The Human Services Internship Experience: Helping Students Find Their Way assists students in bridging the theories and knowledge of human service delivery with real-world practice. The text features myriad opportunities for critical reflection, new ideas, skill building, professional identity development, and learning from others. Part One provides students with valuable insight about the internship experience and helps them plan for and begin it effectively. In Part Two, students learn about the application of ethics in practice, the importance of cultivating a multicultural perspective, the ins and outs of supervision, and various opportunities for advocacy within the profession. Part Three focuses on skill development with chapters dedicated to working with clients using a strengths-based approach and constructing case conceptualizations and case studies. The final part helps students end their internship experience in a positive way, build professional portfolios, ask for references, and prepare for employment in the human service sector. The second edition features a new chapter on social justice and advocacy, as well as updated references and information throughout. Additionally, it includes revised instructional elements, including activities related to self-reflection, seeking supervision, creative expression, writing journal articles, and reading transcriptions.

Focusing on the how to's of gathering information, writing reports, assessing clients' progress, and seeking out resources as a client advocate, this practical book is designed to help beginning practitioners and practicum students develop the skills they need to coordinate and provide direct services to a variety of populations. Invaluable as an on-the-job reference that beginning helpers can use when confronted with a difficulty or dilemma in managing cases, Woodside and McClam's book focuses on empowering clients to manage their own lives during the case management process, from the intake interview until termination. Ideal for any beginning helper, the book includes real-life vignettes that illustrate the many ways in which the case management process is used in service delivery.

Interested in a practical introduction to the human service profession? If the answer's yes, then AN INTRODUCTION TO HUMAN SERVICES, 9th Edition, is for you. Drawing on their extensive experience, the authors define human services, review the historical development of advocacy, and examine service delivery models and processes. They thoroughly explore the current state of this rapidly evolving profession as well as the essential skills you need to succeed within it. You'll gain a solid grounding in such fundamental concepts as serving the whole person, using an interdisciplinary approach, interacting with helper and client, preparing generalists, understanding multicultural influences, and empowering clients. Detailed case studies give you frontline perspectives -- and prepare you to effectively address issues you're likely to encounter as a helping professional.

Become an effective case manager with GENERALIST CASE MANAGEMENT: A METHOD OF HUMAN SERVICE DELIVERY, 5th Edition. You'll be drawn into the text early on when you meet Sharon Bello, a client involved in the case management process. Realistic and relevant, this text provides you with the fundamental skills and information you need to coordinate and provide services to a variety of populations. Case studies, interviews with human service case managers nationwide, and opportunities to apply what you learn to real-life issues are just a few of the tools that will help you become an effective advocate for your client. You'll also gain practical knowledge to help you prepare for earning C-SWMC certification and the HS-BCP credential.

Practicum in Counseling: A Developmental Guide is designed to guide counselors-in-training through a meaningful practicum experience. The text utilizes a developmental approach to empower students and encourage them to commit to professional growth and the development of their counselor identity. The text is divided into four sections. In Section One, students learn their role in practicum, how to establish a working relationship with their site supervisor, what to expect onsite during the first week, and more. In Section Two, they learn how to make contact with their first client, review basic helping skills, consider ethical and legal issues, explore the role of diversity in counseling work, and learn how to handle critical incidents. Section Three addresses the importance of supervision, self-advocacy, wellbeing, and personal agency in becoming an effective counselor. Practicum assessment and evaluation are also explored. The final section focuses on the conclusion of practicum and the beginning of an internship. Students learn how to transition their responsibilities and terminate work with their clients. They are encouraged to assess their knowledge, skills, and values to shape their goals for their internship. Featuring voices from students who've completed practicum, as well as valuable and highly applicable information from the authors, Practicum in Counseling is a winning resource for counselors-in-training enrolled in a practicum course.

Become an effective case manager with GENERALIST CASE MANAGEMENT: A METHOD OF HUMAN SERVICE DELIVERY! Realistic and relevant, this counseling text provides you with the fundamental skills and information you need to coordinate and provide services to a variety of populations. Case studies, interviews with real human service case managers nationwide, review questions, and summaries are just a few of the tools that will help you become an effective advocate for your client.

Integrating a unique conceptual- and skills-based approach, HELPING PROCESS: ASSESSMENT TO TERMINATION presents the methodology of the helping process as it is practiced in the human service field. It is thoroughly grounded in strength-based helping. Featuring a multicultural emphasis throughout, it details the helping process using quotes, in-depth case studies, vignettes, and examples from front-line service providers such as counselors, case managers, and social workers to illustrate and reinforce key concepts.