Field Instruction: A Guide for Social Work Students, Third Edition, offers practical advice for some of the most common questions raised by students beginning their first field practicum. Known for its conversational style, useful case examples, and thorough coverage of issues involved in field instruction, the third edition includes such features as: new sections on managed care, new and revised material on legal and ethical issues, new and revised material on diversity, new material on safety issues, new material on handling stress, and new examples and illustrations throughout.

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Field Instruction is a comprehensive, student-friendly guide for those beginning their first social work field experience.

The text addresses the most common questions, concerns, and problems students encounter in their field practicums and provides them with essential information for completing the field experience successfully. It is structured so that “early” questions about preparing for the first interview are presented ahead of more complicated issues such as resolving ethical dilemmas.

New to This Edition

� Thirty-eight new end-of-chapter Exercises encourage students to think critically about issues raised in the chapter.

� This edition covers areas of increasing concern to social workers, such as stress (Chapter 4) and safety (Chapter 5).

� Chapter 8 offers expanded coverage of legal issues.

� New case examples with questions help students relate material to the real-world issues they face in field practicums.

What Reviewers Are Saying

“A quick and accessible reference guide, a survival tool for students entering the field.”

–Marian Dumaine, Florida International University

“The writing style is great–very approachable–and the chapters are neither too long nor too short.”

–Susan Bowers, Northern Illinois University

“All you ever wanted to know about your internship but were too afraid to ask.”

–Sally Alonzo Bell, Azusa Pacific University

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