Critical social work practice - Audio
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This series of tracks looks at social work practice around the world and compares attitudes and management techniques within the social work field. Material is taken from The Open University Course K315 Critical social work practice.
What is critical practice?
A look at the meaning of critical practice, the views of service users, and the professional power of social workers.
Making decisions about people
A discussion about who should make the decisions in regard to service users and the success of family led methods in Scotland.
What powers do social workers hold?
A look at the nature of the power that the social worker holds.
Relative power in decision making
Where is the power in social work? Who does it lie with? What negotiation is required?
Regulation in social work
A look at the growth of regulation and how that feeds into the ability of individual practitioners to use their discretion.
How effective are standards?
A look at how effective standards and regulation are in social work.
How have regulations and standards changed the job?
A look at how the advent of the setting of standards in the education of social workers, and the regulatory framework that has been imposed from outsi...
The impact of standards on service users
A look at how the business of setting of standards feeds through to the service users.