Developing reflective practice: Making sense of social work in a world of change

"Developing Reflective Practice" is an invaluable resource, employing a unique 'bottom-up' approach to learning. It presents vivid examples of social work practice with children and families, with real life illustrations of the dilemmas and challenges facing practitioners. With analytic commentaries at the end of each section, it provides essential guidance for students and sets standards for both training and practice.

Table of Contents:
Introduction ~ Helen Martyn. Part One: Direct work with children and young people: Introduction ~ Helen Martyn; Case studies: James: moving on to independent living ~ Patrick Lonergan; Eve: from victim to healthy survivor? ~ Mary Cody; Amos and Christopher: working towards care proceedings ~ Michael O'Dempsey; Carol: moving to a permanent placement ~ Stephen Kitchman; Sarah: understanding and containing damage and disturbance? ~ Veronique Faure; Commentary from an academic perspective ~ Kate Wilson; Commentary from a practitioner perspective ~ Rosemary Gordon; Learning points ~ Rosemary Gordon. Part Two: Direct work with families: Introduction ~ Helen Martyn; Case studies: The Phillips family: an adoption assessment ~ Mary Cody; The Drays: breaking the pattern of reactive behaviour ~ Stephen Kitchman; The Reids: putting boundaries in place ~ Michael Atkinson; The Green family: work with a lone parent and her children ~ Patrick Lonergan; Carol, Anna and Khadia: work with a three generation black family ~ Veronique Faure; Commentary from an academic perspective ~ Jane Dutton; Commentary from a practitioner perspective ~ Sigurd Reimers; Learning points ~ Helen Martyn. Part Three: Implications for policy and practice: A management perspective ~ Patrick Kidner.

About the Author :
Helen Martyn was formerly Lecturer in Social Work, Goldsmith College, University of London.

Review :
"... an important contribution to our understanding of reflective practice in work with children and families." British Journal of Social Work "This book achieves its aim of commencing from the practice of the workplace, linking practice to theory, and critically examining this. It provides a wealth of material for social workers, policy makers and managers, who need to ground their work and judgements within theory and accredited and proven practice, and who need to shape services to match need." Alison Williams, Reviewing Officer for Looked After Children, Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea