Beschreibung:
This essential guide to study skills takes social work students through every step of their degree journey, providing them with the academic tools they will need to thrive along the way. Inventively informed by the insights and reflections of qualifying students, the book offers effective guidance that is grounded in real experience of the social work degree. It is particularly suited to those in their early years of study and supports students as 'social workers in the making'. The book covers a comprehensive range of the core study skills, including:
IntroductionTime: The Elastic CommodityManaging the Literature: Learning to Love Information ManagementLearning for Professional Practice: A Social Worker in the MakingEngaging with Research: Making the ConnectionsCritical Thinking, Reading and Writing: Getting the Brain into GearAcademic Writing: Making It WorkEssay and Report Writing: Getting the Words onto the PageAcademic Writing for Social Work: Getting the Style RightDiscussions, Presentations, Debates and Role Plays: Up Close and Personal