The Practicum Companion for Social Work: Integrating Class and Field Work

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Product details:

• ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0133783480
• ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0133783483
• Author: Julie Birkenmaier (Author), Marla Berg-Weger (Author)

The Practicum Companion for Social Work: Integrating Class and Field Work is the ideal companion for the field/practicum experience. Filled with practical applications, in-depth case scenarios, and thought-provoking examples, this comprehensive text integrates theory with practice and guides students through their placement. Using a strengths-based perspective, it reinforces the link between classroom learning, practice behaviors, and competencies. Readers will learn about practice with individuals, families, groups, communities, and organizations within the concepts of planned change, encompassing engagement, assessment, intervention, evaluation, termination, and follow-up.

Table of contents:

Before You Head into the Field: A Prepracticum Guide
1. Getting Started on Your Social Work Practice Career
2. Socialization into the Social Work Profession
3. Safety in Social Work Settings
4. Making the Most of Your Practicum Supervision
5. Organizational Context
6. Social Work Practice in the Field: Working with Individuals and Families
7. Social Work Practice in the Field: Working with Groups
8. Social Work Practice in the Field: Working with Organizations, Communities, and Policy
9. Social Work Practice and the Law
10. Termination: The Beginning of an End (or the End of a Beginning?)