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Critical social work practice - Audio
by The Open University
This series of tracks looks at social work practice around the world and compares attitudes and management techniques within the social work field. Material is taken from The Open University Course K315 Critical social work practice.
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Critical social work practice
A short introduction to this album.
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What is critical practice?
A look at the meaning of critical practice, the views of service users, and the professional power of social workers.
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How useful is critical practice?
An example of critical practice.
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Making decisions about people
A discussion about who should make the decisions in regard to service users and the success of family led methods in Scotland.
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What powers do social workers hold?
A look at the nature of the power that the social worker holds.
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Relative power in decision making
Where is the power in social work? Who does it lie with? What negotiation is required?
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Regulation in social work
A look at the growth of regulation and how that feeds into the ability of individual practitioners to use their discretion.
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How effective are standards?
A look at how effective standards and regulation are in social work.
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How have regulations and standards changed the job?
A look at how the advent of the setting of standards in the education of social workers, and the regulatory framework that has been imposed from outside, has changed the job of the social worker.
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The impact of standards on service users
A look at how the business of setting of standards feeds through to the service users.
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Social work in a US school
A school social worker talks about her work and how it is managed at the school that she works at and the issues that are covered by the team.
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Dealing with emotions and crises
A look at some of the services and workshops provided by Amanda and her team at the school.
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Working in a school context
Amanda Mihaly talks about differences and tensions between social workers and school staff, and the problems of being grant funded.
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Working in a Lithuanian polyclinic
Social workers at a Mental Health centre in Lithuania talk about their qualifications and why they became social workers and what their work involves at the centre.
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Social work skills in a polyclinic setting
A look at the various methods of assessment and consultation that two social workers in a mental health centre use and the skills they believe are needed in the role.
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Working in a South African psychiatric ward
A social Worker at a psychiatric hospital talks about why she became a social worker.
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Working with mental health patients
The holistic solution to mental health as explained by Estelle.
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Working in the field of mental health
Estelle discusses issues within the field of mental health.
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Changing Lives: Social work in Scotland in the 21st century
The chair of the social work review discusses the findings.
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The impact on organisational structures
How do you see org strict change due to the review. 21st century social work review.
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Implementing change through leadership
A look at managing change and what is required of the leader and their staff.
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The impact of change on young people's residential units
Jean Clark talks about her reaction when encountering change within the workplace.
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The impact of change on mental health provision
A look at a social worker, who works with adults with severe mental health problems, and her views on the changes that occurred with the introduction of the Care Commission.
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Evaluating the Changing Lives report
A look at social worker views of the Changing Lives report.
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Involving service users
The involvement of service users in the Changing Lives report.
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Continuing involvement in Changing Lives
A look at Changing Lives and how it will best benefit service users.
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This series of tracks looks at social work practice around the world and compares attitudes and management techniques within the social work field. Material is taken from The Open University Course K315 Critical social work practice.
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