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Jonathan Parker, Learning Matters

ISBN 18844450155, £14

STAR RATING 4/5

Parker's book should be viewed as an invaluable resource that can assist those involved in developing their own and others' practice in social work, writes Giles Bashford.

I liked the author's initial focus on values and ethics moving seamlessly on to the critical importance of integrating theory with practice. He also highlights the practical aspects of the placement with useful advice, activities and tools to enable and enhance learning.

I would have liked Parker to have further developed his arguments in regards to the centrality of values and anti-oppressive practice at the expense of the later more practical exploration of the placement. In this respect the book should be used as a starting point in developing evidence-based, critically reflective practice. An essential work for anyone involved in practice learning.

Giles Bashford is a senior practitioner at Solihull Council