Skip to content
Skip to main content

About this free course

Download this course

Share this free course

Introducing social work: a starter kit
Introducing social work: a starter kit

Start this free course now. Just create an account and sign in. Enrol and complete the course for a free statement of participation or digital badge if available.

References

Backwith, D. (2015) Social work, poverty and social exclusion. Maidenhead: Open University Press.
Barr, A. (2015) ‘Social work and community development’, in Lishman, J. (ed.) Handbook for practice learning in social work and social care: knowledge and theory. 3rd edn. London and Philadelphia: Jessica Kingsley Publishers.
Cunningham, J. and Cunningham, S. (2014) Sociology and social work. Los Angeles, London, New Delhi, Singapore, Washington: Sage.
Davis, A. and Wainwright, S. (2005) ‘Combating poverty and social exclusion: implications for social work education’, Social Work Education, 24(3), pp. 259–73.
Department of Health (2016) ‘Factsheet 7: Protecting adults from abuse or neglect’, London, Department of Health. Available at: https://www.gov.uk/ government/ publications/ care-act-2014-part-1-factsheets/ care-act-factsheets#factsheet-7-protecting-adults-from-abuse-or-neglect [Tip: hold Ctrl and click a link to open it in a new tab. (Hide tip)] (Accessed: 20 August 2019).
Doel, M. and Sawdon, C. (1999) The essential groupworker: teaching and learning creative groupwork. London: Jessica Kingsley Publishers.
Gilchrist, A. (2004) The well connected community: a networking approach to community development. Bristol: Policy Press.
Gupta, A. (2017) ‘Learning from others: an autoethnographic exploration of children and families social work, poverty, and the capability approach’, Qualitative Social Work, 16(4), pp. 449–64.
Hawtin, M. and Percy-Smith, J. (2007) Community profiling: a practical guide. Maidenhead: McGraw-Hill/The Open University.
Joseph Rowntree Foundation (2016) UK poverty: causes, costs and solutions. Available at: https://www.jrf.org.uk/ report/ uk-poverty-causes-costs-and-solutions (Accessed: 20 August 2019)
Kenway, P., Bushe, S.,Tinson, A. and Born, T. (2015) Monitoring poverty and social exclusion in Scotland 2015, York, Joseph Rowntree Foundation. Available at: https://www.jrf.org.uk/ report/ monitoring-poverty-and-social-exclusion-scotland-2015 (Accessed: 20 August 2019).
Krumer-Nevo, M. (2015) ‘Poverty-aware social work: a paradigm for social work practice with people in poverty’, British Journal of Social Work, 45(2), pp. 1–16.
Lindsay, T. and Orton, S. (2011) Groupwork practice in social work. 2nd edn. Exeter: Learning Matters Ltd.
Lishman, J. (2002) ‘Personal and professional development’ in Adams, R., Dominelli, L. and Payne, M. (eds) Social work: themes, issues and debates. 2nd edn. Basingstoke: Macmillan, pp. 103–4.
MacInnes, T., Aldridge, H., Bushe, S., Kenway, P. and Tinson, A. (2014) Monitoring poverty and social exclusion 2014. Available at: https://www.jrf.org.uk/ report/ monitoring-poverty-and-social-exclusion-2014 (Accessed: 20 August 2019).
Office for National Statistics (2013) Poverty and social exclusion in the UK and EU, 2005–2011. Available at: http://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/ 20160105214433/ http://www.ons.gov.uk/ ons/ rel/ household-income/ poverty-and-social-exclusion-in-the-uk-and-eu/ 2005-2011/ rpt--poverty-and-social-exclusion.html (Accessed: 20 August 2019).
Oliver, M. and Bailey, P. (2002) ‘Report on the application of the social model of disability to the services provided by Birmingham City Council’, from Barnes, C. and Mercer, G. (eds) (2004) Implementing the social model of disability: theory and research. Leeds: The Disability Press, pp. 26–31.
Phillips, J., Bernard, M., Phillipson, C. and Ogg, J. (2000) ‘Social support in later life: a study of three areas’, British Journal of Social Work, 30(6), pp. 837–53.
Sheppard, M. (2006) Social work and social exclusion: the idea of practice. Aldershot: Ashgate Publishing Ltd.
Stephens, C., Alpass, F., Towers, A. and Stevenson, B. (2011) ‘The effects of types of social networks, perceived social support, and loneliness on the health of older people accounting for the social context’, Journal of Aging and Health, 23(6), pp. 887–911.
Teater, B. (2014) ‘Task-centred social work’, in Teater, B. (ed.) An introduction to applying social work theories and methods. Maidenhead: Open University Press/McGraw-Hill Education.
Thiyagarajan, J., Prince, M. and Webber, M. (2014) ‘Social support network typologies and health outcomes of older people in low and middle-income countries – a 10/66 Dementia Research Group population-based study’, International Review of Psychiatry, 26(4), pp. 476–85.
Trevithick, P. (2012) Social work skills and knowledge. 3rd edn. Maidenhead and New York: McGraw Hill and Open University Press.
Tuckman, B.W. (1965) ‘Development sequence in small groups’, Psychological Bulletin, 63(6), pp. 384–99.
Wenger, C. and Burholt, V. (2004) ‘Changes in levels of social isolation and loneliness among older people in a rural area: a twenty-year longitudinal study’, Canadian Journal on Aging, 23(2), pp. 115–27.
Wilkinson, R. and Pickett, K. (2010) The spirit level: why equality is better for everyone. London and New York: Penguin Books.