Full Description
This fully revised new edition of Becoming a Social Worker is made up of entirely new stories. Providing a 'glocal' frame of reference, the book describes the personal and professional narratives of a diverse range of people working in social work in the UK, what brought them into the field and what has kept them in it ever since.
The lively accounts reveal what it is like to be a social worker in a range of practice settings today and, at the same time, demonstrate that commitment and passion remain at the heart of social work. Some contributors will be recognised as people who have played a key part in shaping social work over the years; they provide insights into how the profession has developed over time. Other contributors, less well known but no less interesting, give a vivid account of the ongoing challenges that social work education and practice face, and the values that underpin social work. Social work is a demanding and difficult job that goes largely unseen within society. We only ever hear about social work and social workers when something goes wrong and a vulnerable adult or child is hurt. Becoming a Social Worker sets out to change that - to make social work visible, so that those considering a career in the caring professions across the world can make an informed choice about whether social work is the career for them.
It is relevant for all induction courses at the beginning and prior to coming on social work programmes including all relevant HNC and HND courses as well as preparation for practice courses on all undergraduate and postgraduate social work programmes.
Contents
0. Introduction, 1. My Darkness, My Light, 2. Social Work: A Profession That Chose Me, 3. Becoming a Significant Person, 4. Becoming a Social Worker in Northern Ireland, 5. Putting Families First, 6. My Journey in Social Work: Reflections from an Intersectional Lens, 7. Social Work: A Calling, 8. Social Work Education: Taking the Scenic Route, 9. How One Social Worker Made a Difference, 10. "It can be done; it must be done; so do it", 11. Using Your Privilege as a Social Worker, 12. A Social Work Career in Wales, 13. The Caring Social Worker, 14. Navigating Social Work Education and Practice as a Gender Variant Practitioner, 15. Purpose and Passion: a Journey in Social Work, 16.Social Work: A Relationship-Based Profession, 17. Being a Specialist Palliative Care Social Worker, 18. African Values in Western Social Work, 19. My Journey into Social Work in Three Stories: Identity, Growing and Creativity, 20. Becoming a Social Worker and a Client: My Lived Experiences, 21. Cultivating a Better Future, 22. A Road Less Travelled, 23. Social work: A Glocal Profession
