The text provides stories of real social workers with many different backgrounds, and is designed to help students to better understand the profession.
The purpose of this book is to accurately capture the thought and deeds of social workers —the good and bad. Each life story in this book represents a true picture...
Providing students and those interested in social work with a glimpse of what it is like to do social work or to be a social worker, this title shows why people become social workers and what meaning they derive from their work.
Instructors who use this book in their courses will be able to contrast their ideals of practice with the realities captured in each life story, while students who read the book will be able to think about whether each story represents good ...
The Call to Social Work, Second Edition is a presentation of narrative descriptions about the work and life of a wide variety of contemporary social workers.