For the first time in 70 years, a new translation of Max Weber's classic The Protestant Ethic and the Spirit of Capitalism - one of the seminal works in sociology - will be published in September 2001. Translator Stephen Kalberg is an internationally acclaimed Weberian scholar, and in this new translation he offers a precise and nuanced rendering ...
The highly acclaimed "Social Work Dictionary" gains even more distinction with its new, updated third edition. The latest release of this NASW Press best-seller provides 5,000 succinct, comprehensive definitions. There are nearly 1,500 new listings, including updated names of government agencies, disorders covered in DSM-IV & terms from the ...
Designed to give your students the extra support they need to succeed in your classroom, our Study Edition of Seiler/Beall's Communication: Making Connections, Fifth Edition, offers perforated chapter practice tests at the end of the textbook, an optional Practice Test Solutions Manual with access to professional tutoring, and an Instructor's ...
Used in top counseling, psychology, and social work programs, "Current Psychotherapies" is the ideal resource to not only help you excel in the course, but also to learn, compare, and apply the major systems of psychotherapy in a way that will be meaningful in your own practice. Each contributor is either an originator or a leading proponent of ...
Organized around the authors' coherent and cohesive Generalist Intervention Model, this introductory guide to generalist social work practice gives you the knowledge and skills needed to work with individuals and families, as well as the foundation knowledge from a generalist perspective to work with groups, communities, and organizations. The ...
A national treasure, radio legend Studs Terkel first made his name in his home town of Chicago, conducting tens of thousands of radio interviews over several decades. (He even interviewed Bob Dylan in the early '60s.) In WORKING, Terkel lets the tape roll as people talk about their jobs--an oral history approach which, though he did not invent it, ...
This book should be of interest to undergraduate and graduate courses in direct practice, generalist practice, clinical social work, interpersonal practice and social work practice.
This best-selling text offers a comprehensive look at child maltreatment, incorporating history, case vignettes, and the author's own experience as a child protection worker. The author covers the history of child welfare, gives an overview of functional and dysfunctional families, and contrasts healthy child development with development hampered ...
Offering a balance of clinical and theoretical information, Jerry Diller's practical book focuses on effective methods of providing cross-cultural services. The book covers the general principles of cultural diversity, the process of cross-cultural service delivery, and cultural information on specific client populations. Throughout, Diller builds ...
Originally published in 1974, this highly regarded text -- the only comprehensive account of American social welfare history from the colonial period to the present -- has been updated to include the latest events and scholarship on the subject. Topics new to this sixth edition include President Clinton's health-care reform and its failure; his ...
This text presents theories of management and shows readers how they are applied to decision making and life planning, emphasizing the ways in which life decisions and financial choices impact the family. The coverage reflects nontraditional cultures and family structures, as well as societal trends and lifestyle changes that may influence the ...
Clear and applied, "Interviewing for Solutions" features a unique solutions-oriented approach to basic interviewing in the helping professions. Peter DeJong and Insoo Kim Berg's proven approach views clients as competent, helps them to visualize the changes they want, and builds on what they are already doing that works. Throughout the book, the ...
This text compares and contrasts both traditional (dominant) and alternative paradigms or worldviews in examining human behavior and the social environment. Professor Schriver's text is innovative in its examination of new paradigms that include diversity, feminism, client empowerment, and other perspectives that are mandated by CSWE. Both ...
Zastrow's "Introduction To Social Work And Social Welfare: Empowering People, Ninth Edition" looks at today's society with a realistic view of social problems, and gives you a comprehensive overview of the profession. By presenting positive strategies in the context of the core values, ethics, skills and knowledge base of today's professional ...
Now available with a personalized online study plan, this social work-specific book looks at lifespan through the lens of social work theory and practice. The authors use an empowerment approach to cover human development and behavior theories within the context of family, organizational, and community systems. Using a chronological lifespan ...
Intended as a core text for introduction to counseling/human services or practical/internship in departments of human services, psychology, social work (both graduate/undergraduate) and counsellor education (graduate level), this volume can also be used as a supplementary text for a variety of courses dealing with helping skills or counselling ...
In this revised edition of the text for social workers, the authors retain the comprehensive approach, while including a more balanced content about quantitative and qualitative methods. The text now presents a greater emphasis on alternative thinking; is more sensitive to the debate about quantitative and qualitative research; provides updated ...
Praised by instructors and students alike, PROGRAM EVALUATION: AN INTRODUCTION helps your students evaluate services and programs that they will encounter in their professional practice. In the process of learning evaluation techniques and skills, students will become proficient at critically analyzing evaluation studies conducted by others. The ...
This introductory textbook distinguishes itself from others, because it takes a discipline approach rather than a social problems approach to framing the foundations of social work knowledge, values, and skills. This is a revision of the very first text to fully incorporate the strengths or empowerment perspective. The text takes a strong ...
Drawing on interviews with dismissed IBM executives in New York, bakers in a Boston bakery, a barmaid turned advertising executive, and countless other workers, Sennett studies the effects of the new capitalism throughout the world.
In this companion volume to John van Maanen's "Tales of the Field", three scholars reveal how the ethnographer turns direct experience and observation into written fieldnotes upon which an ethnography is based. Drawing on years of teaching and field research experience, the authors develop a series of guidelines, suggestions and practical advice ...
/*0205446175, Sheafor, Techniques and Guidelines for Social Work Practice, 7e*/The latest edition of this classic book continues to provide students and practitioners of social work with a one-of-a-kind resource designed to emphasize the different techniques needed for successful practice. Carefully updated to provide social workers with easy ...
The new edition of Exploring Child Welfare reflects the author's strong practice perspective and incorporates new developments in welfare reform and child welfare services. The text provides a practical and thorough introduction to child welfare and welfare services. The author's strength is her ability to connect the underlying theories and ...
This classic introductory social work text provides a comprehensive and historical view of social work to help students better understand and appreciate the profession. In its Tenth Edition, this classic text continues to blend historical and contemporary perspectives on social work, offering historical context for the development of social work ...
This text focuses on a problem-solving model designed to help students integrate and practice social work processes. The sixth edition is thoroughly revised and offers new readings and a streamlined organizational structure designed to make it easier for readers to navigate through the content.
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