Social Work Skills for Beginning Direct Practice: Text, Workbook and Interactive Multimedia Case Studies

By Linda K. Cummins, Judith A. Sevel, Laura Pedrick

Book Overview

Guide students through all stages of the helping process and assist them in developing time-tested social work skills. Social Work Skills for Beginning Direct Practice: Text, Workbook and Interactive Multimedia Case Studies, Fourth Edition , provides social work students with the social work practice knowledge and skills required for engaging in a successful helping process with clients. The integrated text, workbook, and interactive multimedia cases allow students to explore how to use social work skills in each stage of the helping process--from engagement and intake through termination. Students learn about attending behaviors, basic interviewing skills such as lead-in responses, paraphrasing, and reflection of feelings, and more advanced skills such as confrontation and summarization. Students then learn how to apply these essential interviewing skills in order to work effectively with diverse client groups. Social work theory, policy, therapeutic approaches, and evaluation techniques are integrated throughout the book to provide the essential elements of direct social work practice. The new edition includes expanded content on cultural competency, cultural awareness, evaluation, and client termination and keeps students up-to-date with the information they need to provide thorough, effective, direct social work practice with diverse client groups. NOTE: Before purchasing, check with your instructor to ensure you select the correct ISBN. Several versions of Pearson's products exist for each title, and registrations are not transferable. In addition to the access card included in this package, you will need a course invite link, provided by your instructor, to register for and use REVEL(tm). Used books, rentals, and purchases made outside of Pearson If purchasing or renting from companies other than Pearson, the access code for REVEL may not be included, may be incorrect, or may be previously redeemed. Check with the seller before completing your purchase. REVEL is Pearson's newest way of delivering our respected content. Fully digital and highly engaging, REVEL replaces the textbook and gives students everything they need for the course. Informed by extensive research on how people read, think, and learn, REVEL is an interactive learning environment that enables students to read, practice, and study in one continuous experience--for less than the cost of a traditional textbook. To order this title with Revel access search ISBN: 0134995155 / 9780134995151 REVEL for Social Work Skills for Beginning Direct Practice: Text, Workbook and Interactive Multimedia Case Studies with Loose-Leaf Version Package consists of: 0134995155 / 9780134995151 Social Work Skills for Beginning Direct Practice: Text, Workbook and Interactive Multimedia Case Studies 013430327X / 9780134303277 REVEL for Social Work Skills for Beginning Direct Practice: Text, Workbook and Interactive Multimedia Case Studies -- Access Card

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0134894669
• ISBN13: 9780134894669
• Release Date: March 2018
• Publisher: Pearson
• Length: 416 Pages
• Weight: 1.63 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 7.9" x 9.9"