Public welfare leaders believe that more constructive social services should be provided to clients of public welfare agencies. The agency worker who is directly responsible for services to the client is a key person in the Nation's effort to strengthen the welfare of individuals and families threatened by dependency. This book is intended to be a resource for those who teach public welfare workers. It presents selected basic concepts and principles of social work, and suggests teaching methods designed to help agency workers advance toward the goal of more competent practice. These teaching materials are geared to the development of personnel who are skilled in helping troubled people, to improve the quality of social services to persons who need them.

A conceptual and practical presentation of the strengths perspective in social work. Part of the Advancing Core Competencies Series, a unique series that helps students taking advanced social work courses apply CSWE's core competencies and practice behaviours examples to specialised fields of practice. The Strengths Perspective in Social Work Practice, 6th edition, presents both conceptual and practical elements of the strengths perspective - from learning about and practicing the strengths perspective to using the strengths perspective with older adults, the chronically ill, and substance abusers. Many of the chapters address recent events -from the tragic shooting in Tucson to the uprisings in the Middle East. Each chapter begins with a section from an expert in the field. A better teaching and learning experience This program will provide a better teaching and learning experience--for you and your students. Here's how: Improve Critical Thinking - Each chapter contains four critical thinking questions and two short essay questions that require the reader to apply key concepts. Engage Students - Extensive case examples keep students interested and help them see a connection between theory and practice. Explore Current Issues - Three new chapters have been added to reflect the most current knowledge in the field. Apply CSWE Core Competencies - The text integrates the 2008 CSWE EPAS, with critical thinking questions and practice tests to assess student understanding and development of competencies and practice behaviours.