Enlightened Social Worker

Donald Forrester is Professor of Child and Family Social Work and Director of CASCADE Centre for Children's Social Care Research and Development at Cardiff University.

• IntroductionPart 1: An Introduction to Rights Based Social Work1. The Enlightenment, Social Work and Progress 2. Freedom, rights, equality, solidarity and social work3. Needs, Rights and Social WorkPart 2: Core Intellectual Traditions for a Rights Based Social Work4. Humanist Social Work 5. The Social ModelPart 3: How to Practice Rights Based Social Work6. Assessment as Theory Development7. Good assessment: Formulation and Resolution8. Assessing Change9. Good Practice in Direct Work: Purposeful Dialogue 10. Purposeful Dialogue and Good Authority11. Purposeful Dialogue and Helping People12. Creating a Collaborative Plan13. Final Thoughts and Future Directions

"I would highly recommend this book to any newly qualified social worker, as it provides an insightful message to practitioners and allows them to build confidence around working with conflict, explaining how it should be approached." Scottish Journal of Residential Child Care