The Organisational and Disciplinary Nature of Professional Practice

Core Electronic Texts

• Hafford-Letchfield, T. (2009) Management & organisations in social work. 2nd ed. Exeter: Learning Matters.
• Quinney, A. (2006) Collaborative Social Work Practice. Exeter: Learning Matters.

Background Electronic Texts

• Hafford-Letchfield, T. (2007) Practising quality assurance in social care. Exeter: Learning Matters.
• Ovretveit, J. (1993) Coordinating community care: multidisciplinary teams and care management. Buckingham: Open University.

Databases & Electronic Resources

• Ebscohost Research Databases

Search several Ebscohost databases together to find full text electronic journal articles and other scholarly research material. Be sure to tick the box for full text. Particularly useful Ebscohost databases for this module are:

• Academic Search Elite
• British Nursing Index
• E-journals
• CINAHL
• SocINDEX

• Sage Premier

A collection of electronic full text journal articles published by Sage.

• Social Care Online

A free database maintained by the Social Care Institute for Excellence (SCIE). It contains records of a wide range of material relating to social welfare and social care. Be sure to limit your search to full text to find full text electronic materials.