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Observation and its Application to Social Work: Rather Like Breathing

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Pat Le Riche has worked in a range of statutory and voluntary agencies. Her particular research interests are social work with older women and developments in community care. Both authors are lecturers in social work at Goldsmiths College, University of London.
Introduction, Karen Tanner, Goldsmiths College. 1. The Dimensions of Observation: Objective Reality or Subjective Interpretation? Pat Le Riche, Goldsmiths College. 2. Towards an Equality Model: Observation through a Power Lens, Karen Tanner, Goldsmiths College. 3. Practice Teaching: The Use of Observation by Practice Assessors and Practice Teachers, Kate Leonard, South Bank University. 4. Observing the Unthinkable in Residential Care for Children, John Simmonds. 5. Beyond the Bureau-Professional: Observation Study as a Vehicle for Inter-Professional Learning and User-Centred Practice in Community Care, Marilyn Pietroni, University of Westminster. 6. Holding a Mirror to the Institution: Observation and the Training of Approved Social Workers, Hazelanne Lewis, Hertfordshire Social Services. 7. Observing Management: The Contribution of Observation to Management in the Personal Social Services, Patricia Kearney, National Institute of Social Work. 8. The Observer as Participant: The Role of Observation in Systematic Couple and Family Therapy, Moira Doolan. Conclusion, Pat Le Riche, Goldsmiths College.
I have come away from reading the book with renewed enthusiasm for the value of the observer role and its attendant skills, both through previous ideas being enhanced and clarified by being put in context and through being introduced to fresh thinking. Overall, I thought the book did very well in its exploration of the theoretical context for the use of observation and in its arguments for the core position of observation in social work. The subject matter of this book continues to be of fundamental importance within the social work profession and the book provides a distinctive contribution to its study and dissemination.
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