9780231099936: Generalist Practice

Synopsis

A basic textbook for social work practice courses at the undergraduate and post-graduate level that provides a generalist and problem-solving orientation. The book seeks to establish a "task-centered" methodology -- a structured, short-term, problem-solving approach -- applicable across systems at five levels of practice: the individual, the family, the group, organizations, and communities. Each section discusses pretreatment considerations right through to termination. A numbering system helps the reader follow particular topics and checklists, questions for consideration, and practice exercises help students monitor their understanding and skill development.

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About the Author

Eleanor Reardon Tolson is associate professor at the Jane Addams College of Social Work at the University of Illinois, Chicago. William J. Reid is professor at the School of Social Welfare at SUNY-Albany. Charles D. Garvin is professor at the School of Social Work at the University of Michigan.

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