Jane Bottomley, Patricia Cartney, Steven Pryjmachuk

Communication Skills for your Social Work Degree (eBook, ePUB)

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

If you are embarking on a university social work degree, the books in this series will help you acquire and develop the knowledge, skills and strategies you need to achieve your goals. They provide support in all areas important for university study, including institutional and disciplinary policy and practice, self-management, and research and communication. Tasks and activities are designed to foster aspects of learning which are valued in higher education, including learner autonomy and critical thinking, and to guide you towards reflective practice in your study and work life.

Communication Skills for your Social Work Degree provides you with a sound knowledge and understanding of:

• how to improve your oral and written communication skills in a range of academic and professional settings
• a range of strategies for improving your public speaking, including academic presentations
• a range of techniques for improving your practical writing and speaking skills

All books in the Critical Study Skills series are co-written by an English for Academic Purposes (EAP) lecturer and a social work subject specialist to ensure they are relevant, motivating and grounded in current educational, linguistic, and disciplinary theory and principles.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Critical Publishing
• Seitenzahl: 124
• Erscheinungstermin: 28. Juni 2019
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781912508716
• Artikelnr.: 57337932

Autorenporträt

Jane Bottomley is a freelance writer, teacher and educational consultant. She is a Senior Fellow of the Higher Education Academy and a Senior Fellow of the British Association of Lecturers in English for Academic Purposes. She has helped students from a wide range of disciplines to improve their academic skills and achieve their study goals, including 14 years as a Senior Language Tutor at the University of Manchester. Jane is the editor of the Critical Study Skills series, which covers nursing, education and social work. This series includes books on critical thinking, and all books in the series are characterised by a critical approach to study.

Pat Cartney is Head of Social Work in the School of Health Sciences Division of Nursing, Midwifery and Social Work at the University of Manchester. She is a Principal Fellow of the Higher Education Academy. Her teaching and research interests focus on exploring how people learn best about professional practice and how they become knowledgeable and skilled social work practitioners.

Steven Pryjmachuk is Professor of Mental Health Nursing Education in the School of Health Science's Division of Nursing, Midwifery and Social Work at the University of Manchester and a Senior Fellow of the Higher Education Academy. His teaching, clinical and research work has centred largely on supporting and facilitating individuals - be they students, patients or colleagues - to develop, learn or care independently.

In December 2014, Steven was elected as vice Chair (2015-16) and Chair (2017-18) of Mental Health Nurse Academics UK, an organisation representing 65 Higher Education Institutions providing education and research on mental health nursing.