Human Service Agencies: An Orientation to Fieldwork (HSE 160 / 260 / 270 Clinical Supervision Sequence) - Softcover

Alle-Corliss, Lupe A.; Alle-Corliss, Randall M.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0534516106 ISBN 13: 9780534516109

Publisher: Cengage Learning, 2005

Synopsis

Make the most of your agency experience with HUMAN SERVICE AGENCIES: AN ORIENTATION TO FIELDWORK! This practical and personal guide introduces you to the real-world issues of agency settings and helps you obtain the skills you need to become an effective helper. Case examples give you exposure to a variety of settings, client populations, and ethical and legal issues and user-friendly, hands-on exercises provide you with numerous opportunities to apply your knowledge and experience.

About this title

About the Author:

A husband and wife team, Randy and Lupe both possess the wonderful combination of teaching skills and hands-on practice experience. Both authors have a Master's Degree in Social Work from the University of Southern California, and are members of the Society of Clinical Social Workers and National Association of Social Workers. Randy is also an active member of NOHSE (National Organization of Human Service Educators). They are both lecturers in the Human Services program at California State University, Fullerton, where they have taught practicum, fieldwork and internship classes for the past 18 years. Randy and Lupe are both licensed clinical social workers who also work full-time in the Department of Psychiatry at Kaiser Permanente and have a small private practice.

Review:

"...great review of course material...helps bridge the gaps between the various courses to provide one resource that helps students enter their first field experience."

About this edition

• Publisher: Cengage Learning
• Publication date: 2005
• ISBN 10: 0534516106
• ISBN 13: 9780534516109
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 2
• Number of pages: 310