standards requirements. Each case also provides written evidence of competence for inclusion in practice portfolios. This is an indispensable resource for students, trainers and social work practice teachers. Book jacket.O'Hagan, Kieran is the author of 'Competence in Social Work Practice: A Practical Guide for Students and Professionals', published 2007 under ISBN 9781843104858 and ISBN 1843104857.