Training Materials

The Assessment Framework

Available from Brunel University, £25 plus p&p. E-mail: beveley.clifford@brunel.ac.uk
 

Part 1 of these distance or open learning workbooks, which usefully
digest government publications, policies and other child care
materials, is “Policy, Protocol and Process”, and looks at the
framework, social work values and inclusive assessment. Part 2,
“The Three Domains”, looks at the child’s developmental needs,
parenting capacity, wider family and environmental factors, and
professional judgement. These interactive materials can be used as
a stand-alone learning pack or integrated in training, teaching,
tutoring or mentoring sessions for social workers in child care
settings, DipSW students in child care placements, and candidates
on post qualifying child care courses.

Where To Look For Help – A guide for parents and carers of
teenagers

Available from Trust for the Study of Adolescence, 23 New Road,
Brighton, East Sussex, BN1 1WZ. Tel: 01273 693 311; Fax 01273 679
907; Email: publications@tsa.uk
 £14.95

Topics include: abuse; bereavement; bullying; disability and
special needs; drink, drugs and addiction; eating disorders;
education; fathers support; gay and lesbian issues; parent support;
parenting courses; sex and sexual health; suicide.

Young People, Suicide and Self-harm

By Dorothy Eddi Piper. Available from Trust for the Study of
Adolescence, 23 New Road, Brighton, East Sussex, BN1 1WZ. Tel:
01273 693311; Fax 01273 679907; E-mail as above. £12 plus
p&p.

Brings together the main themes from training on suicide and
self-harm and offers professionals a way of applying research
findings to develop good practice. It includes practical ways for
helping self-harmers and provides therapeutic strategies for
counsellors.