Amazon.com description: Product Description: This work offers social workers a comprehensive, contemporary guide to empowering practice for them and the people with whom they work. It is designed to help qualified or student social workers improve their practice by addressing the new occupational standards guidance and embracing the expectations and regulatory requirements of the General Social Care Council and Training Organisation for Personal Social Services. Using case illustrations, evidence based guidance and practical activities combined with extensive references, the book should help students, practitioners, trainers and policy-makers to synthesise social work knowledge and theory to provide holistic support and effective services.