Useful Books For Critical & Reflective Practice In Social Work

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Developing Reflective Practice: A Guide for Students and Practitioners of Health and Social Care

by Natius Oelofsen

Available as an ebook via the University of Bedfordshire Library Catalogue at: http://library.beds.ac.uk/record=b1536976~S20 This book is a useful companion for students in the fields of social work and social care who wish to incorpora...

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Developing Reflective Practice in the Early Years

by Alice Paige-Smith

This book is available as an ebook via the University of Bedfordshire Library Catalogue at: http://library.beds.ac.uk/record=b1501237~S20 Please log in with your username and password. Reflective practice is a vital aspect of working wit...

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Critical Thinking and Professional Judgement for Social Work

by Lynne Rutter

Available as a printed book from the University of Bedfordshire at: http://library.beds.ac.uk/record=b1493628~S20 This new edition enables post-qualifying students to develop their analytical skills in line with their everyday experience...

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Reflective practice in social work [electronic resource]

by Christine Knott

Reflective practice is a key element of learning and development on social work courses. This fully-updated new edition explores a range of approaches to reflective practice and includes sections on gender, reflecting on emotion and usin...

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Critical thinking for social work [electronic resource]

by Keith Brown

This book is available as an ebook from the University of Bedfordshire. Please log in with your username and password at: http://library.beds.ac.uk/record=b1487682~S20 It covers the whole range of critical thinking and critical awarenes...

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Reflective Practice in Social Work

by Christine Knott

This book is available in print from the University of Bedfordshire Library at: http://library.beds.ac.uk/record=b1404633~S20 It ocvers a whole range of issues in reflective practice including reflecting on emotion, using reflection as ...

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Integrating social work theory and practice [electronic resource] : a practical skills guide

by Pam Green Lister

This book is available as an ebook from the University of Bedfordshire. Please log in with your username and password at: http://library.beds.ac.uk/record=b1536691~S11 This book gives a clear guide to the integration of theory and pract...

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The Critically Reflective Practitioner

by Sue Thompson

Available as a print book from the University of Bedfordshire Library at: http://library.beds.ac.uk/record=b1432115~S20

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Ethics and values in social work [electronic resource] : an integrated approach for a comprehensive curriculum

by Allan Edward Barsky

This book is available as an ebook from the University of Bedfordshire. Please log in with your username and password at: http://library.beds.ac.uk/record=b1455424~S20

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Values and ethics in social work practice [electronic resource]

by Lester Parrott

This book is available as an ebook from the University of Bedfordshire. Please use your username and password to log in at: http://library.beds.ac.uk/record=b1467475~S20 Gives a nice overview of ethics in social work.

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Poverty Film Gallery From The Joseph Rowntree Foundation

The Joseph Rowntree Foundation has published a poverty film gallery with a series of films bringing to life the real issues people face by living in poverty.

The films are available to view online here: http://www.jrf.org.uk/film-gallery/poverty-film-gallery

No Limits On Document Supply!

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From Monday 25th February 2013 onwards there will no longer be any restrictions on the number of document supply requests that Level 3 undergraduate students, postgraduate researchers and staff can make for FREE! 

The Document Supply Team will monitor requests to ensure that the service is being used appropriately.

Stuidents at Level 1 and Level 2 who are unable to find the materials that they need for assignments by using University of Bedfordshire Libraries own resources are advised (as before) to consult their Academic Liaison Librarian. You can contact me at: sally.fensome@beds.ac.uk

Upcoming Conference On Working With People With Dementia & Their Carers

 
The University is to host a conference on working with people with dementia and their carers on 26th March.

Speakers will include:

• Dr Schoeman, Acting Consultant Psychiatrist, Older People's Mental Health, from Sept
• Toby Friedner, BBC Three Counties Radio, Presenter of Shrinkwrap (Disability & Mental Health Show)
• Larry Gardiner "Living with Dementia"
• Sheila Hartnett, RGN Project Lead for Dementia Care

To reserve a place, please contact:
The Social Work Office at
The Centre for the Development of Social Care Practice
on 01582 743372

Latest Ebooks On Demand

Here are some of the latest books purchased by students using the "ebooks on demand" service. Remember if two people rent an ebook on demand for a week it will automatically be purchased for the library.

Youth Justice Statistics Released For 2011/12

Youth Justice statistics for 2011 - 2012 have now been released by the Youth Justice Board. They show that the number of children entering the criminal justice system for the first time is falling but that there has been a 17 per cent rise in the number of times restraint was used against children aged 10 to 17 in custody in England and Wales.

The report is available to download here: http://www.justice.gov.uk/downloads/statistics/youth-justice/yjb-stats-2011-12.pdf

New Report On Mental Health Act In 2011/12 Published

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The Care Quality Commission’s annual monitoring report on use of the Mental Health Act has drawn attention to rising use of the Act both to detain people in hospital and to continue to use compulsory powers when they return home.

The number of people who have been detained has risen steadily each year since the 1983 Act was amended in 2007, while the introduction of community treatment orders is extending the use of compulsion when people are discharged.

The report shines a light on the way people are treated once they are detained. Like recent reports from Mind and Rethink Mental Illness, it describes wide variations in the quality of experience of detained patients.

It shows, for example, that a significant minority of detained patients are not involved in decisions about their treatment or in planning for their discharge from hospital.

The report also draws attention to the continued high rates of detention, and in particular the use of community treatment orders, among many Black and minority ethnic groups.
Worryingly, the report also finds that too few people are offered access to independent advocacy. Access to an advocate is a fundamental safeguard in the 2007 Mental Health Act and research by the Mental Health Alliance and others has identified a gap in provision of advocacy services, especially for some Black and minority ethnic communities.

The full report is available to read here: http://www.cqc.org.uk/sites/default/files/media/documents/cqc_mentalhealth_2011_12_main_final_web.pdf

New Free Film & Resources For Working With Older People

Age UK Brighton & Hove and the University of Brighton have produced a film and learning resources which aim to develop ethical practice in supporting people to make decisions in later life, and contribute to their well-being.

The resources were produced as part of an ESRC funded Knowledge Exchange project. It brought together social care practitioners, older people and university researchers to develop the resources which are based on participatory research carried out by Professor Marian Barnes and Dr Lizzie Ward from the University of Brighton working in partnership with Age UK Brighton & Hove and a team of older co-researchers.

The research was designed to enable older people to talk in their own terms about what well-being means to them, and how it is produced. So the resources are based not only on findings about older people and well-being, but learning from the process of working with older people and with practitioners to generate and apply knowledge for policy and practice.


You can access the film and the accompanying handbook by going to:


http://www.brighton.ac.uk/sass/older-people-wellbeing-and-participation/

Some Of The Latest Ebooks On Demand

Here are some of the latest titles relevant to Applied Social Studies courses purchased by students using the new ebooks on demand service.

Ebooks on demand appear as ordinary ebooks in the Library Catalogue but have purple buttons instead of the usual green when you log in to them. If one of these books is rented (for free) twice a copy is automatically purchased for the library.

Applied Social Studies's books

Gypsies and travellers: empowerment and inclusion in British society

by Joanna Richardson
http://library.beds.ac.uk/record=b1596179~S20  

Violence Against Women in South Asian Communities: Issues for Policy and Practice

by Aisha Gill

While forced marriage and 'honour-based' violence attract media attention, little is known about the issues and experiences of South Asian women and children who are affected by gendered violence. This book explores the key theoretical a...
http://library.beds.ac.uk/record=b1596181~S20

An introduction to attachment theory

by Kristie Bechnel
http://library.beds.ac.uk/record=b1596180~S20 

Introduction to International Criminal Law, 2nd Revised Edition

by M Cherif Bassiouni
http://library.beds.ac.uk/record=b1596184~S20 

UK Weak In School Fairness Leagues

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The UK is below average in an international comparison of social mobility within school systems according to analysis by the OECD.

The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) produces rankings of school performance - but it has now published an analysis of fair opportunities for pupils.

It shows that Shanghai in China, South Korea and Finland are among top performers in both results and equity.

The UK is successful in results, but weaker in fairness.

This OECD study compares the reading skills of teenagers against the levels of social equity. You can read more on this story of the BBC News website here: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/education-21411251

More Support Via Facebook

I've just created a new Facebook page where I'll be posting further online support, advice and news - and of course you're welcome to comment and give me any feedback too!

You can see my Facebook page here: http://www.facebook.com/pages/Appsocscibeds/351429088298158

Alarms Over New Trend In Online Sex Abuse

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New research by the Child Exploitation & Online Protection Centre (CEOP) has revealed that children are increasingly being groomed over the Internet for online sexual abuse.

Only 7% of the 1,145 online abuse cases reported to the Child Exploitation and Online Protection Centre in 2012 involved people trying to meet a child.

Peter Davies, chief executive of Ceop - which monitors child abuse online - said: "We've seen a drop in the amount of grooming with a view to meeting offline. That's still a risk but it's a diminishing risk.
"The growth area seems to be grooming, contact, and then sexual abuse purely online. We really need to make sure that young people are target hardened [sic] against that.

The research by CEOP and the University of Birmingham is available to read online here: http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S135917891200122X