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February news from Critical Publishing for our social work subscribers.

Welcome to our first Social Work Newsletter

To all social work students, academics, lecturers and practitioners,

I would like to introduce our new social work newsletter!

Critical Publishing is dedicated to making people in social work and education be the best students and professionals they can be. We encourage a more critical approach by allowing our readers to analysis, evaluate, question and challenge in order ensure they achieve greater success in the world of social work. 

This newsletter is all about YOU the reader. So if you have any enquirers or suggestions then please get in touch. We would love to hear from you.


The Critical Publishing Team
 

Social Work is all about relationships
 


In our first ever social work newsletter we would like to give you some exclusive access to one of our most popular books. 

Claudia Megele's 'Psychosocial and Relationship-based Practice' was released earlier this year and since then has been praised for its refreshing and revolutionary approach to practice and theory. 

In this book Claudia Megele offers a critical interdisciplinary analysis of case studies of social work interventions from a psychosocial and relationship-based perspective. The text's aim is to highlight the difficulties and complexities of everyday practice and offer evidence-informed approaches. 

Key Points
  • Offers a narrativised and natural approach to learning
  • People's lives are driven by narratives not theories therefore the book traces real life narratives.
  • Allows the reader to reflect on self and own practice to uncover deeper learning, significance and growth.
  • Aims to reclaim social work's relationship-based and therapeutic foundations. 
  • Fully referenced and indexed
  • Excellent value for money

What David Shemmings OBE, had to say...

"This book presents a comprehensive and intellectually sophisticated exploration of the emotional contours between social workers and service users.

Claudia Megele spells out more precisely than before the dynamics of these relationships, and how they might be transformative.

This is the perfect text to inspire social workers and supervisors wanting to replace bureaucratic and procedurally led practice with more humane and creative ways of thinking."


For further details go here
 


EXTRACT 
Chapter 5: The Long Shadow of the past, p. 90.

 
Each Chapter has a chapter summary, chapter objectives, case study narratives, a reflection and a discussion. Here is an exclusive sneak peak into a case study on Chapter 5. 

 
To see the discussion part to Lucy's story or to read more, buy the book here

Entries for the Critical Prize are NOW OPEN 
 
Entries for the 2016 Critical Prize have just opened again. We invite lecturers to select and submit an essay from one of their students that demonstrates the highest levels of critical thinking. This year our winner will receive Critical Publishing books to the value of £200 and the winning essay will be posted on The Critical Blog. The deadline is at 1700 GMT on the 31 January 2016, so lecturers, get thinking about which
essays to submit!

For more details, visit our website.

Calling all Social Workers 

Are you interested
in writing?
 
We are looking for a passionate student or practicing social worker to  write short blog posts about interesting aspects of their course/work. To see exactly what we are looking for visit our blog here to see what our trainee teacher Taylor Cornes has written about.

If you are willing to spare a few minutes every month to help inform your fellow social workers, present and future, then e-mail 
di@criticalpublishing.com

 




Critical Publishing are pleased to be attending:

BASW Annual Student and NQSW Conference

Where we will be offering 20% OFF ALL BOOKS. 
 
Date: Mon 23 Nov 2015
Venue: NCVO, 8 All Saints Street, London
Keynote speakers:
Guy Shennan, BASW UK Chair 
Anna Gupta, Senior Lectuter at the University of London
 
This will be a fantastic opportunity to network, attend workshops and discuss current policy and practice issues for students and newly qualified social workers with
keynote speakers.

For full details, visit:
BASW Annual Student and NQSW Conference

REGISTER HERE




Shall we talk about
the author?
 
Claudia Megele is a Senior Lecturer and PQ/CPD Programme Leader and Digital Lead at Middlesex University. Her inter-disciplinary approach is inspired by her broad professional experience.

She absolutely adores her work and her students have fully embraced her new book. 
 

 
 

 
 
For more details, click here

What do people really think about Claudia's book?
 
Social Work Students:
 

 
Qualified Social Worker Rina Wood:
 

Don't miss out on a great book, visit our website here for more information!
 

Available now
The following titles are already out so get your hands on a copy now if you haven’t already done so:

Evidencing CPD: A Guide to Building your Social Work Portfolio

Daisy Bogg & Maggie Challis

This book offers a simple, constructive and fully referenced guide to planning and reflecting on career development in social work, using a portfolio-based approach. This timely publication is packed with examples and exercises to support personal portfolio development and is mapped to the different levels of social work progression.
  
More details
 

Modern Mental Health: Critical Perspectives on Psychiatric Practice

Steven Walker

This book offers an alternative and thought-provoking perspective to the conventional and orthodox understanding of mental health and how to help those suffering with mental illness. It will appeal to social workers in mental health contexts as well as students on post qualifying courses and the Masters Degree in Social Work.

More details

Positive Social Work: The Essential Toolkit for NQSWs

Julie Adams & Angie Sheard

Leaving university and entering the world of social work can be daunting. This book will help you as a newly qualified social worker understand your role and will help ensure that you are equipped with the knowledge and skills to do the job as best you can.

More details

Coming Soon!
These titles have either just been released or will be available within the next few months.

 

Observing Children and Families: Beyond the Surface

Gill Butler, Pia Parry and Jan Spafford

This book explains the unique insights that child observation can bring to practice with children and families and helps the reader develop their own skills in this approach.

Available for pre-order.

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Critiquing Personality Disorder: A Social Perspective

Julia Warrener

Through its exploration of service user and MHSWs’ perspectives the book offers a social perspective on personality disorder and suggests ways of working to empower the person’s response to traumatic experience.

Available for pre-order.

More detail

Mental Health and the Criminal Justice System: A Social Work Perspective

Ian Cummins

The book examines the experiences of people with mental health problems across all stages of the Court Justice System.

March 2016. 
Available for pre-order. 

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