The social pedagogy toolkit: relationship-based social work with adults

ABSTRACT

This article examines the urgency and centrality of relational social work with adults. It discusses the relevance and potential of social pedagogy for empowerment and social justice and introduces a Social Pedagogy Toolkit for social workers. Written by a Principal Social Worker and Lecturer in Social Work, it discusses threshold concepts in social work education, arguing the need for creative resources that support transformative processes. It concludes with a discussion on further development and application of the toolkit.

KEYWORDS:

• Social Pedagogy
• Relationship-based practice
• Social Work with Adults
• Social model of disability

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Becky Squires

Becky Squires qualified as a social worker in 1993 and is currently Principal Social Worker for adults with Westmorland and Furness Council. She also lectures in social work at Lancaster University.