The author is one of the best-respected individuals in  this field; he has published over 50 journal articles, most of them  dealing with group work, and is the co-author of several other books.    This new edition incorporates more feminist theory and  diversity issues throughout the book. Examples are incorporated throughout  the book to help students see how to apply group work principles. A special  Application Exercise at the end of most chapters helps students to reflect  on and apply what they have learned. New Ch. 6 on use of therapeutic  factors in groups, a topic of emerging interest in the field.    For readers interested in group social work found in schools or departments  of Social Work.

Contemporary Group Work

Health, Fitness & Dieting

Garvin, Charles D.

Psychology & Counseling

Pearson College Div

Contemporary group work

Politics & Social Sciences

Politics & Government

PRENTICE/HALL

Social Work and Social Justice transcends discussions of abstract social justice concepts and goals by focusing on how these concepts can be used as guides for socially just practice at the interpersonal, organizational, community, and societal levels. In addition to emphasizing the importance of social justice work through compelling examples, case studies, and exercises, this book vividly illustrates its complexity and discusses how social workers can negotiate the practical and ethical challenges involved. Unlike many books on the subject, the text integrates diverse and often conflicting approaches to social justice to promote critical thinking and underscore the value of incorporating various perspectives into one's practice. Other distinguishing features include: its emphasis on the complementary nature of socially just goals and processes; its use of well-developed case examples, often drawn from the authors' experience; and the authors' reflection on the implications of these examples from both "micro" and "macro" perspectives, along with a discussion of how practitioners with diverse understandings of social justice might interpret the case. Social Work and Social Justice is based on the authors' extensive teaching and practice experience in a wide variety of fields, both in the U.S. and internationally, and on their research on such varied topics as welfare reform, mental health, social work practice theory, social work values and ethics, and the history and philosophy of social welfare and social work. It is undeniably a must-have resource for students and faculty in undergraduate and graduate social work programs, as well as practitioners in social work and the human services.

Social Work and Social Justice: Concepts, Challenges, and Strategies

Self-Help

Reisch, Michael

Happiness

Oxford University Press

The author is one of the best-respected individuals in this field; he has published over 50 journal articles, most of them dealing with group work, and is the co-author of several other books. This new edition incorporates more feminist theory and diversity issues throughout the book. Examples are incorporated throughout the book to help students see how to apply group work principles. A special Application Exercise at the end of most chapters helps students to reflect on and apply what they have learned. New Ch. 6 on use of therapeutic factors in groups, a topic of emerging interest in the field. For readers interested in group social work found in schools or departments of Social Work.

Contemporary Group Work (3rd Edition)

Social Sciences

Pearson

A social work practice book that incorporates many theoretical approaches, primarily ecological approaches, and emphasizes issues of social justice, which is now mandated in CSWE curriculum guidelines. Diversity is integrated through the social justice theme, including the consequences of experiencing oppression based on ethnicity, gender, sexual orientation, age, and disability. The book presents the most up-to-date theories and approaches to working with individuals, families, groups and organizations, with comprehensive chapters on assessment of families, groups, organizations and communities, and on changing families and groups. This edition includes coverage of empowerment theory, social conflict, and critical consciousness, and a chapter on social work with involuntary clients. For professionals working in the field of social work.

Interpersonal Practice in Social Work: Promoting Competence and Social Justice (2nd Edition)

Seabury, Brett A.

An introductory text on social work methods and policies and on social services, from an ecological perspective. Part I presents an overview of the systems within which social work and services evolved. Part II deals with ways that social workers create change and how this relates to ecological ideas. Part III discusses the ecology of specific settings for social work and social welfare activity. Part IV highlights the use of research and the nature of social work as a profession. Includes chapter Internet exercises. Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or.

Social Work in Contemporary Society (2nd Edition)

Tropman, John E.

Allyn&Bacon

Establishes a methodology for a generalist medical practice by applying a structured, short-term, problem-solving approach that can be used with many different theoretical orientations to deal with individual, families, groups, organizations, and communities. Intended for practice classes for undergraduate and entry-level graduate students. Annotation copyright Book News, Inc. Portland, Or.

Generalist Practice

Reid, William J.

Tolson, Eleanor Reardon

Columbia Univ. Pr.

Sex Among Allies

This study examines and illuminates how the lives of Korean prostitutes in the 1970s served as the invisible underpinnings to US-Korean military policies at the highest level.

History

Americas

Columbia University Press

This essential text presents a "task-centered" methodology―a structured, short-term problem-solving approach―applicable across systems at five levels of practice: the individual, the family, the group, organizations, and communities. The second edition offers more information on systems theories and includes case studies and practice questions with each chapter, as well as checklists for each level of practice and exercises to help students monitor their understanding and skill development.

Literature & Fiction

History & Criticism

This is a basic textbook for social work practice courses at the undergraduate and postgraduate level. The approach presented provides a generalist and problem-solving orientation. It comes at an opportune time when both orientations are rapidly gaining adherents in universities. The guide seeks to establish a "task-centred" methodology - a structured, short-term, problem-solving approach - applicable across various systems. The authors outline five levels of practice: the individual, the family, the group, organizations and communities. Each section contains chapters that discuss pretreatment considerations from the initial and middle phases of treatment to termination. A special numbering system helps the reader to follow particular topics throughout the book. Important pedagogical features include checklists, questions for consideration, and practice exercises to help students monitor their understanding and skill development.

Generalist Practice: A Task-Centered Approach

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Contemporary Group Work

Contemporary group work

Social Work and Social Justice: Concepts, Challenges, and Strategies

Contemporary Group Work (3rd Edition)

Interpersonal Practice in Social Work: Promoting Competence and Social Justice (2nd Edition)

Social Work in Contemporary Society (2nd Edition)

Generalist Practice

Generalist Practice

Generalist Practice

Generalist Practice: A Task-Centered Approach