Applying Critical Thinking and Analysis in Social Work - Paperback

by Michaela Rogers (Author), Dan Allen (Author)

This highly practical guidebook will help you develop the critical and analytical skills essential to your successful social work education and evidence-informed, reflective practice.

Key features include:

• Theoretical break down and simplification of key theories
• How to avoid common pitfalls
• Activities to help you cement your learning
• Case studies applicable in practice.

This will support you right from the very beginning of your programme through to the end of your final placement and into practice.

Author Biography

Dr Michaela Rogers is a lecturer of social work who is involved in both research and teaching across the areas of social care, social justice, equality and diversity, safeguarding, interpersonal violence and gender. Dr Rogers has delivered and worked alongside colleagues on a range of projects in the voluntary and public sector. These projects typically aim to explore social problems in terms of everyday experiences or assess the impact of service delivery or specific policy initiatives. Dr Rogers is a qualified social worker registered with the profession's regulatory body in England, the Health and Care Professions Council.

Dr Dan Allen is the Head of Stakeholder Engagement and Research at the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS). A former social work practitioner and academic, with over sixteen years' experience working to democratise child protection practice with Romani and Traveller families, he now uses his research and practice experience to design and implement a best in class stakeholder engagement and research function that informs government strategy and policy. Dr Allen is a is a qualified social worker registered with the profession's regulatory body in England, the Health and Care Professions Council.