A comprehensive and historical introduction to social work.
This book is part of the Connecting Core Competencies Series. This
series helps students understand and master CSWE's core competencies
with a variety of pedagogy highlighted competency content and critical
thinking questions for the competencies throughout.
With its balanced presentation of social work and social welfare, this
text answers students' questions about social work and their social work
education.
Introduction to Social Work, 12/e, helps students understand the
importance of history and how it has shaped the social work profession.
Cases help students apply theory to practice and provide a glimpse of
what social workers do and the versatility of the profession.
Teaching & Learning Experience
- Improve Critical Thinking - Includes critical thinking questions in
margins.
- Engage Students - Extensive case studies help students apply theory
to practice.
- Explore Current Issues - Updated statistics include current data.
Major areas updated throughout including school violence, mental
illness, and other challenging issues.
- Apply CSWE Core Competencies - Integrates the 2008 CSWE EPAS
throughout - highlights competencies and practice behaviors and
includes expensive pedagogy.
- Support Instructors - An Instructor's Manual and Test Bank,
Computerized Test Bank (MyTest), BlackBoard Test Item File, and
PowerPoint presentations are included in the outstanding supplements
package.
