Rosalie Pockett

Socialt arbete bedrivs på flera arenor, inte minst inom hälso- och sjukvård där kuratorn har en central roll. Socialt arbete i hälso- och sjukvård är den första svenska läroboken som tar ett brett grepp om ämnet utifrån ett kritiskt förhållningssätt. Boken består av tre delar där den första belyser fältet ur historiskt, organisatoriskt, teoretiskt, juridiskt och professionellt perspektiv. I den andra delen tas kuratorns konkreta verksamhetsområde upp. Slutligen berörs specifika utmaningar, så som etiska dilemman och krav på evidens. Boken riktar sig främst till studerande inom socialt arbete, medicin och vård samt till kuratorer och andra yrkesverksamma inom hälso-och sjukvård, socialtjänst och social omsorg. Björn Blom och Stefan Morén är båda socionomer och professorer i socialt arbete vid institutionen för socialt arbete, Umeå universitet. Ann Lalos är socionom och professor i folkhälsovetenskap vid institutionen för klinisk vetenskap, enheten för obstetrik och gynekologi, Umeå universitet. Mariann Olsson är auktoriserad socionom och docent i hälso- och sjukvårdsforskning. Hon är lektor vid Institutionen för neurobiologi, vårdvetenskap och samhälle, sektionen för socialt arbete, Karolinska Institutet. Övriga författare är socionomer, psykologer och psykoterapeuter med lång erfarenhet av såväl forskning inom området som kliniskt kuratorsarbete.

How do you turn a really good idea into a really good question, and how do you turn this into successful research? Barbara Fawcett and Rosalie Pockett use their expertise as supervisors and researchers to provide you with the frameworks and the theoretical and practical guidance you need to design, carry out and communicate your research effectively. Using a range of examples that relate research to the real world, they demonstrate: how to develop research questionshow to select appropriate theoretical frameworkshow to integrate theoretical perspectives with empirical researchhow to gather and interpret datahow to ensure that the research undertaken makes a difference. The authors’ user-friendly approach emphasizes the importance of participation, collaboration and inclusivity, and examines worldviews and understandings of knowledge in order to enable greater critical reflection. Chapters provide guidance on achieving impact with your research, and feature reflective questions to enhance your engagement with the issues covered. This text is the ideal companion as you set about transforming your ideas into robust research.

How do you turn a really good idea into a really good question, and how do you turn this into successful research? Barbara Fawcett and Rosalie Pockett use their expertise as supervisors and researchers to provide you with the frameworks and the theoretical and practical guidance you need to design, carry out and communicate your research effectively. Using a range of examples that relate research to the real world, they demonstrate: how to develop research questionshow to select appropriate theoretical frameworkshow to integrate theoretical perspectives with empirical researchhow to gather and interpret datahow to ensure that the research undertaken makes a difference. The authors’ user-friendly approach emphasizes the importance of participation, collaboration and inclusivity, and examines worldviews and understandings of knowledge in order to enable greater critical reflection. Chapters provide guidance on achieving impact with your research, and feature reflective questions to enhance your engagement with the issues covered. This text is the ideal companion as you set about transforming your ideas into robust research.

Skills for Human Service Practice: Working with Individuals, Groups and Communities, 2e covers all the skills and theoretical frameworks that beginning practitioners and students in Human Services need. It encourages a critical reflective perspective to help students to mindfully reflect on their practice, in order to help them deal with the frustrations and difficulties that they will encounter in their practice. It lays out the theory and framework and then looks at specific skill sets in light of the frameworks and theories mentioned in the first half of the book. The two new chapters, Research skills for Practitioners and Becoming and Being a Professional Practitioner, extend the students and help them make the transition from learning to practice.