Research Catalog

Title

Introduction to competence-based social work : the profession of caring, knowing, and serving / Michael E. Sherr, Johnny M. Jones.

Author

Sherr, Michael E.

Publication

• New York, NY : Oxford University Press, 2020.
• ©2020

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Details

Additional Authors

Jones, Johnny M.

Description

xviii, 302 pages; 24 cm

Summary

Social work is rooted in the values of service, social justice, and strong interpersonal relationships, but as the profession evolves, so must the approach to education. Michael E. Sherr and Johnny M. Jones have created an introductory textbook written for the future of social work. The second edition integrates the knowledge of practice, policy, research, HBSE, and field work with the skills and practice behaviors necessary for students to become fully competent social workers by the time they graduate.Students are introduced to social work through a "Why We Do, What We Do" model that emphasizes how and why social workers commit to their careers. 41 case vignettes, 16 of which are new, engage students and present a clear picture of the profession to help them become invested in enhancing and restoring the well-being of individuals, groups, and communities.

Alternative Title

Competence-based social work

Subject

• Social service > Practice
• Social workers
• Social case work
• social workers
• Social case work
• Social service > Practice
• Social workers
• Sozialarbeit
• Sozialarbeiter
• Professionalität
• Fachwissen

Note

• Revised edition of the authors' Introduction to competence-based social work, [2014].

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references and index.

Contents

What is social work and what do social workers do? -- Getting the most out of the book -- What is social work? - What is competence-based social work? -- What do competent social workers do? -- Professional identity of social workers -- Developing the personal self-awareness for professional social work -- Developing the professional identity for social work -- Historical emergence of social work as a profession -- Ethical social work practice -- Human rights and justice -- Diversity in practice -- Dimensions of diversity -- Critical thinking -- Method of practice and where we work -- The generalist method of practice: engage, assess, intervene, and evaluate -- The fields of social work practice.

ISBN

• 9780190923037
• 0190923032
• 9780190923044 (canceled/invalid)
• 9780190923051 (canceled/invalid)

LCCN

2019012604

OCLC

• on1091237720
• 1091237720
• SCSB-9530577

Owning Institutions

Princeton University Library