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Social Work and Social Welfare: An Invitation is a bestselling text and website for introduction to social work courses. It provides students with the knowledge, skills, and values that are essential for working with individuals, families, groups, organizations, communities, and public policy in a variety of practice settings.The fifth edition of Social Work and Social Welfare is in full color, with more visuals and photos throughout. As with previous editions, this book is an uptodate profile of the world in which todays social workers practice, with current demographic, statistical, legislative, policy, and research information; and sensitive discussions of contemporary ethical issues. The text includes exercises from six interactive cases.Visit www.routledgesw.com for the detailed cases and companion materials that teach students about social work through practice.In this book and companion custom website you will find: An emphasis on a strengthsbased perspective and attention to diversity, social environment,theory and theoretical frameworks, levels of social work practice, and an array of fields ofpractice. The histories of social welfare and the social work profession presented as the intertwinedphenomena that they are. A profile of the contemporary landscape of the society in which social workers practice. Social work practice within the framework of planned change, encompassing: engagement,assessment, intervention, and evaluation and termination. The opportunity to hear from social work practitioners working in fourteen diverse andchallenging practice settings. Six unique, indepth, interactive, easytoaccess cases that students can easily reach fromany computer, provide a learning by doing format unavailable with any other text(s).Students will have an advantage unlike any other they will experience in their social worktraining. A wealth of instructoronly resources provide: fulltext readings that link to the conceptspresented in each of the chapters; a complete bank of objective and essaytype test items, alllinked to current CSWE EPAS standards; PowerPoint presentations to help students masterkey concepts; annotated links to a treasure trove of social work assets on the internet; and aforum inviting all instructors using texts in the series to communicate with each other, andshare ideas to improve teaching and learning.
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Frequently Asked Questions
- Q: What topics are covered in 'Social Work and Social Welfare: An Invitation'? A: The book covers various essential topics including a strengths-based perspective, diversity, social environment, theory and theoretical frameworks, levels of social work practice, and an array of fields of practice.
- Q: Is the fifth edition of this book updated with current information? A: Yes, the fifth edition provides up-to-date profiles of the world in which social workers practice, including current demographic, statistical, legislative, policy, and research information.
- Q: What type of resources does this book offer for instructors? A: Instructors will find a wealth of resources including full-text readings, a bank of objective and essay-type test items, PowerPoint presentations, and annotated links to online social work assets.
- Q: How many pages does 'Social Work and Social Welfare: An Invitation' have? A: The book contains 620 pages, providing comprehensive coverage of social work and social welfare.
- Q: Who is the author of this book? A: The book is authored by Marla Berg-Weger.
- Q: What is the binding type of this edition? A: This edition is available in paperback binding.
- Q: When was 'Social Work and Social Welfare: An Invitation' published? A: The book was published on March 11, 2019.
- Q: Are there interactive cases included in the book? A: Yes, the book includes six unique, in-depth, interactive cases that provide a 'learning by doing' format for students.
- Q: What is the focus of the content in this book? A: The content focuses on social work practice within the framework of planned change, which includes engagement, assessment, intervention, and evaluation.
- Q: Is this book suitable for introductory courses in social work? A: Yes, it is designed as a best-selling text for introduction to social work courses, providing essential knowledge, skills, and values for students.