Learning and teaching guides

SWAP is producing a series of learning and teaching guides which support learning and teaching in social policy and social work. Each is available below to download.

*Please note, the SWAP short learning and teaching guides have now been renamed SWAP digests.

Social work and substance use: teaching the basics
teaching and learning guide

Social work and substance use: teaching the basics (Sarah Galvani and Donald Forrester, University of Bedfordshire). This online guide to teaching and learning has been written for lecturers and tutors working within social work education. The guidance and activities can be used at both qualifying and post qualifying levels and across a range of modules and practice learning opportunities. The online publication links to a number of other materials which can be used as stand alone sheets or in support of the guide (see publications below for full listing). One of these is a helpsheet for involving alcohol and other drug specialists.

Published November 2009

Download this guide (PDF, 350KB)

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