Michelle Evans, Andrew Whittaker

Sensory Awareness and Social Work (eBook, PDF)

• Format: PDF

Produktbeschreibung

Understanding sensory needs is fundamental for social work and care management practice. Social workers are trained to reflect on their own practice, make useful application of theory and promote anti-discriminatory practice at all times. This book will assist students in identifying people who have a sensory need and enable them to have the knowledge, skills and values to address this. Designed specifically to encourage students to build confidence and develop skills essential to best practice, this book is specifically structured to address all aspects of sensory need.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: SAGE Publications
• Seitenzahl: 160
• Erscheinungstermin: 11. Mai 2010
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9780857255846
• Artikelnr.: 38396861

Autorenporträt

Michelle Evans has 14 years of practice in all areas of sensory need, including Deaf/deafness, visual impairment and Deafblindness. She has a first class honours degree in social work and has worked as a care manager in adult services and a social worker in children's services. She has a particular interest in methods of social research which contribute to raising sensory awareness in social work/care management. She lectures social work students at London South Bank University and develops and delivers sensory awareness training to practitioners and managers.

Inhaltsangabe

What are sensory needs?
Communication methods for people with sensory needs
Discrimination faced by people with sensory needs
Sensory awareness in adult services
Sensory awareness in children and families
Mental health and sensory needs
Conclusion
Glossary
References
Index