The Empowerment Approach to Social Work Practice

The Empowerment Approach to Social Work Practice
Author: Judith A. B. Lee
Publisher: Columbia University Press
Total Pages: 542
Release: 2001-03-07
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 9780231520720

First published in 1994, this book was hailed as a cutting-edge, theory-driven report from the front-line trenches in the battle for social justice. Both clinical and community oriented and written from a global perspective, it presents clients speaking for themselves alongside reports of prominent social work educators. This new edition puts greater emphasis on "how-to" skills in working with people toward their own empowerment and stresses multiculturalism. A new chapter identifies worldwide issues of oppression such as abuse of women and children and neglect of the mentally ill.

An Introduction to the Profession of Social Work

An Introduction to the Profession of Social Work
Author: Elizabeth A. Segal
Publisher: Wadsworth Publishing Company
Total Pages: 528
Release: 2012-01-23
Genre: Social service
ISBN: 9781133355113

Segal, Gerdes, and Steiner's AN INTRODUCTION TO THE PROFESSION OF SOCIAL WORK, 4E, International Edition introduces you to the social work profession and describes the role of social worker in the social welfare system. Through case studies, personal stories, and exercises, this social work text helps you apply the concepts and truly understand what it means to be a social worker. Part of the Brooks/Cole Empowerment Series, the fourth edition is completely up to date and thoroughly integrates the core competencies and recommended practice behaviors outlined in the 2008 Educational Policy and Accreditation Standards (EPAS) set by the Council on Social Work Education (CSWE).

The Empowerment Tradition in American Social Work

The Empowerment Tradition in American Social Work
Author: Barbara Levy Simon
Publisher: Columbia University Press
Total Pages: 252
Release: 1994
Genre: Political Science
ISBN: 9780231074452

Inaugurates a new field of disability studies by framing disability as a minority discourse rather than a medical one, revising oppressive narratives and revealing liberatory ones. The book examines disabled figures in Harriet Beecher Stowe's Uncle Tom's Cabin and Rebecca Harding Davis's Life in the Iron Mills, in African-American novels by Toni Morrison and Audre Lorde, and in the popular cultural ritual of the freak show.

Empowerment Practice with Families in Distress

Empowerment Practice with Families in Distress
Author: Judith Bula Wise
Publisher: Columbia University Press
Total Pages: 348
Release: 2005
Genre: Dysfunctional families
ISBN: 9780231124621

This book integrates time-honored approaches to empowerment practice with today's more modest goals, mindful of what empowerment can and cannot do. Synthesizing several theoretical supports--the strengths perspective, system theory, theories of family well-being, and theories of coping--the author responds to the question "What works?" with today's families in need. Practice illustrations are provided throughout.

Black Empowerment

Black Empowerment
Author: Barbara Bryant Solomon
Publisher: New York : Columbia University Press
Total Pages: 438
Release: 1976
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 9780231040860

This book has been written primarily for social workers in training and in practice who are seeking more effective strategies for helping clients in black communities achieve personal and collective goals.

Empowerment Series: Introduction to Social Work & Social Welfare: Critical Thinking Perspectives

Empowerment Series: Introduction to Social Work & Social Welfare: Critical Thinking Perspectives
Author: Karen K. Kirst-Ashman
Publisher: Cengage Learning
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2016-01-01
Genre: Education
ISBN: 9781305388390

Karen K. Kirst-Ashman's introductory book enhances readers' ability to grasp the essence and spirit of generalist social work and the issues in social welfare that social workers address every day. Giving those who are contemplating a career in social work a solid introduction to the profession, Kirst-Ashman presents a balanced introductory look within a unifying theme of critical thinking that trains readers to be more evaluative of key concepts. This fifth edition is completely updated in every chapter, and includes practice concepts, social welfare policy concepts, history and current state of the profession, the contexts of practice and populations served, and professional development. Written in a clear and straightforward manner, the book provides numerous case examples to illustrate social work practice. Important Notice: Media content referenced within the product description or the product text may not be available in the ebook version.

Direct Social Work Practice

Direct Social Work Practice
Author: Dean H. Hepworth
Publisher: Brooks Cole
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2012
Genre:
ISBN: 9781133371694

This new practice-oriented workbook includes experiential learning exercises explicitly aligned to the practice behaviors recommended in the Council on Social Work Education's (CSWE) Educational Policy and Accreditation Standards (EPAS). The workbook encourages students to begin developing their skills with social work practice behaviors through Case-Based Exercises, Short Answer ethical questions, critical-thinking questions, and role-play exercises in class or as activity assignments to be done outside of class. Each exercise is linked to specific practice behaviors, and each chapter is followed by an assessment rubric to be completed by the student, a peer evaluator, or their instructor to foster accountability. NEW: The entire supplement is new to this edition.

Self-Help, Social Work and Empowerment

Self-Help, Social Work and Empowerment
Author: Robert Adams
Publisher: Springer
Total Pages: 163
Release: 1990-04-20
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 1349206709

A study on self-help and how social workers relate to it and how they may develop integral self-help. It looks at how to facilitate self-help and how to appraise self-help.

Empowerment in Social Work Practice

Empowerment in Social Work Practice
Author: Lorraine Margot GutiƩrrez
Publisher: Wadsworth Publishing Company
Total Pages: 276
Release: 1998
Genre: Education
ISBN:

As a philosophy and method of practice, empowerment provides a way to rethink one's approach to social work practice. This book provides specific examples of how empowerment practice is conducted in the field and gives social workers tools for incorporating empowerment in their own practice. In addition to Gutierrez, Parsons, and Cox, 13 authors contribute writings that demonstrate how empowerment practice can be used in different settings and with different populations. Empowerment in Social Work Practice presents a comprehensive model for empowerment practice with applications to key populations across all three levels of social work practice (micro, mezzo, and macro) and even to research, policy, evaluation, and administration.