Mastering Communication in Social Work : From Understanding to Doing Paperback / softback
by Martin Bailey, Linda Gast
Part of the Mastering Social Work Skills series
Paperback / softback
Description
Communication skills are fundamental to effective social work practice.
Accessible and easy-to-read, Mastering Communication in Social Work is designed to help you develop these essential skills.
It explores the basics of how communication works, the factors that influence how effectively you attend to and convey information, and how you can improve your communication.
Particular attention is given to the challenges posed by difficult clients and the cultural dimensions of communication.
Gast and Bailey put forward a reflective model for practice designed help you break bad habits and develop a wider repertoire of communication behaviours.
Practice vignettes and exercises for the reader are included throughout.
This book is essential reading for social work students, practitioners, managers, practice teachers and assessors, and trainers, as well as those in allied professions.
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Available to Order - This title is available to order, with delivery expected within 2 weeks
- Format:Paperback / softback
- Pages:176 pages, 12 tables 12 figures
- Publisher:Jessica Kingsley Publishers
- Publication Date:21/05/2014
- Category:
- ISBN:9781849054447
Information
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Available to Order - This title is available to order, with delivery expected within 2 weeks
- Format:Paperback / softback
- Pages:176 pages, 12 tables 12 figures
- Publisher:Jessica Kingsley Publishers
- Publication Date:21/05/2014
- Category:
- ISBN:9781849054447
