Study Skills for Social Workers
- Christine Stogdon
- Robin Kiteley - University of Huddersfield, UK
SAGE Study Skills Series
- Effective writing
- Successful communication
- Reflective study
- E-learning
- Learning in the workplace
- Understanding feedback.
Written in a student-friendly style, Study Skills for Social Workers is interspersed with activities and exercises to enable students to practice and improve their skills as they move through the text. Also included is a glossary, and model answers to sample questions.
Excellent book. The format of activities and reflection points translates very well into seminar content. Extremely student friendly
I have handed this book around to students in practice tutorials, and suggested they may want to take a look at it. It has been especially useful with my first year BSc tutees. I particularly like the study exercises.
An excellent text for students embarking on the Social work pathway. Not just for Undergraduate level. Some of the content is relevant to those at Access level. I will be recommending this to both Access and undergraduate students.
This book offers useful chapters on a number of core study skills, such as essay writing, research skills and referencing. However, where it really excels in enabling students to develop their problem solving and reflective practice skills. By providing a number of excercises in the form senarios it offers students the opportunity to engage in developing higher order skills. It also gives feedback on the excercises which allows students to consider their own actions. I will be recommending this book to students and asking the Library to stock it.
This text encourages students to develop responsibility for their own learning, and gives helpful commentaries to enable students to reflect on their learning styles
Other similar texts already available, and students on placement are concerned primarily with practice based issues.
This is an excellent book for Year 1 Social Work students. It introduces them to the various elements of study that they will be working with from the beginning of the course. It's straightforward and down to earth and covers a lot of ground. It can be dipped into by students who are struggling with a particular element of study. It will also be useful for tutors in offering guidance to students
This book has been recommended to first year students embarking on their social work study.
I particularly like the way it encourages students to make the link between study skills and social work practice. Study skills become an important and integral part of being a social worker.
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An excellent study text for social work students which addresses both key academic skills and introduces those central to practice. It will be a most helpful text for students across their degree
Excellent text, demonstrates the basic skills needed for social work. Easy for students to adopt and implement skills throughout their practice.
