Social Work Practice: A Generalist Approach - Hardcover

Johnson, Louise C.; Yanca, Stephen J.

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0205317014 ISBN 13: 9780205317011

Publisher: Pearson, 2000

Synopsis

This popular social work practice text builds on its strengths of accessibility and use of a comprehensive approach that incorporates the ecosystems and strengths perspectives.

This text has always helped introductory students by providing a solid framework for the theory and methods of social work practice. The new edition incorporates CSWE requirements, including a stronger focus on the strengths or empowerment approach throughout, as well as greater emphasis on the environment. Part One provides a strong theoretical foundation for generalist practice, including the knowledge, skills, and values required of a social worker; the social worker's role in facilitating change and growth; and social work as an intervention into human transactions. Part Two studies the interactional process involving the worker, various sizes of client systems, and the environment. Part Three covers every step of the change process in detail, including assessment, planning, direct and indirect practice actions, evaluation, and termination. Diversity and issues related to managed care and welfare reform are incorporated throughout the text and in case examples.

About this title

From the Back Cover

Social Work Practice: A Generalist Approach, Eighth Edition
Louise C. Johnson, Professor Emeritus, University of South Dakota
Stephen J. Yanca, Saginaw Valley State University

This classic social work practice text blends ecosystems and strengths based approaches with a comprehensive problem solving process to form a change process social workers can use with individuals, families, groups, organizations, and communities. Social Work Practice: A Generalist Approach has always helped introductory students by providing a solid foundation for generalist social work practice. It has a strong theoretical framework that reflects modern theory and methods used in social work practice today. The Eighth Edition builds on the previous edition by developing a stronger focus on strengths and empowerment with diverse populations and a greater emphasis on the environment.

Highlights of the Eighth Edition:

• Utilizes an approach that redefines problem-solving as “a process for facilitating growth and change.”
• Incorporates most recent CSWE requirements for learning the foundation of social work practice (knowledge, skills, and values), at every level of practice.
• Places a strong emphasis throughout on the environment, especially as a source of potential strengths and resources for change.
• To circumvent student confusion, discussions of generalist practice with individuals, families, groups, organizations, and communities in Part III are now covered separately, in an effort to integrate the change process for various size client systems while still maintaining a generalist approach.
• Introduces an active approach to working with diverse client populations - including naturalistic inquiry - and encourages students to take on a learning role and develop an approach that is consistent with the norms and expectations of the population being served.

Edition details

• Publisher: Pearson
• Publication date: 2000
• ISBN 10: 0205317014
• ISBN 13: 9780205317011
• Binding: Hardcover
• Language: English
• Number of pages: 461