Observation in Health and Social Care : Applications for Learning, Research and Practice with Children and Adults.

Intro -- Observation in Health &amp -- Social Care: Applications for Learning, Research and Practice with Children and Adults, Edited by Helen Hingley-Jones, Clare Parkinson and Lucille Allain -- Foreword - Gillian Ruch -- 1. Introduction: Observation for Our Times - Clare Parkinson, Lucille Allain and Helen Hingley-Jones -- Part I - Observation, Learning and Teaching -- 2. From Observation, Via Reflection, to Practice: Psychoanalytic Baby and Young Child Observation and the Helping Professions - Helen Hingley-Jones -- 3. 'To Know', 'to Do' and 'to Be': Learning through Observation in Medical Training, Teaching, Midwifery and Social Work - Lucille Allain -- 4. 'How Does it Feel?': Best Interests Assessors Observe Adult Group Care - Clare Parkinson -- 5. The Sociological Turn: Observations on a Broader Canvas - Patricia Cartney -- Part II - Observation and Practice -- 6. Working with Troubled Adolescents: Observation as a Key Skill for Practitioners - Stephen Briggs -- 7. Observation, Attention and Awareness: Emotional States and Bodily Clues - Graham Music -- 8. Applied Psychoanalytic Observation in Practice with Younger People Affected by Dementia - Claire Kent -- 9. The Use of Observation in Developing Parenting Capacity - Duncan McLean and Minna Daum -- Part III - Observation and Research -- 10. Soft Eyes: Observation as Research - Andrew Cooper -- 11. Concluding Thoughts: Observation Looking Forward - Lucille Allain, Clare Parkinson and Helen Hingley-Jones -- The Contributors -- Subject Index -- Author Index.

The first step of effective health and social care is always to accurately identify your client's needs. This theoretically informed guide will show you how to enhance and apply your observation skills as required by the College of Social Work in a variety of challenging health and social settings with children, families and adults.

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