Books in the Post-Qualifying Social Work Practice Series series

An essential guide to the PQ Award in Leadership and Management

Using case studies, reflective questions and checklists for practice, this hands-on guide will provide busy social workers with the knowledge and skills they need to effectively and confidently make a difference to the lives of children and young people.

Set against the backdrop of the Mental Capacity Act 2005, this book explores issues raised by mental capacity within adult safeguarding to highlight and aid professionals appreciate how mental capacity intersects with risk and vulnerability. Case studies, reflection points and exercise are used to develop understanding and support critical engagement with practice.

Provides busy social work and health care practitioners with an accessible guide to adult safeguarding in the context of mental capacity and financial abuse. Drawing on evidence and contemporary examples from practice this book will help readers understand the new landscape of safeguarding adults since the implementation of the Care Act 2014 and the introduction of Adult Safeguarding Boards. There are chapters on the current political landscape of adult social work, specific issues and contexts that make people vulnerable (social isolation, mental capacity, dementia), and important methods of assessment and intervention. A range of pedagogical features are also used to aid learning and understanding including the use of case studies, reflection points, brief exercises and further reading.

This book for managers working within health and social care organisations looks at effective approaches to planning and budget management.

This new edition provides a concise, accessible and authoritative guide to evidence-based policy and practice in contemporary mental health social work.

A guide to values and ethics for mental health students

This book is a guide for students on the higher specialist PQ Awards in Social Work with Children and Families

An accessible guide to quality assurance and performance management in social care for those working towards the PQ qualification in management and leadership.

This book provides a grounding for students following the social work with adults PQ pathway.

Examines how successful the integration of mental health services within the NHS has been from a social care perspective.

An essential text for students on the PQ Adult Social Work pathway

An insightful guide into the needs and experiences of older lesbians and gay men and the implications for social work practice.

A practitioner's perspective on the challenges and developments of working in Child Care Social Work within its current environment.

Written for social work practitioners involved in practice education, this overview of contemporary theory and knowledge helps to develop readers' skills as practice educators.

This book explores all the main areas of social work law, including children, mental health and community care.

A fully-updated guide to psychiatric practice and psychiatric medication

This book offers a comprehensive introduction to the areas of leadership, management and supervision for line managers, supervisors and senior practitioners Taking a problem-solving approach, the book explores different aspects of leadership and management including personal effectiveness, managing and leading supervision, managing training and development, managing resources and leading and developing a team. A precise review of each project area is linked to a set of audit tools that a manager can mobilise in order to review team and personal effectiveness and develop practice.

The fifth edition of Robert Brown's introduction to mental health law for health and social care professionals training to be Approved Mental Health Professionals (AMPHs).

This book, written for practicing social workers undertaking their ASYE and compulsory CPD, has been designed to help professionals make sound judgments in increasingly complex contexts and under pressure.

Written in a style accessible to all professionals, this fully updated Third Edition has been revised and enlarged to incorporate revisions to the Mental Health Act Code of Practice 2015 and the crucial impact of the Supreme Court decisions in the Cheshire West cases.

The child is placed at the heart of the text and it includes substantial chapters examining key pieces of legislation, law, policy frameworks and the overreaching theoretical and research evidence to support good practice and help students gain confidence whilst on placements.