Social Work and Social Welfare: An Invitation (New Directions in Social Work)

📘 Book Details

• Author: Marla Berg-Weger

• Publisher: Routledge

• Language: English

• Edition: 5th Edition

• ISBN: 9781138608207

• Pages: 620

• Cover: Hardcover

• Dimensions: 9.6 x 7.6 x 1.7 inches

📝 About the Book

Social Work and Social Welfare: An Invitation is a comprehensive and engaging introduction to the field of social work. Now in its fifth edition, this best-selling textbook remains a go-to resource for students embarking on social work courses. The text provides essential knowledge, skills, and values necessary for working with individuals, families, groups, organizations, communities, and public policy across a variety of practice settings.

Key Features:

• Full-color edition: This edition comes with an abundance of visuals and photos, making complex topics easier to understand.

• Up-to-date content: It presents the latest demographic, statistical, legislative, policy, and research information, offering a clear profile of the world in which today’s social workers operate.

• Ethical issues: The book covers contemporary ethical issues with sensitivity and depth, ensuring that students are well-equipped to face the challenges in the field.

🧑🏫 What's Inside:

• Strengths-based perspective: Focuses on the strengths-based approach and integrates diversity, social environment, theory, theoretical frameworks, and various levels of social work practice.

• Social welfare and social work history: Explores the intertwined history of social welfare and the profession of social work.

• Comprehensive practice framework: Covers social work practice within the framework of planned change, with in-depth discussions on engagement, assessment, intervention, evaluation, and termination.

• Diverse practice settings: Hear from practitioners in 14 diverse and challenging practice settings, offering real-world insights and perspectives.

• Instructor resources: The companion website and instructor-only resources include full-text readings, test banks, PowerPoint slides, and a forum for teaching tips and ideas.

This text is an invaluable resource for social work students, equipping them with the tools and understanding to make a positive impact in a wide range of practice environments.