Littlechild, Brian
Working with Conflict in Social Work Practice
- ISBN 13:
- 9780335248360
- author:
- Littlechild, Brian
- format:
- Paperback / softback
- publisher:
- Open University Press
- language:
- English
- Publication Year:
- 2020
- Pages:
- 160
- Dimensions:
- 24 x 17 x 1 centimeters (0.29 kg
- Genre:
- Science, Medical, Public Health,
- Condition:
- New
- Availability:
- Item usually sent within 5 working days
Description
Working with Conflict in Social Work Practice offers practical guidance and strategies for social workers to address various types of conflicts in their practice. The book explores the complex roles within social work settings, balancing care and control functions, and safeguarding and empowering approaches. It provides advice on recognizing and working with issues that can cause conflict, including reluctant service user engagement, aggression, safeguarding responsibilities, sexist, disablist, and racist behaviours, and situations where there is potential conflict between students, colleagues, managers, or other professionals. This book forms part of the Social Work Skills in Practice series and is essential reading for social work students and practitioners. Written by experts with extensive experience in social work practice and research, this book provides valuable insights and practical advice to help social workers navigate complex conflicts and develop effective responses.
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