Transformative Learning for Social Work

This important, timely book is accessible to a wide audience of learners, practitioners and academics. The breadth of references makes it a useful scholarly contribution to the area of professional learning in social work.' - Dr Prospera Tedam, Senior Lecturer in Social Work, University of Northampton, UK 'This book is impressive in coverage and encourages a lifelong approach to learning and development in social work. It advocates a highly reflective approach to the task of continuous professional development and transformative learning, which will support social work practitioners with the demands and complexities of the role. The book thus fills a much needed gap, to support the journey of newly qualified to highly experienced social workers, and crucially, reminds us all of the need to continuously reflect on the work in real and meaningful ways.' - Dr. Jo Finch, Deputy Director of the Centre for Social Work Research and Senior Lecturer in Social Work, University of East London, UK

Learning is a continuous process for social workers, and professionals must keep abreast of new developments. With a strong practical focus, this book examines how traditional and contemporary learning concepts, including reflection, digitisation and fiction, can help social workers develop resilience and aid continuous professional development.

Learning and self-development is a continuous process for social workers, and practitioners must keep abreast of new knowledge, guidance and legislation in order to keep growing professionally.

In this innovative text, an expert group of authors from a range of academia and practice settings highlights the importance of traditional approaches to learning, such as reflective practice and motivation, and introduces more contemporary methods such as coaching, service user participation and developing digital competence.

Strongly practical in its approach, the book enables the reader to engage with the content in bite-size pieces, encouraging them to learn in whatever way works best for them. Features include:
- Over 40 reflective tools, exercises and templates that can be used by learners and educators independently or in groups, in the classroom or the workplace
- A wealth of case material to illustrate key points
- An inspiring collection of first-hand narratives from social workers learning and developing in the field.

This is an invaluable resource for educators and a must-read sourcebook for learners – be they students, newly qualified social workers or practitioners wishing to attend to their own professional development.