Social Work and Social Welfare: An Invitation is a best-selling
text and website for introduction to social work courses. It
provides students with the knowledge, skills, and values that are
essential for working with individuals, families, groups,
organizations, communities, and public policy in a variety of
practice settings. The fifth edition of Social Work and Social
Welfare is in full color, with more visuals and photos throughout.
As with previous editions, this book is an up-to-date profile of
the world in which today's social workers practice, with current
demographic, statistical, legislative, policy, and research
information; and sensitive discussions of contemporary ethical
issues. The text includes exercises from six interactive
cases.Visit www.routledgesw.com for the detailed cases and
companion materials that teach students about social work through
practice. In this book and companion custom website you will find:
An emphasis on a strengths-based perspective and attention to
diversity, social environment, theory and theoretical frameworks,
levels of social work practice, and an array of fields of practice.
The histories of social welfare and the social work profession
presented as the intertwined phenomena that they are. A profile of
the contemporary landscape of the society in which social workers
practice. Social work practice within the framework of planned
change, encompassing: engagement, assessment, intervention, and
evaluation and termination. The opportunity to hear from social
work practitioners working in fourteen diverse and challenging
practice settings. Six unique, in-depth, interactive,
easy-to-access cases that students can easily reach from any
computer, provide a "learning by doing" format unavailable with any
other text(s). Students will have an advantage unlike any other
they will experience in their social work training. A wealth of
instructor-only resources provide: full-text readings that link to
the concepts presented in each of the chapters; a complete bank of
objective and essay-type test items, all linked to current CSWE
EPAS standards; PowerPoint presentations to help students master
key concepts; annotated links to a treasure trove of social work
assets on the internet; and a forum inviting all instructors using
texts in the series to communicate with each other, and share ideas
to improve teaching and learning.
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