Interprofessional Collaboration in Social Work Practice

Karin Crawford is a Principal Teaching Fellow in the School of Health and Social Care and Director of Teaching and Learning for the Faculty of Health, Life and Social Sciences at the University of Lincoln.

PART ONE: UNDERSTANDING COLLABORATIVE PRACTICE Introducing Interprofessional Collaborative Practice The Context of Collaborative Practice Understanding and Evaluating Contemporary Collaborative Practice PART TWO: PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE IN THE COLLABORATIVE ENVIRONMENT Working with Service Users and Carers in the Collaborative Environment Implications of Collaborative Working Practice for the Individual Practitioner The Contribution of Social Work to the Collaborative Environment Professional Practice in the Collaborative Organization Enhancing Individual Practice in the Collaborative Environment

'This excellent, accessible and well organised book will be invaluable to all students of social work. A range of activities, case studies and examples which will be useful in undergraduate and postgraduate training are included. Interprofessional Collaboration in Social Work Practice offers a new insight on the profession.' - Fran Fuller, Senior Lecturer in Social Work, University of Derby 'Engaging and readable, Karin Crawford has done a fine job in constructing this book as a learning tool.' - Mark Lymbery, Associate Professor of Social Work, University of Nottingham 'For someone beginning to engage in collaboration and considering how to be collaborative in their practice, this book introduces some foundational and valuable considerations. For those of us with more reading and experience it is a good reminder of what we can do to make collaborative relationships effective for communities and families.' -- Karen Shepherd * Aotearoa New Zealand Social Work *