Practicum Companion for Social Work, The : Integrating Class and Field Work

Julie Birkenmaier

ISBN 10: 0133783480 / ISBN 13: 9780133783483

Published by Pearson Education (US) Feb 2017, 2017

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Neuware - A start-to-finish exploration of the field/practicum experience.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Practicum Companion for Social Work, The : Integrating Class and Field Work
• Publisher: Pearson Education (US) Feb 2017
• Publication Date: 2017
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0133783480
• ISBN 13: 9780133783483
• Binding: Buch
• Edition: 4th Edition
• Condition: Neu
• Dimensions: 275W x 215H x 11D millimeters 275 millimeters width by 215 millimeters height by 11 millimeters depth
• Weight: 604 grams

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Synopsis

A start-to-finish exploration of the field/practicum experience.

The Practicum Companion for Social Work: Integrating Class and Field Work is the ideal companion for the field/practicum experience. Filled with practical applications, in-depth case scenarios, and thought-provoking examples, this comprehensive text integrates theory with practice and guides students through their placement. Using a strengths-based perspective, it reinforces the link between classroom learning, practice behaviors, and competencies. Readers will learn about practice with individuals, families, groups, communities, and organizations within the concepts of planned change, encompassing engagement, assessment, intervention, evaluation, termination, and follow-up.

Every chapter in the Fourth Edition reflects and integrates the core competencies in the 2015 Educational Policy and Accreditation Standards (EPAS) set by the Council on Social Work Education (CSWE). Case scenarios and practice applications are woven throughout each chapter to help students apply their knowledge, skills, and values. Enhanced values and ethics material, detailed learning plans, and additional cultural competence, safety, and humility content help prepare readers for contemporary practice.

About the Author

Julie Birkenmaier, PhD, LCSW, is a Professor in the School of Social Work at Saint Louis University. Her research focuses on financial capability, financial access, credit, and community development.  At the undergraduate level, she teaches community and financial capability practice. At the graduate level, she teaches community and policy practice.

 

Marla Berg-Weger, PhD, LCSW, is a Professor in the School of Social Work, Saint Louis University, serves as the Executive Director of the Geriatric Education Center, and is a Fellow in the Gerontological Society of America. Her scholarly work has focused on aging, family caregiving and social work practice.  In addition to working as a social work scholar and educator, Dr. Berg-Weger has been a social worker for over thirty five years and worked in the areas of gerontological practice, medical social work, domestic violence and mental health services.