Generalist Social Work Practice: A Worktext

Charles Zastrow a leader in the field for over forty years combines the key components of traditional and contemporary approaches to teaching social work practice into one comprehensive volume in the 11th edition of Generalist Social Work Practice. From the history of social work and the ethics of practice, to the modern approaches to self care and asset-based community development this extensive worktext presents the knowledge, values, and skills needed for entry-level social work practice.

Zastrow emphasizes the importance of counseling in various practice settings by including the Counseling Theories Resource Manual (CTRM), a series of modules that presents and critiques the prominent theories of counseling that are widely used by social workers, including reality therapy, rational therapy, behavior therapy, as well as specific intervention techniques useful in working with individuals, treatment groups, and families. Structured for use at the undergraduate and graduate level, this book provides the theoretical and practical knowledge needed for students to become change agents.
* Previous editions published by Brooks/Cole CENGAGE Learning as The Practice of Social Work: A Comprehensive Worktext.

Features of this edition: Updated! Material consistent with 2015 EPAS and modifications of the DSM-5; New! Content on motivational interviewing, force field analysis, mindfulness, technology and social work, and more...
Instructor's manual that includes classroom-ready PowerPoint slides and testbanks; Skill-building exercises in each chapter that teach students how to directly apply concepts to practice and evaluate competence; Case examples of diverse clients in a range of social work settings

Charles Zastrow (MSW, PhD, University of Wisconsin Madison) is professor emeritus of social work at University of Wisconsin Whitewater where he was chair of the social work department for 6 years. He has served as assistant director and professor of social work at George Williams College of Aurora University at Williams Bay, Wisconsin. He has been a board member of BPD and has chaired The Commission on Educational Policy as well as 28 social work accreditation site visit teams for CSWE. Zastrow is a licensed clinical social worker in the state of Wisconsin who has worked as a practitioner in various public and private agencies.