Developing Your Communication Skills in Social Work
Paula Beesley, Melanie Watts, Sarah Harlow
Developing Your Communication Skills in Social Work
Paula Beesley, Melanie Watts, Sarah Harlow
This book explores:
What is meant by communication skills
What communication skills are
What they look like in practice
The differences in communicating with service users and professionals, such as children, guardians, peers and emergency workers
Why they are important
This book includes a wide range of theories, multiple case studies, reflective tasks and exercises. It will develop your critical thinking and reflection skills, and help you develop your own communication style.
Presented in a chronological style which acts as a working tool that you can dip into and out of. Each chapter is structured in a way that encourages you to build on your knowledge, so it begins by taking you right back to basics to learn core theory and practice techniques before getting you to critically reflect on the use of different skills in different setting and with different service user groups. The end of chapter skills audits help you to reflect on what you have learnt, what your strengths are and what you need to work on more.
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