Child and Family Assessment in Social Work Practice, 2nd edn
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 10895332 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Joanne Westwood (0000-0002-7560-1391, University of Lancashire, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2011 |
| Volume | 41 |
| Issue | 5 |
| Pages | 1003-1005 |
| Publication date | 2011-07-01 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | The British Journal of Social Work (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0045-3102 • E-ISSN: 1468-263X |
| Publisher | Oxford University Press (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1093/bjsw/bcr103 |
| OpenAlex | W2054706432 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
| References cited | 1 |
Child and Family Assessment in Social Work Practice provides the reader with insightful discussions and practice suggestions related to its subject. There is a useful emphasis on issues related to risk management, specific detailed case studies together with practice points and pause-for-thought activities, which make this a helpful resource for students, practitioners and social work educators. Throughout the book, the author draws on research evidence to support different approaches to assessment and, in particular, an examination of the balance required in assessment work to ensure that children and young people are active participants in the process. As Sally Holland acknowledges, whilst the inclusion of children in assessment practice is required, recent research (p. 98) suggests that children often play a limited role, and their views are under-represented. The book is helpfully divided into three sections. In the first section, ‘What is assessment?’, Holland provides a detailed background using relevant research and theory, together with instructive discussions related to the requirement for analytical approaches to assessment work. She discusses, for example, the ethical basis that informs assessment practice and provides a good exploration of both practical issues and decision-making processes and influences. This section also reiterates the importance of reflective evaluation that is central to assessment practice.
Engineering ethics · Inclusion (mineral) · Library science · Medical education · Pedagogy · Political science · Process (computing) · Resource (disambiguation) · Subject (documents) · Work (physics) · Computer Science · Counseling Practices and Supervision · Engineering · Medicine · Psychology · Research in Social Sciences · Social Psychology · Social Work Education and Practice · Social Work
| Citations per year | 0.13 |
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| Citation span | 2011 - 2013 (3) |
| Highly cited | No |