Foundations of Social Work Practice: A Graduate Text

by Mark A. Mattaini

Here, in a single volume, is the core knowledge of the practice of social work, thoroughly updated in a new second edition. The book covers the core content required in foundation practice courses in... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0871013495
• ISBN13: 9780871013491
• Release Date: July 2002
• Publisher: NASW Press
• Length: 432 Pages
• Weight: 1.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 7.1" x 10.0"

Customer Reviews

A highly recommended educational text, especially for aspiring professionals in the field.

Now in an updated fourth edition, Foundations of Social Work Practice: A Graduate Text is an instructional reference created especially to teach, challenge, and foster the development of graduate students in the field. The framework of Foundations of Social Work Practice uses an approach that balances and integrates four crucial views on practice: ecosystems, social justice and human rights, evidence-based practice, and shared power. Written especially to help students understand the importance of thinking carefully, and properly evaluating the nuances of each client's or subject's problem, Foundations of Social Work Practice covers a wide range of topics in the realms of theory and application, including "Professional Values and Ethics", "Monitoring Social Work Practice", "Social Work with Families", "Social Work with and in Organizations", "Generalist Practice: People and Programs" and much more. A highly recommended educational text, especially for aspiring professionals in the field.