Social Work Practicum, The: A Guide and Workbook for Students

by Garthwait, Cynthia L.

• ISBN13: 9780205408023
• ISBN10: 0205408028
• Edition: 3rd
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2005-01-01
• Publisher: Allyn & Bacon

Summary

The third edition of The Social Work Practicum offers a unique workbook format designed to facilitate the integration of social work theory and practice during the student's field practicum. This popular book provides readers with a structured way to review and reflect upon fieldwork experience. the paperback format with perforated pages makes it easy to remove and submit assignments. Best of all, this book really helps students to link classroom theory to actual practice experience within a social service agency and exposes them to the many facets of field work including social policy, the agency and community contexts of practice, legal and ethical considerations, cultural diversity and the evaluation of practice. This new edition has been thoroughly updated throughout and contains new material on social and economic justice.

Table of Contents

Chapters 2-18 include Goals for Learning, Background Information, and Guidance and Direction

Each chapter concludes with Suggested Learning Activities

Additional Hints and Suggestions, and selected

Bibliography

Foreword

Preface

The Purpose of a Practicum

Background information

How to Use This Book

How the Chapters Are Structured

Practicum-Related Strengths: A Workbook Activity

How Do We Learn?

A Workbook Activity

School, Agency, and Student Expectations

Clarifying Expectations: A Workbook Activity

Planning to Learn

Preparing a Plan for Learning

The Generalist Perspective and the Plan for Learning

Planning to Learn: A Workbook Activity

Getting Started

Basic Information about Your Practicum: A Workbook Activity

Using Supervision

Using Supervision for Learning: A Workbook Activity

Personal Safety

Reducing the Risk of Harm: A Workbook Activity

Communication

Developing Communication Skills: A Workbook Activity

The Agency Context of Practice

Getting to Know Your Agency: A Workbook Activity

The Community Context of Practice

Beginning a Community Analysis: A Workbook Activity

The Social Problem Context of Practice

The Problems and Needs Addressed by Your Agency: A Workbook Activity

The Social Policy Context of Practice

Social Policy Analysis: A Workbook Activity

Diversity

Cultural Awareness in Your Agency: A Workbook Activity

Identity and Self-Awareness: A Workbook Activity

Cultural Factors in Client Behavior: Situations to Discuss

Professional Social Work

The Image and Impact of Social Work: A Workbook Activity

Professional Ethics

Values, Ethics, and Your Practicum: A Workbook Activity

Legal Concerns

Legal Issues and Concerns: A Workbook Activity

Social Work Practice as Planned Change

The Change Process: A Workbook Activity

Evaluating Student Performance

Examining Your Performance in the Practicum: A Workbook Activity

Merging Self and Profession

Merging Self and Profession: A Workbook Activity

Looking Ahead, Leadership, and Social Justice

Introduction

Becoming the Social Worker You Want to Be

Becoming a Leader and Seeker of Social Justice

Becoming the Person You Want to Be

Sample School-Agency Agreement

Sample Learning Agreement

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