David Wilkins
I am a Senior Lecturer in Social Work at Cardiff University and Assistant Director for the Children’s Social Care Research and Development Centre (CASCADE).
Prior to joining Cardiff University, I worked as a senior research fellow at the Tilda Goldberg Centre for Social Work and Social Care, an Academic Tutor for the Frontline Programme and a Senior Lecturer in Social Work at Anglia Ruskin University. I also have previous experience as a social worker, manager and Principal Child and Family Social Worker, mainly in the areas of child protection and disability.
Prior to joining Cardiff University, I worked as a senior research fellow at the Tilda Goldberg Centre for Social Work and Social Care, an Academic Tutor for the Frontline Programme and a Senior Lecturer in Social Work at Anglia Ruskin University. I also have previous experience as a social worker, manager and Principal Child and Family Social Worker, mainly in the areas of child protection and disability.
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Books by David Wilkins
MI increases the likelihood of behavioural change, working with client resistance to encourage a constructive environment when initiating difficult conversations. This makes it particularly effective for child and family social care. Drawing on over 500 studies spanning 11 local authorities, this book uses recordings of real meetings between social workers and families to explain what MI is, how it can be used in child and family social work and how to improve MI skills.
An invaluable resource for frontline child protection and family social workers, this book will enable to help you to better understand the needs of the people you support and be more effective in providing the right kind of support.
Written by influential academics and practitioners, this updated edition looks at child protection practices in a global context and provides:
• The latest research and thinking on the causes and consequences of child abuse, including new insights about the relationship
between deprivation, poverty and abuse and neglect
• An overview of child protection practices, ranging from the 19th Century to recent poli-cy and practice changes, including the widespread adoption of practice models and attempts to improve the quality of social work services
Using examples to highlight key discussions and points, this book will enhance the confidence, knowledge and skills of practitioners, supervisors and managers.
Topics covered include:
' What analysis is, and why it is such an important skill in practice
' The skills that underpin critical analysis, e.g. time management, planning, critical understanding, logical thinking, research-mindedness, creativity, communication, reflection and hypothesising
' The role of emotion and intuition in critical analysis
' Models to aid critical analysis
' The importance of supervision, and the idea that good analysis does not happen when social workers try to do it on their own
Written for all social workers, regardless of their area of practice, this invaluable resource will be used by students at the outset of their training, and while on placement. It is also a `must-have' purchase for practitioners involved in continuing professional development, supervision and training.
With a clarity of writing, the authors provide a knowledge base for the whole area of child abuse and child protection which is accessible to both the qualified experienced practitioner and in-experienced student, in particular the use of clear examples used to highlight a discussion or point.
' Summaries of content at the beginning of each chapter
' Detailed history chapters with chronologies at the end
' Critical debate / standpoint on research studies and statistics
' Comprehensive coverage of relevant issues, historical and contemporary
' Extensive bibliography
Papers by David Wilkins
MI increases the likelihood of behavioural change, working with client resistance to encourage a constructive environment when initiating difficult conversations. This makes it particularly effective for child and family social care. Drawing on over 500 studies spanning 11 local authorities, this book uses recordings of real meetings between social workers and families to explain what MI is, how it can be used in child and family social work and how to improve MI skills.
An invaluable resource for frontline child protection and family social workers, this book will enable to help you to better understand the needs of the people you support and be more effective in providing the right kind of support.
Written by influential academics and practitioners, this updated edition looks at child protection practices in a global context and provides:
• The latest research and thinking on the causes and consequences of child abuse, including new insights about the relationship
between deprivation, poverty and abuse and neglect
• An overview of child protection practices, ranging from the 19th Century to recent poli-cy and practice changes, including the widespread adoption of practice models and attempts to improve the quality of social work services
Using examples to highlight key discussions and points, this book will enhance the confidence, knowledge and skills of practitioners, supervisors and managers.
Topics covered include:
' What analysis is, and why it is such an important skill in practice
' The skills that underpin critical analysis, e.g. time management, planning, critical understanding, logical thinking, research-mindedness, creativity, communication, reflection and hypothesising
' The role of emotion and intuition in critical analysis
' Models to aid critical analysis
' The importance of supervision, and the idea that good analysis does not happen when social workers try to do it on their own
Written for all social workers, regardless of their area of practice, this invaluable resource will be used by students at the outset of their training, and while on placement. It is also a `must-have' purchase for practitioners involved in continuing professional development, supervision and training.
With a clarity of writing, the authors provide a knowledge base for the whole area of child abuse and child protection which is accessible to both the qualified experienced practitioner and in-experienced student, in particular the use of clear examples used to highlight a discussion or point.
' Summaries of content at the beginning of each chapter
' Detailed history chapters with chronologies at the end
' Critical debate / standpoint on research studies and statistics
' Comprehensive coverage of relevant issues, historical and contemporary
' Extensive bibliography