Practice of Social Work - Hardcover

Zastrow, Charles

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ISBN 10: 0534238440 ISBN 13: 9780534238445

Publisher: Brooks Cole, 1994

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Featuring a solid, comprehensive look at social work practice with individuals, families, groups, organizations, and communities, Zastrows best-selling text provides the theoretical and practical knowledge students need to enter practice in social work. Zastrow provides thoroughly up-to-date coverage of such topics as: confidentiality, sexual therapy,assessment, cross-cultural social work, working within a bureaucratic system, burnout, and the frustrations and satisfactions of being a social worker.

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About the Author:

Charles Zastrow, MSW, Ph.D., is Professor Emeritus in Social Work at the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater, where he chaired the Social Work Department for six years. He has also been the Assistant Director and Professor in the Social Work Program at George Williams College in Williams Bay, Wisconsin. A Licensed Clinical Social Worker in the state of Wisconsin, Dr. Zastrow has worked as a practitioner for various agencies, chaired social work accreditation site visit teams for the Council on Social Work Education (CSWE), and served on the Commission on Accreditation of CSWE. He also was a member of the BPD board. A leader in social work education and a bestselling author, Dr. Zastrow has written more than 45 articles in professional journals as well as nine books, including four other textbooks: THE PRACTICE OF SOCIAL WORK, SOCIAL WORK WITH GROUPS, SOCIAL PROBLEMS: ISSUES AND SOLUTIONS, and UNDERSTANDING HUMAN BEHAVIOR AND THE SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT (with Dr. Karen Kirst-Ashman).

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"The strength of this book is the clear writing and relevant topics to the field of social work."

"I really enjoy the writing style. The author conveys a deep respect and affection for social work and the social work students."

"It gives a broad coverage of social work as well as depth info specific areas such as counseling theories, using spirituality in social work and social work values. It does an excellent job of being both broad and deep."

"The text is detailed and practical in applying theories and interventions to real-life experiences."

"Case examples and exercises provide opportunities for students to think critically about the material and relate it to their placement experiences." and "The text provides a lot of information--very thorough on topics presented. The case examples and exercises are great learning tools."

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