Generalist Social Work Practice (eBook)

A Competency-Based Approach

John Poulin, Selina Matis, Heather Witt (Autoren)

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2025 | 2., Second Edition, New Edition
512 Seiten
Springer Publishing Company (Verlag)
978-0-8261-6683-8 (ISBN)

Infos

A competency-based approach to generalist social work practice that integrates an anti-oppressive perspective and foundational practice principles.Generalist Social Work Practice: A Competency-Based Approach aligns with the nine professional social work competencies defined by the Council on Social Work Education's (CSWE) 2022 Educational Policy and Accreditation Standards (EPAS) and is fully revised to incorporate the latest updates. This textbook offers a comprehensive, chapter-by-chapter exploration of each competency and covers all areas of social work practice, including theory, ethics, human rights, social justice, and interventions at micro and mezzo levels. Generalist Social Work Practice integrates the critical themes of anti-racism, diversity, equity, and inclusion (ADEI) to ensure future social workers engage thoughtfully and competently in diverse settings. New to the Second Edition:Explicit focus on generalist social work practice.Integration of anti-oppressive practice principles into the generalist model.Alignment with CSWE 2022 EPAS.Combined assessment and intervention content across chapters.Introduction of a new chapter on evaluation.Enhanced ADEI content throughout the book.Key Features:Provides comprehensive coverage of generalist practice with individuals, families, groups, organizations, and communities.Explores the nine CSWE professional competencies.Incorporates social justice perspectives into practice models.Offers extensive case examples, ADEI reflection questions, and chapter summaries.Includes QR Codes that link to supplemental videos for enriched learning.Provides online instructor resources such as electronic presentations, discussion questions, and grading rubrics.Presents a student-friendly writing style to encourage engagement and understanding.

Inhalt

Dedication

Additional Contributors

Preface

Chapter 1. Social Work Concepts, Theories, and Paradigms

Chapter 2. Generalist Social Work Practice: Incorporating an Anti-Racist and Anti-Oppressive Perspective

Chapter 3. Ethical and Professional Behavior

Chapter 4. Advancing Human Rights and Social, Racial, Economic, and Environmental Justice

Chapter 5. Anti-Racism, Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion

Chapter 6. Research-Informed Social Work Practice

Chapter 7. Policy-Informed Practice

Stephen Kauffman and Heather Witt

Chapter 8. Engagement and Social Work Practice

Chapter 9. Generalist Practice with Individuals: Assessment and Intervention

Chapter 10. Generalist Practice with Families: Assessment and Intervention

Chapter 11. Generalist Practice with Groups: Assessment and Intervention

Chapter 12. Generalist Practice with Organizations: Assessment and Intervention

Stephen Kauffman and John Poulin

Chapter 13. Generalist Practice with Communities: Assessment and Intervention

Marina Barnett and John Poulin

Chapter 14. Evaluation in Generalist Social Work Practice

Index

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 15.4.2025
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Schulbuch / Wörterbuch ► Unterrichtsvorbereitung
• Themenwelt: Sozialwissenschaften ► Pädagogik ► Sozialpädagogik
• Themenwelt: Sozialwissenschaften ► Soziologie
• ISBN-10: 0-8261-6683-0 / 0826166830
• ISBN-13: 978-0-8261-6683-8 / 9780826166838