Name: The Practice of Generalist Social Work By Julie Birkenmaier (Saint Louis University, USA)
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The Practice of Generalist Social Work by Julie Birkenmaier (Saint Louis University, USA)

The new edition of The Practice of Generalist Social Work teaches and helps students apply the skills for micro, macro, and mezzo practice. The third edition contains over 80 pages of new content, including many skill-based guides to subjects such as cognitive behavioral therapy and motivational interviewing. Quick Guides, a new feature in the third edition, are tools that will be useful to students in everyday practice.

Routledgesw.com now contains 6 cases; the authors have created a new case, Brickville, for this book. Within Brickville, students work with a mezzo case embedded within a macro case to help a family in a community facing gentrification. Instructor materials include extra readings; PowerPoints; test questions; annotated links; syllabi for one-, two- or three-semester courses; and EPAS guidelines.

With 13 chapters and 6 cases, this book works with a one-, two-, or three-semester practice course. This book is also available in customized versions for your two- and three-semester courses (click the links below):

Chapters 1-7: http://www.routledge.com/books/details/9780415731744/

Chapters 8-13: http://www.routledge.com/books/details/9780415731751/

Chapters 1-5: http://www.routledge.com/books/details/9780415731768/

Chapters 6-9: http://www.routledge.com/books/details/9780415731775/

Chapters 10-13: http://www.routledge.com/books/details/9780415731782/

About Julie Birkenmaier (Saint Louis University, USA)

Julie Birkenmaier is an associate professor in the School of Social Work at Saint Louis University. Dr. Birkenmaier's practice experience includes community organizing, community development, and nonprofit administration. Her research and writing focuses on community development, financial capability, financial credit, and asset development. Along with Marla Berg-Weger, she also co-authored The Practicum Companion for Social Work: Integrating Class and Field Work (3rd edition). Marla Berg-Weger is a professor in the School of Social Work at Saint Louis University. Dr. Berg-Weger's social work practice experience includes public social welfare services, domestic violence services, mental health, medical social work and gerontological social work. Her research and writing focuses on gerontological social work and social work practice. She is the author of Social Work and Social Welfare: An Invitation (3rd edition). Along with Julie Birkenmaier, she co-authored The Practicum Companion for Social Work: Integrating Class and Field Work (3rd edition). She is the past president of the Association of Gerontology in Social Work and currently serves as the Chair of the Journal of Gerontological Social Work Editorial Board Executive Committee and is a fellow in the Gerontological Society of America. Marty Dewees, Associate Professor Emerita of the University of Vermont, made her way into social work through counseling and then focused on mental health work at the state psychiatric facility. Her inclusion on the faculty at the University of Vermont provided the impetus for looking at social work practice through the lenses of human rights, social justice, strengths, and social construction.

1. Understanding Social Work Practice 2. Applying Values and Ethics to Practice 3. Individual Engagement: Relationship Skills for Practice at All Levels 4. Social Work Practice with Individuals: Assessment and Planning 5. Social Work Practice with Individuals: Intervention, Termination, and Evaluation 6. Social Work Practice with Families: Engagement, Assessment, and Planning 7. Social Work Practice with Families: Intervention, Termination, and Evaluation 8. Social Work Practice with Groups: Engagement, Assessment, and Planning 9. Social Work Practice with Groups: Intervention, Termination, and Evaluation 10. Social Work Practice with Communities: Engagement, Assessment, and Planning 11. Social Work Practice with Communities: Intervention, Termination, and Evaluation 12. Social Work Practice with Organizations: Engagement, Assessment, and Planning 13. Social Work Practice with Organizations: Intervention, Termination, and Evaluation

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ISBN 13

9780415519892

ISBN 10

0415519896

Title

The Practice of Generalist Social Work by Julie Birkenmaier (Saint Louis University, USA)

Author

Julie Birkenmaier (Saint Louis University, USA)

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Used - Good

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Paperback

Publisher

Taylor & Francis Ltd

Year published

20140207

Number of pages

626

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