This text takes a broad based approach to basic generalist practice methods that emphasize the common elements in working with individuals, families and groups. The goal of the book is to teach social work students how to enhance clients' social functioning by helping them become more proficient in examining, understanding, and resolving clients' social problems. The authors pay special attention to enhancing social justice by working with individuals and families who have been historically oppressed. This edition includes specific integrated coverage of the Council on Social Work Education's (CSWE) latest Educational Policy and Accreditation Standards (EPAS). Intended Audience This core text is designed for advanced undergraduate and graduate students enrolled in the introductory Direct Practice and Generalist Practice courses in BSW and MSW programs of social work.
Himmelman's (2001) “collaborative empowerment model” and Wolff et al.'s (2017) principles for collaborating for equity and justice, for example, include facets of traditional organizing (e.g., building a community's power base), ...
A Social Justice Approach to Social Work Janet L. Finn ... In R. Adams, L. Dominelli, & M. Payne (Eds.), Social work futures: Crossing boundaries, transforming practices (pp. ... Foundations of interpersonal practice in social work.
A social work practice text that incorporates many theoretical approaches, primarily ecological approaches, and emphasizes issues of social justice, which is now mandated in CSWE curriculum guidelines. Diversity is integrated...
If you attended the conference you will refer to this book as a guide to the information presented. If you were not in attendance you need this book to discover what you missed!
The last fifteen years have produced an explosion of research on the neurobiology of attachment.
... individual and their social environment by achieving change in how the individual engages with their social environment and to create change in their social environment (Christensen et al., 1999; see also Fook, 1993; Perlman, 1968).
14–32 . Marcuse , H. ( 1955 ) Reason and Revolution : Hegel and the Rise of Social Theory ( 2nd edn ) . London : Routledge and Kegan Paul . Marx , K. ( 1972a ) ' Alienation and social classes ' ( trans . R.C. Tucker ) , in R.C. Tucker ...
Foundations of Social Work Practice
Here, in a single volume, is the core knowledge of the practice of social work, thoroughly updated in a new second edition. The book covers the core content required in...
Finally, egalitarian theoretical frameworks argue that everyone should be guaranteed the same rights, opportunities, and access to goods and resources (Rawls, Field Reflection Questions In your current field placement, ...