An empowerment‎-based generalist social work practice text which integrates core themes of the profession‎.‎ This text is part of the Connecting Core Competencies Series‎.‎ Generalist Social Work Practice‎,‎ 7th edition‎,‎ fully integrates core social work themes of collaboration‎,‎ the strengths perspective‎,‎ values and ethics‎,‎ social justice and human rights‎,‎ evidence‎-based practice‎,‎ cultural competence‎,‎ and policy practice‎.‎ This text offers a progressive practice approach grounded in social work research‎,‎ reflective of social work values‎,‎ sensitive to client diversity‎,‎ and applicable to work with any level of client system including individuals‎,‎ families‎,‎ groups‎,‎ organizations‎,‎ and communities‎.‎ Beginning with engaging clients as partners and continuing with assessing‎,‎ intervening‎,‎ and evaluating from a strengths perspective‎,‎ this approach offers social workers a method that fully realizes core social work values‎,‎ respects client competence‎,‎ and activates client resources within the context of their lives‎.‎ All parts of the practice process are described in detail‎,‎ connected to social work theory‎,‎ illustrated with case examples‎,‎ and supported with evidence from social work research‎.‎Each chapter focuses on teaching the knowledge‎,‎ values‎,‎ and skills reflective of the core competencies and correlated practice behaviors as described in the 2008 Educational Policy and Accreditation Standards ‎(‎EPAS‎)‎‎.‎ A better teaching & learning experience This program will provide a better teaching and learning experience‎-‎-for you and your students‎.‎ Here‎'‎s how‎:‎ *Personalize Learning ‎- MySearchLab with eText delivers proven results in helping students succeed‎,‎ provides engaging experiences that personalize learning‎,‎ and comes from a trusted partner with educational expertise and a deep commitment to helping students and instructors achieve their goals‎.‎ *Improve Critical Thinking ‎- Teaches students specific strategies to identify and use client strengths in their practice‎.‎ *Engage Students ‎- Offers numerous case examples to apply the empowerment method to all levels of social work‎,‎ with diverse clients and situations‎,‎ and across fields of practice‎.‎ *Explore Current Issues ‎- Includes new practice research findings and updates to demographics to ensure currency‎.‎*Apply CSWE Core Competencies ‎- The text integrates the 2008 CSWE EPAS‎,‎ with critical thinking questions and practice tests to assess student understanding and development of competency‎.‎ *Support Instructors ‎- An Instructor‎'‎s Manual and Test Bank‎,‎ Computerized Test Bank ‎(‎MyTest‎)‎‎,‎ BlackBoard Test Item File‎,‎ MySearchLab with Pearson eText‎,‎ and PowerPoint presentations are included in the outstanding supplements package‎.‎

• Author‎:‎ Karla Krogsrud Miley‎,‎ Michael W‎.‎ O`Melia‎,‎ Brenda L‎.‎ DuBois
• Puplisher‎:‎ Pearson
• ISBN‎:‎ 9781292041865