Techniques and Guidelines for Social Work Practice with Pearson eText -- Access Card Package - Softcover

Sheafor, Bradford; Horejsi, Charles

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0133980456 ISBN 13: 9780133980455

Publisher: Pearson, 2014

Synopsis

Emphasizes the different techniques needed for successful social work practice. This title is also available as a more affordable e-book with embedded media to illustrate key concepts.

Techniques and Guidelines for Social Work Practice, 10/e demonstrates the unique place of social work among the helping professions. Readers will gain insight into the social worker’s professional roles, guiding principles, and the importance of evidence-based practice. This title provides students with easy access to the most current information on fundamental techniques and useful guidelines for social work practice from the generalist perspective. The 10th edition introduces 12 new techniques or guidelines corresponding to the national social work licensing examinations and the Council on Social Work Education’s list of essential practice behaviors.

Techniques and Guidelines for Social Work Practice is broken into five parts. Parts I and II provide knowledge, values, and competencies for effective social work practice, while Parts III through V contain 154 clear and readable descriptions of practice techniques, presented in a handbook format for convenient accessibility of information.

 

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About this title

About the Author

Brad Sheafor is Professor Emeritus of Social Work at Colorado State University where he taught a wide variety of courses in both the BSW and MSW programs. He also served in administrative positions including Director of the social work program, Associate Dean for Research and Interim Dean of the umbrella college that includes social work, Associate Director of the Human Factors Research Laboratory, and Co-Director of the Family and Youth Institute. Dr. Sheafor received Colorado State University’s Distinguished Service Award and the University Alumni Association’s Distinguished Faculty Award.

 

Charles Horejsi is currently Professor Emeritus at the University of Montana having served that university for a number of years as a faculty member teaching primarily child welfare and social work practice courses, as well as being involved with the Department of Social Work’s field instruction program.  licensed clinical social worker, Dr. Horejsi had practice experience in marriage and family counseling, child welfare, and juvenile probation. He conducted agency staff training in more than a dozen states and received the Montana NASW’s “Social Worker of the Year” award recognizing his many contributions to strengthening the quality of social work in that state.

Edition details

• Publisher: Pearson
• Publication date: 2014
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0133980456
• ISBN 13: 9780133980455
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 648