Social Work in Education and Children′s Services

Steve Krawczyk, Nigel Horner

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Learning Matters Ltd
10 August 2006

Child welfare; Social work; Education

Series: Transforming Social Work Practice Series

In light of the profound changes confronting the Child Welfare landscape, social work practitioners are expected to understand both the current and anticipated inter-relationships between social work and education.

A clear introduction to social work in an educational setting, this book supports students on the social work degree course and builds on the success of the Transforming Social Work Practice series, which is based on common learning principles.

By: Steve Krawczyk, Nigel Horner
Imprint: Learning Matters Ltd
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Edition: 1
Dimensions: Height: 246mm, Width: 171mm, Spine: 8mm
Weight: 310g
ISBN: 9781844450459
ISBN 10: 1844450457
Series: Transforming Social Work Practice Series
Pages: 152
Publication Date: 10 August 2006
Audience: College/higher education , A / AS level , Further / Higher Education
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Unspecified

Steve Krawczyk is Head of the Education Welfare Service, Lincolnshire County Council, and is a member of the Regional Programme Committee for the Diploma in Education Welfare Studies. Nigel Horner is Head of the School of Health and Social Care at the University of Lincoln, where he teaches social work history, theory and methods, residential child care and ageing and older people. He began working in a London Borough Children’s Home in 1972, before studying Sociology at Durham University. After a period as a Community Worker, he qualified in Social Work from Glasgow University in 1980, and thereafter worked in Mental Health, Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services, Fostering and Youth Offending settings. He is also a Senior Fellow in the Higher Education Academy.