Effective Staff Training in Social Care: From Theory to Practice

by Morrison; Tony

• ISBN13: 9780415160308
• ISBN10: 0415160308
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 1998-12-09
• Publisher: Routledge

Summary

Effective Staff Training in Social Careprovides a theoretical framework for training and professional development, focusing on group learning in a social care context. It tackles the tensions and dilemmas of those engaged in training amidst a climate of change and a mixed economy of welfare and examines how these influence both the trainer and the learner.

Table of Contents

List of figures and tables	vii	(3)
Foreword	x	(3)
David Behan
Acknowledgements	xiii
Introduction	1	(8)
1 Context, challenges and agendas for training in social care	9	(31)
2 How people learn	40	(30)
3 Commissioning training	70	(38)
4 Inter-agency training: possibilities, pitfalls and strategies	108	(31)
5 Creating an environment for learning	139	(31)
6 Group dynamics: implications for the learning group	170	(29)
7 Facilitating group learning	199	(31)
8 Planning training	230	(28)
9 Methods to facilitate learning: purposes, pitfalls, preparation and process	258	(31)
10 Transferring learning into practice: issues and frameworks in learning transfer	289	(29)
11 Beyond the happy sheet	318	(31)
Bibliography	349	(11)
Name index	360	(3)
Subject index	363