Professor Healy's second edition offers a coherent and critically informed foundation in social work methods and skills. Its highly readable and integrated approach to micro, mezzo and macro practice makes it particularly valuable for undergraduate students developing reflective, ethically grounded and relationship-based professional identities. New areas on trauma, emotions and the use of AI in social work practice makes interesting reading.

Mark Taylor, Senior Lecturer in Social Work, Goldsmiths, University of London, UK

Karen Healy's updated second edition of Social Work Methods and Skills remains one of the most accessible and practically grounded texts available to emerging social workers and those studying in the human services field. The new material on digital technologies reflects the realities of modern practice, and the clear, student-centred approach throughout makes this a reliable companion for any social worker, whether they are entering their studies, stepping into the sector during field placement, or beginning their first days of practice post-study.

Ben Joseph, Senior Lecturer in Social Work, Western Sydney University, Australia

This text offers readers a comprehensive overview of social work in a context of neoliberalism. It is a great orientation to the various ways in which social workers can work effectively at different levels of practice.

Jenny Dale, Senior Lecturer in the School of Health and Wellbeing, University of Worcester, UK

Healy presents her work with an inviting mix of personal knowledge, social work literature and – importantly for the current context – well-researched evidence.

Praise for the first edition, Roslyn Giles, Senior Lecturer and Director of Field Education, University of Sydney, Australia