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Cooper, Barry (2009). The Problem of Assessment in Social Work: Practice, Education and Continuing Professional Development. Saarbrucken, Germany: VDM Publishing House Ltd.

Cooper, Barry; Gordon, Jean and Rixon, Andrew eds. (2015). Best Practice with Children and Families: Critical Social Work Stories. Basingstoke: Palgrave Macmillan.

Jones, Karen; Cooper, Barry and Ferguson, Harry eds. (2009). Lavoro per bene: Buone pratiche nel servizio sociale. Metodi e tecniche del lavoro sociale. Trento: Centro Studi Erickson.

Jones, Karen; Cooper, Barry and Ferguson, Harry eds. (2008). Best Practice in Social Work: Critical Perspectives. Basingstoke, UK: Palgrave.

Cooper, Barry (2015). Power and negotiation in practice: from problems to solutions. In: Cooper, Barry; Gordon, Jean and Rixon, Andrew eds. Best Practice With Children and Families: Critical Social Work Stories. Basingstoke: Palgrave, pp. 141–152.

Cooper, Barry; Gordon, Jean and Rixon, Andrew (2015). Telling Stories: a journey into narratives of practice. In: Cooper, Barry; Gordon, Jean and Rixon, Andrew eds. Best Practice With Children and Families: Critical Social Work Stories. Basingstoke: Palgrave, pp. 16–30.

Rixon, Andrew; Cooper, Barry and Gordon, Jean (2015). Introduction. In: Cooper, Barry; Gordon, Jean and Rixon, Andrew eds. Best Practice With Children and Families: Critical Social Work Stories. Basingstoke: Palgrave, pp. 1–15.

Jackson, Jenny and Cooper, Barry (2014). Negotiation without power: mediating post-adoption contact arrangements in a Facebook world. In: Cooper, Barry; Gordon, Jean and Rixon, Andrew eds. Best Practice With Children and Families: Critical Social Work Stories. Basingstoke: Palgrave, pp. 164–173.

Barrow, Pat and Cooper, Barry (2014). Negotiating solutions. In: Cooper, Barry; Gordon, Jean and Rixon, Andrew eds. Best Practice With Children and Families: Critical Social Work Stories. Basingstoke: Palgrave, pp. 174–185.

Gordon, Jean; Rixon, Andrew and Cooper, Barry (2014). Conclusion. In: Cooper, Barry; Gordon, Jean and Rixon, Andrew eds. Best Practice With Children and Families: Critical Social Work Stories. Basingstoke: Palgrave, pp. 186–193.

Cooper, Barry and Hester, Richard (2010). Youth Justice: children in trouble or children in need? In: Seden, Janet; Matthews, Sarah; McCormick, Mick and Morgan, Alun eds. Professional Development in Social Work: Complex Issues in Practice. Post-qualifying Social Work. Abingdon, UK and New York, USA: Routledge, pp. 69–75.

Cooper, Barry (2010). Educating social workers for lifeworld and system. In: Murphy, Mark and Fleming, Ted eds. Habermas, Critical Theory and Education. International Studies in the Philosophy of Education. London: Routledge, pp. 169–184.

Cooper, Barry (2010). Criticality and reflexivity: Best practice in uncertain environments. In: Seden, Janet; Morgan, Alun; Matthews, Sarah and McCormick, Michael eds. Professional Development in Social Work: Complex Issues in Practice. London: Routledge, pp. 17–23.

Cooper, Barry (2010). Careering through social work: Metaphors of continuing professional development. In: Seden, Janet; Morgan, Alun; Matthews, Sarah and McCormick, Michael eds. Professional Development in Social Work: Complex Issues in Practice. London: Routledge, pp. 178–184.

Cooper, Barry (2008). Continuing professional development: A critical approach. In: Fraser, Sandy and Matthews, Sarah eds. The Critical Practitioner in Social Work and Health Care. London, UK: Sage, pp. 222–237.

Jones, Karen; Cooper, Barry and Ferguson, Harry (2008). Introducing critical best practice in social work. In: Jones, Karen; Cooper, Barry and Ferguson, Harry eds. Best Practice in Social Work: Critical Perspectives. Basingstoke, UK: Palgrave Macmillan, pp. 1–11.

Cooper, Barry (2008). Constructive engagement: Best practice in social work interviewing – keeping the child in mind. In: Jones, Karen; Cooper, Barry and Ferguson, Harry eds. Best Practice in Social Work: Critical Perspectives. Basingstoke, UK: Palgrave Macmillan, pp. 88–106.

Cooper, Barry (2008). Best practice in social work interviewing: processes of negotiation and assessment. In: Jones, Karen; Cooper, Barry and Ferguson, Harry eds. Best Practice in Social Work: Critical Perspectives. Basingstoke, UK: Palgrave Macmillan, pp. 109–124.

Jones, Karen; Cooper, Barry and Ferguson, Harry (2008). Concluding reflections on the nature and future of critical best practice. In: Jones, Karen; Cooper, Barry and Ferguson, Harry eds. Best Practice in Social Work: Critical Perspectives. Basingstoke, UK: Palgrave Macmillan, pp. 286–292.

Speedy, Jane; Winter, Jan; Broadfoot, Patricia; Thomas, Judith and Cooper, Barry (2003). Researching assessment cultures, re-searching ourselves. In: Sutherland, Rosamund; Claxton, Guy and Pollard, Andrew eds. Learning and Teaching Where Worldviews Meet. Stoke-on-Trent, UK: Trentham Books, pp. 255–271.

Gordon, Jean; Rixon, Andrew and Cooper, Barry (2017). Social workers writing for publication: The story of a practice and academic partnership. Practice: Social Work in Action, 29(3) pp. 219–235.

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Cooper, Barry and Pickering, Maggie (2010). Keeping it personal: self-generated learning tools for lifelong professional development. Widening Participation and Lifelong Learning, 12 pp. 154–168.

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Gordon, Jean and Cooper, Barry (2010). Talking knowledge – practicing knowledge: A critical best practice approach to how social workers understand and use knowledge in practice. Practice: Social Work in Action, 22(4) pp. 245–257.

Cooper, Barry and Pickering, Maggie (2008). Dialogues in widening participation: Transitions to professional qualification and the importance of self-directed learning. Transformative Dialogues: Teaching and Learning Journal, 1(3)

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Cooper, Barry and Broadfoot, Patricia (2006). Beyond description and prescription: towards conducive assessment in social work education. International Studies in Sociology of Education, 16(2) pp. 139–157.

Cooper, Barry (2001). Constructivism in social work: towards a participative practice viability. British Journal of Social Work, 31(5) pp. 721–738.

Cooper, Barry and Rixon, Andy (2001). Integrating Post-Qualification Study into the Workplace: The Candidates’ Experience. Social Work Education, 20(6) pp. 701–716.

Cooper, Barry (2000). 8008: The measure of a competent child care social worker? Journal of Social Work Practice, 14(2) pp. 113–124.

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Cooper, Barry (2008). Escaping the frameworks: Arguments for CPD as a practice-led break-out from normative occupational standards in health and social care. In: Professional Lifelong Learning: Critical Perspectives, 24 Jun 2008, University of Leeds, UK.

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Cooper, Barry and Pickering, Maggie (2009). Piloting PIVOT: The Professional Identity and Values Organisation Tool. The Open University, Milton Keynes, UK.

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Cooper, Barry and Pickering, Maggie (2009). Pre-PIVOT: The Commemorative Trophy for Good Works. The Open University, Milton Keynes, UK.

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Cooper, Barry and Pickering, Maggie (2009). PIVOT Stage 1: Personal Constructs of Practice. The Open University, Milton Keynes, UK.

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Cooper, Barry and Pickering, Maggie (2009). PIVOT Stage 2: Professional and Personal Values in Practice. The Open University, Milton Keynes, UK.

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Cooper, Barry and Pickering, Maggie (2009). PIVOT Stage 3: Generating Learning Aims for Practice. The Open University, Milton Keynes, UK.

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Cooper, Barry and Pickering, Maggie (2009). Personal Construct Grid Template for use in PIVOT Stage 1. The Open University, Milton Keynes, UK.

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Cooper, Barry and Pickering, Maggie (2009). Values Ladder Template for use in PIVOT Stage 2. The Open University, Milton Keynes, UK.

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Cooper, Barry and Pickering, Maggie (2009). Personal Constructs PIVOT Stage 1: Element Cards, Numbers Card and Question Card. The Open University, Milton Keynes, UK.

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Cooper, Barry and Pickering, Maggie (2009). PIVOT Learning Aims Scale - Template for use in PIVOT Stage 3. The Open University, Milton Keynes, UK.

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Cooper, Barry and Pickering, Maggie (2009). PIVOT Learning Aims Scale - Completed Sample. The Open University, Milton Keynes, UK.

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Gordon, Jean; Cooper, Barry and Dumbleton, Sue (2009). How do Social Workers use Evidence in Practice? The Open University, Milton Keynes, UK.

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Nix, Ingrid; Cooper, Barry; Davis, Roger and McCormick, Michael (2009). Prepared for Practice? Exploring and Evaluating the First Six Months of Post-qualified Practice in Social Work. The Open University, Milton Keynes, UK.

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