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Brooks/Cole Empowerment Series: Understanding Generalist Practice Karen Kirst-Ashman (University of Wisconsin, Whitewater)

Brooks/Cole Empowerment Series: Understanding Generalist Practice By Karen Kirst-Ashman (University of Wisconsin, Whitewater)

Brooks/Cole Empowerment Series: Understanding Generalist Practice by Karen Kirst-Ashman (University of Wisconsin, Whitewater)

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A guide to generalist social work practice that gives students the knowledge and skills they need to work with individuals and families, and the foundation to work with groups, communities, and organizations. It focuses on micro levels of social work practice while also discussing the interrelationship between the micro, mezzo, and macro levels.

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Brooks/Cole Empowerment Series: Understanding Generalist Practice Summary

Brooks/Cole Empowerment Series: Understanding Generalist Practice by Karen Kirst-Ashman (University of Wisconsin, Whitewater)

Organized around the authors' coherent and cohesive Generalist Intervention Model, this introductory guide to generalist social work practice gives students the knowledge and skills they need to work with individuals and families, as well as the foundation to work with groups, communities, and organizations. Updated to reflect current topics and practice, the book focuses on micro levels of social work practice while also discussing the interrelationship between the micro, mezzo, and macro levels. Part of the BROOKS/COLE EMPOWERMENT SERIES, UNDERSTANDING GENERALIST PRACTICE, 7th Edition, clearly identifies content related to the latest Council on Social Work Education (CSWE) Educational Policy and Accreditation Standards (EPAS) with icons throughout the text. New learning objectives, which are correlated to chapter headings and summaries, guide students' reading and reinforce their understanding.

About Karen Kirst-Ashman (University of Wisconsin, Whitewater)

Karen K. Kirst-Ashman, BSW, MSSW, and PhD, was a full professor and a former chairperson in the Social Work Department at the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater, where she taught for 28 years. She is certified as a licensed clinical social worker in the state of Wisconsin and has worked as a practitioner and administrator in child welfare and mental health agencies. She received the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater's Excellence in Teaching Award in 1986 and its Outstanding Teaching Award in 2007. She has been a member of the board of directors of the Council on Social Work Education in addition to being an accreditation site visitor, and is a current member of BPD and NASW. She has served on the editorial board of Affilia: Journal of Women and Social Work, and as a consulting editor for many social work journals, including the Journal of Social Work Education. She is the author of numerous publications, articles, and reviews concerning social work and women's issues. Other books she has authored or coauthored include INTRODUCTION TO SOCIAL WORK AND SOCIAL WELFARE: CRITICAL THINKING PERSPECTIVES (5th ed); HUMAN BEHAVIOR IN THE MACRO SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT: AN EMPOWERMENT APPROACH TO UNDERSTANDING COMMUNITIES, ORGANIZATION, AND GROUPS (4th ed); GENERALIST PRACTICE WITH ORGANIZATIONS AND COMMUNITIES (5th ed); THE MACRO SKILLS WORKBOOK (2nd ed); and UNDERSTANDING GENERALIST PRACTICE (8th ed). Grafton Hull is Professor Emeritus at the University of Utah College of Social Work. He founded and directed the College's BSW Program. He has 38 years of experience teaching at BSW, MSW, and Ph.D. levels. His practice experience includes work in human service agencies providing mental health, child welfare, and juvenile justice programs. He holds a BS in sociology, an MSW, and a doctorate in education (counseling, guidance, and personnel services). Hull is the co-author of eight texts and numerous articles in social work journals. He has served on the CSWE Board of Directors, Commission on Accreditation, and Nominations Committee; and as a President of the Association of Baccalaureate Social Work Program Directors (BPD), from which he received the Significant Lifetime Achievement Award in 2005. His biography is listed in WHO'S WHO IN AMERICA.

Table of Contents

1. Introducing Generalist Practice: The Generalist Intervention Model. 2. Micro Practice Skills: Practice Skills for Working with Individuals. 3. Mezzo Practice Skills: Practice Skills for Working with Groups. 4. Macro Practice Skills: Practice Skills for Working with Organizations and Communities. 5. Engagement and Assessment in Generalist Practice. 6. Planning in Generalist Practice. 7. Implementation Applications. 8. Evaluation, Termination, and Follow-Up in Generalist Practice. 9. Understanding Families: Family Assessment. 10. Working with Families. 11. Values, Ethics, and the Resolution of Ethical Dilemmas. 12. Culturally Competent Social Work Practice. 13. Gender-Sensitive Social Work Practice. 14. Advocacy. 15. Brokering and Case Management. 16. Recording in Generalist Social Work Practice.

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CIN1285748034G
9781285748030
1285748034
Brooks/Cole Empowerment Series: Understanding Generalist Practice by Karen Kirst-Ashman (University of Wisconsin, Whitewater)
Karen Kirst-Ashman (University of Wisconsin, Whitewater)
Used - Good
Hardback
Cengage Learning, Inc
20140314
704
N/A
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