What Social Workers Need to Know
a psychoanalytic approach
$74.91
- Paperback
226 pages
- Release Date
25 August 2017
Summary
Social work deals with the heavy end of human difficulties such as cruelty, self-destructiveness, and severe and enduring mental health problems. How do social workers make sense of the emotional difficulties which come with the realities of practice? Understanding our clients is the best way of dealing with complex situations and avoiding burnout and stress. The contributors to this book argue that psychoanalysis provides a theory of development and behaviour capable of formulating a real…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781138905665 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 1138905666 |
| Author: | Marion Bower, Robin Solomon |
| Publisher: | Taylor & Francis Ltd |
| Imprint: | Routledge |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 226 |
| Release Date: | 25 August 2017 |
| Weight: | 376g |
| Dimensions: | 234mm x 156mm |
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Critics Review
“The book has areas of interest and learning for social workers and alternatively qualified professionals from all disciplines of relational social work but, in my opinion, is an invaluable resource for leaders, managers and practice educators. I have certainly taken a wealth of ideas to inform the practice development and workforce support in my own organisation.”
Amana Gordon, Journal of Social Work Practice
About The Author
Marion Bower
Marion Bower is a freelance social worker and adult psychotherapist. She has worked in child and family mental health services for 34 years including 14 years at the Tavistock Clinic. She co-edited The Emotional Needs of Young Children and Their Families and edited Psychoanalytic Theory for Social Work Practice, both published by Routledge, and Addictive States of Mind.
Robin Solomon worked as a consultant social worker at the Tavistock Clinic where she held senior roles in both clinical work and teaching. She is a senior fellow of the Higher Education Acadamy and is a trustee of the Centre for Social Work Practice. Robin is currently working as an independent consultant and visiting lecturer.
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