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Communication and Interpersonal Skills in Social Work

Juliet Koprowska

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SAGE Publications Ltd
27 April 2025
Communication and interpersonal skills are an essential part of practice. Taking a skills-based approach, this book looks at research, theories, approaches and processes, demonstrating how they relate directly to practice. It will help you to understand the benefits that good communication skills can bring to your work with children and families, adults, groups, and those with communication difficulties.
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Imprint:   SAGE Publications Ltd
Country of Publication:   United Kingdom
Edition:   6th Revised edition
Dimensions:   Height: 246mm,  Width: 171mm, 
Weight:   520g
ISBN:   9781529625998
ISBN 10:   1529625998
Series:   Transforming Social Work Practice Series
Pages:   288
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Audience:   College/higher education ,  Primary
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Chapter 1: Communication skills: don′t they just come naturally? Chapter 2: What do we know about effective communication? Chapter 3: The human face of social work: understanding emotion and non-verbal communication Chapter 4: Getting started Chapter 5: Making progress and managing endings Chapter 6: Communicating with families Chapter 7: Communicating with children Chapter 8: Working with people with additional communication needs: communicative minorities Chapter 9: Working with groups Chapter 10: Working with involuntary clients Chapter 11: Safety and risk: working with hostility and deception Chapter 12: The demands and rewards of interpersonal work

Juliet Koprowska was a Senior Lecturer Social Work at the University of York until 2018, and then an Honorary Fellow. She is Chair of GAPS (promoting psychodynamic, systemic and relationship-based approaches to social work). She is a registered social worker and a Licensed Systems-Centered® Practitioner. Her most recent research is into talk in social work.

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