The Social Work Practicum: A Guide and Workbook for Students (7th Edition) (Connecting Core Competencies) - Softcover

Garthwait, Cynthia

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0133948412 ISBN 13: 9780133948417

Publisher: Pearson, 2016

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In the new edition of Cynthia Garthwait’s The Social Work Practicum, theory and practice combine to offer a unique format for understanding, structuring, implementing, and evaluating practicum experience at both the BSW and MSW levels. This book provides a structured and yet individualized map for gaining the competencies required of social work professionals. The format integrates theory and practice to walk readers through the process of acquiring knowledge, developing skills, and enhancing social work values, and the unique format provides a solid background for understanding, structuring, implementing, and evaluating practicum experiences at both the BSW and MSW levels. The chapters are sequenced to allow for ongoing professional development, while clarifying expectations for applying knowledge and providing experiential learning opportunities that lead to professional competencies.

 

This edition offers new content on such important topics as professional licensing, organizational communication, planned change process, evaluation of practice, trends in social policy relevant to social work, social problem analysis, social policy formation, and leadership. The Enhanced Pearson eText features embedded video and assessments.

 

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Theory and practice combine to offer a unique format for understanding, structuring, implementing, and evaluating practicum experience at both the BSW and MSW levels.

This book is geared at preparing students for professional practice by providing a structured and yet individualized map for gaining the competencies required of social work professionals. The format integrates theory and practice to walk readers through the process of acquiring knowledge, developing skills, and enhancing social work values. The unique format provides a solid background for understanding, structuring, implementing, and evaluating practicum experiences at both the BSW and MSW levels. The chapters are sequenced to allow for ongoing professional development, while clarifying expectations for applying knowledge and providing experiential learning opportunities that lead to professional competencies.

 

While building on the time-tested features of previous editions which have successfully lead students through practicum learning, the Seventh Edition offers new content on such important topics as professional licensing, organizational communication, planned change process, evaluation of practice, trends in social policy relevant to social work, social problem analysis, social policy formation, and leadership. The book’s concise chapters, paired with numerous learning experiences which can be tailored to individual university social work programs, offer instructors a wealth of content, learning opportunities, and ways to measure learning outcomes.

 

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The Enhanced Pearson eText provides a rich, interactive learning environment designed to improve student mastery of content with the following multimedia features:

• Embedded videos . Enrich the students’ experience with the text by giving them direct access to author-selected videos on professional demeanor, roles, communication and other skills, and other topical videos related to field experience.
• Multiple choice tests and short essay questions. Help to measure learning outcomes:
  • Major Section Quizzes in short-answer (essay) format give students the opportunity to apply what they’ve learned along the way as they read each major chapter section.
  • A Chapter Review Quiz in multiple-choice format appears at the end of each chapter, with feedback for the correct answer.

About the Author

Cynthia Garthwait is Professor of Social Work at the University of Montana - School of Social Work, and has 28 years of social work education experience.  She has served as Chair and Practicum Director at the University of Montana, in addition to teaching at both the BSW and MSW levels.  Having taught across the social work curriculum, Professor Garthwait teaches gerontology, human behavior, addictions, and advanced practice courses.  Her research interests include aging, service learning, best practices and spirituality.

Edition details

• Publisher: Pearson
• Publication date: 2016
• ISBN 10: 0133948412
• ISBN 13: 9780133948417
• Binding: Paperback
• Language: English
• Number of pages: 240