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Social Work Practice: An Individual Educational Resource for Clinical and Mental Health Social Workers
Social Work Practice: An Individual Educational Resource for Clinical and Mental Health Social Workers 800 450 Social Work Practice

In the demands of everyday practice, it is difficult to find time to engage in continuing professional education. Consequently, finding educational input relevant to the practitioner’s interests and concerns is…

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Reclaiming Social Casework
Reclaiming Social Casework 1024 600 Social Work Practice

In this video blog, Dr Gibney explores: The Challenges for Social Work in a competitive market Social Casework Theoretical and practical challenges Representing ourselves. 

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The Therapeutic Relationship and the Person of the Therapist
The Therapeutic Relationship and the Person of the Therapist 1024 600 Social Work Practice

William Doherty, the well-known psychotherapy writer and commentator, recently wrote, “..we now have countless studies that show the biggest influence on outcomes – apart from client factors like prior functioning…

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The Therapist’s Relationship to Complexity
The Therapist’s Relationship to Complexity 512 300 Social Work Practice

One of my all-time favourite quotes comes from the American journalist and cultural critic, H. L. Mencken, who famously wrote: “For every complex problem, there is an answer that is…

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Professional Therapeutic Supervision in the Time Of COVID 19
Professional Therapeutic Supervision in the Time Of COVID 19 1024 600 Social Work Practice

It seems almost redundant to refer to “professional supervision” as “professional therapeutic supervision” as one would hope that all professional supervision would be therapeutic for the supervisee. Unfortunately, I have…

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10 Thoughts for Responding to Distress and Fear in the Chaos and Complexity of Coronavirus
10 Thoughts for Responding to Distress and Fear in the Chaos and Complexity of Coronavirus 1024 600 Social Work Practice

I have the privilege of having a guest blog by my dear friend and colleague, Liz Sheean.  In this piece of writing, she reminds us of some important points of…

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