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Whether you are a student, a trainee, or a newly qualified or highly experienced health or social care practitioner, you are always in a state of transition - progressing along a career path, coping with organisational change and dealing with the ever-increasing pressures placed on our health and social care systems. Transitions to practice provides a vital map to help you navigate your way through these changes. The book begins with an exploration of the fundamental aspects of professionalism. This is followed by a section on the importance of communication for effective health and social care.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Cover -- Prelims -- Contents -- List of contributors -- Preface -- Introduction -- SECTION 1 -- To begin at the beginning: Scaffolding professional practice -- Chapter 1 -- Professional ethics, registrationand fitness to practise -- Chapter 2 -- Being professional -- Chapter 3 -- Professionalism: A journey from novice to expert practitioner -- Chapter 4 -- Embracing professionalism: Becoming a responsible autonomous practitioner -- SECTION 2 -- Working together and communication -- Chapter 5 -- Team working in complex organisations: Principles and practice -- Chapter 6 -- Partnership working -- Chapter 7 -- Communication in the digital age -- SECTION 3 -- Quality in practice -- Chapter 8 -- The political and legal interface with professional practice -- Chapter 9 -- Duty of quality in times of constraint -- Chapter 10 -- Research in health and social care practice -- SECTION 4 -- Caring values, spirituality, resilience and the duty of care -- Chapter 11 -- Safeguarding vulnerable adults -- Chapter 12 -- Safeguarding children -- Chapter 13 -- Evidencing caring values in everyday practice -- Chapter 14 -- The place of spirituality in health and social care practice -- Chapter 15 -- The resilient practitioner: working in a context of change -- Index.