SCIE Guide 5: Teaching and learning communication skills in social work education
References and source material
1 Morris, J. (2002) A lot to say: A guide for social workers, personal advisors and others working with disabled children and young people with communication impairments, London: Scope.
2 Essex Coalition of Disabled People and Scope (2002)The good practice guide for support workers and personal assistants working with disabled people with communication impairments, London: Scope (www.scope.org.uk).
3 Harding. T. and Beresford, P. (1996) The standards we expect: What service users and carers want from social services workers, London: NISW.
4 Wilson, M. and Francis, J. (1997) Raised voices, London: MIND Publications.
5 The Sainsbury Centre for Mental Health (2002) Breaking the circles of fear: A review of the relationship between mental health services an African and Caribbean communities, London: The Sainsbury Centre for Mental Health.
6 GSCC (General Social Care Council) (2002) Codes of practice for employers and social workers, London: GSCC.
7 Levin, E. (2003) Involving service users and carers in the social work degree, London: SCIE.
8 Egan, G. (2002) The skilled helper: A systematic approach to effective helping, Pacific Grove, CA: Brookes/Cole.
9 DH (Department of Health) (2002) Requirements for social work training in England, London: DH.
10 Cree, V., MacAulay, C. and Loney, H. (1998) Transfer of learning: A study, Edinburgh: The Scottish Office Central Research Unit.
11 National Assembly for Wales (2003) Requirements for an award of a degree in social work.
12 DH (Departmant of Health) (2000) A quality strategy for social care, London: DH.
13 TOPSS (2002) The national occupational standards for social work, Leeds: TOPSS.
14 QAA (Quality Assurance Agency) (2002) Benchmark statement for social work.
15 Dick, E., Headrick, D. and Scott, M. (2002) Practice learning for professional skills: A review of literature, Edinburgh: Scottish Executive.
16 Kearney, P. (2003) A framework for supporting and assessing practice learning, SCIE Position paper No 2, London: SCIE.
17 Whittington, C. (2003) Learning for collaborative practice with other professions and agencies to inform the development of the new social work degree, London: DH.
18 Brunel Practice Review (2003) 'Communicating with children, adults and those with particular communication needs’, unpublished practice review, London: SCIE.
19 Marsh, P. and Triseliotis, J. (1996) Ready to practise? Social workers and probation officers: Their training and first year in work, Aldershot: Avebury.


