Creative Approaches to Social Work Practice Learning

"...This book provides an excellent tool for practice educators to engage their students creatively, both proactively with all students and reactively where a student needs additional support. The appendices provide multiple activities that have been referred to across the book, so can be used with students by practice educators. Overall, this is an indispensable practical guide for practice educators that moves away from the procedural focus of other practice education books and into practical solutions to develop students' knowledge and skills on social work placement."

-- Paula Beesley Leeds Beckett University, UK * British Journal of Social Work (2022) 1-2 *

"I thoroughly enjoyed this book, which I read as a whole, but equally the chapters are stand alone, to be dipped into again and again, savoured and enjoyed. The book is accessible, down to earth, yet it is full of theory with interesting references to follow up. The book contains numerous exciting and creative tools and models to use with social work students on placement as well as in classroom settings. The book certainly "practises what it preaches", and is beautifully crafted with pictures, poems and images. The book is expertly structured, taking the reader on a wonderful journey that will serve to enthuse and motivate practice educators, and encourages all of us to be creative in our pedagogical practices."

-- Dr Jo Finch * Professor in Post Graduate Research, University of Suffolk *

"'Creative Approaches to Social Work Practice Learning' does exactly what is says on the cover. The editors have brought together an interesting, creative and engaging text which explores the different stages of practice learning and how creativity can be built into students learning. The imagery and poems bring the text to life offering students and their practice educators new and exciting ways to deliver teaching and harness learning.

The nine chapters together offer readers information on trauma informed learning environments, tools for anti-racist practice, practice education in a digital world and the importance of professional curiosity, to mention a few. The book will be useful addition to the resources for practice education."

-- Dr Prospera Tedam (SFHEA) * Associate Professor & Chair of Dept, United Arab Emirates University *