Research Skills for Social Work

Since launching in 2003, Transforming Social Work Practice has become the market-leading series for student social workers. Now the books have been updated to include the Professional Capabilities Framework for Social Work, making them more relevant to students and more integrated into social work practice. These books have a greater emphasis on-current thinking and policy, and include more opportunities for students to reflect on their own practice and study.

Andrew Whittaker is a Senior Lecturer in the Faculty of Health and Social Care at London South Bank University and, until recently, was based on secondment at the Tavistock and Portman NHS Trust, undertaking research into child protection social work. Andrew has taught nursing students since the early-nineties and teaches research skills to undergraduate and postgraduate students. He has worked in adult and child mental health and was the director of a mental health voluntary organisation. Professor Jonathan Parker is Deputy Dean for Research and Enterprise and Director of the Centre for Social Work and Social Policy at Bournemouth University. With colleagues, he developed the Centre of Social Work and Social Care Research and is former vice-chair of the Joint University Council Social Work Education Committee. Greta Bradley was a senior lecturer in social work at the universities of York and Hull. Her academic interests continue to be in community care, workforce studies and international social work. Her most recent research was on aspects of sustainable practice in social work, with particular reference to supervision. Her current interests are also in sustainable environmental developments and related issues. Greta is a former Editor of Practice and is a board member of the European Journal of Social Work.