Communication and interpersonal skills in social work
General Material Designation
[Book]
First Statement of Responsibility
Juliet Koprowska.
EDITION STATEMENT
Edition Statement
2nd ed
.PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC
Place of Publication, Distribution, etc.
Exeter
Name of Publisher, Distributor, etc.
Learning Matters
Date of Publication, Distribution, etc.
2008
PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
Specific Material Designation and Extent of Item
(vii, 179 p.).
SERIES
Series Title
Transforming social work practice.
CONTENTS NOTE
Text of Note
Communication skills: don't they just come naturally?What do we know about effective communication?The human face of social work: emotional communicationGetting startedMaking progress and managing endingsCommunicating with childrenWorking with families and groupsWorking with people with 'special communication' needs: communicative minoritiesSafety and risk: working with hostilityThe demands and rewards of interpersonal work
SUMMARY OR ABSTRACT
Text of Note
Enables students to learn sound communication skills and confidently deal with children and / or adults in a social work setting.