Social Work Practice with Adults: Transforming Social Work Practice Series

Sally is lecturer and Programme Lead for social work at Bournemouth University. She is also undertaking research on a variety of projects including mental capacity, adult safeguarding and sexual well-being. She completed her doctoral research in 2016 exploring social work practice, physical disability and sexual well-being. This work continues and she is currently developing learning materials (including a short film) around sexual well-being for social care and health practitioners. Sally brings to her academic role extensive social work practice experience built up during more than 25 years of working in diverse practice settings and services. Her research interests focus on often marginalised populations including investigating the experience of financial abuse and the detriment to individuals and society beyond financial loss.

PART I: KEY CONCEPTS AND IDEAS
Chapter 1 Key themes in social work practice with adults
Chapter 2 Assessment in social work practice with adults
Chapter 3: Trauma informed practice in social work with adults
Chapter 4: Decision making in social work practice with adults
PART II: WORKING WITH ADULTS IN PRACTICE
Chapter 5: Working with mental health issues
Chapter 6: Working with the Mental Capacity Act 2005
Chapter 7: Working with substance use
Chapter 8: Working with marginalized adults
Chapter 9: Working with domestic abuse and supporting adults with care and support needs
Chapter 10: Working with children (under the age of 18 years) who are abusive towards their parents
Chapter 11: Working with disabled adults
Chapter 12. Working with adults with learning disabilities
Chapter 13: Working with older adults
Chapter 14: Working with adults with dementia
Chapter 15: Working with adults at the end of life
Chapter 16: Working with unpaid carers
Conclusion