This fully updated and expanded third edition of a classic text provides a comprehensive introduction to key theory, knowledge, research and evidence relating to practice learning in social work and social care.

It outlines the theories that underpin social care practice, the main assessment models and interventions, and also offers guidance on the effective implementation of assessment across a range of professional contexts. Contributors from research, policy-making and practice backgrounds offer guidance on how to apply policy and research findings in everyday practice while ensuring that the complex needs of each individual service user are met. This third edition also features new chapters on group work, social pedagogy and personalisation.

The Handbook for Practice Learning in Social Work and Social Care is an essential resource for ensuring effective evidence-based practice which will be valued by students, educators and practitioners alike.

Contributions by: Steven Shardlow, Jane Aldgate, Alastair Gibson, Judith Brearley, Brigid Daniel, Daphne Statham, Michael Sheppard, Geraldine Macdonald, Peter Marsh, Steven Walker, Prof Mark Doel, Colin Keenan, Rob MacKay, Alan Barr, Robert Buckley, Fiona Feilberg, Jan Fook, Ian Fisk, Terry Maclean, Sheila Slessor, Amy Richert, Janine Bolger, Amy Clark, Mike Shepherd, Hazel Kelmshall, David Humphrey, Pauline Hardiker, Mary Barker, Heather Munro, Rory Lynch, Patricia Kearney, Neil Gibson