Direct Work: Social work with children and young people in care

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Direct work with children and young people lies at the heart of effective social work. But what counts as direct work? Is it the undertaking of certain tasks with a child, or building a relationship that matters most? Is it more about what is done with a child or about how it is done? Is it a set of planned activities or spontaneous approaches? And what counts as effective communication, given the diversity of both children and practice roles and contexts?

Direct Work includes contributions from a diverse range of practitioners, researchers and educators. They present a variety of perspectives on direct work, all illustrated with moving and imaginative examples.

Bridget, along with her colleagues Afshan Ahmad and Les Cowan, has written chapter 10, ‘Using interactive media in direct practice'.

Text is courtesy of BAAF.