Introduction to Social Work by O William Farley

Introduction to Social Work by O William Farley

With its balanced presentation of social work and social welfare, this classic book provides a comprehensive and historical view of social work to help readers better understand and appreciate the profession. It emphasizes the generalist practice perspective and answers students' questions about social work and their social work education. Cases help students apply theory to practice and provide a glimpse of what social workers do as well as illustrate the versatility of the profession.

What Colleagues are Saying:

The text offers a nice balance of the coverage of the material regarding social work and social welfare-- Barrett Michelle Horton, University of Tennessee at Martin

The cases are helpful in allowing the students to understand the application piece of practice. The cases are at the beginning of each of the chapters dealing with an area of practice in Social Work and it gives the student a glimpse of what social workers do and the versatility of the profession. -- Barrett Michelle Horton, University of Tennessee at Martin

I quite liked the first section Introduction because it really introduces a beginning level student to the profession of social work. The distinguishing characteristics summarize almost all components of the social work profession. I also like the fact that a variety of fields of practice are discussed in the third section titled Social Work Services. - Anita Sharma, University of Louisiana

I like the design and formatting of the text. I also like the fact that relevant information is highlighted, the examples stand out, and the formatting is easy to follow. - Anita Sharma, University of Louisiana

The textbook provides good historical as well as contemporary perspectives on social work which helps students to have a clear understanding of the profession. It emphasizes in the current generalist practice perspectives and answers students' questions about social work and their social work education. - Saman Yaghmaee, San Diego Community College

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ISBN 13	9780205625765
ISBN 10	0205625762
Title	Introduction to Social Work
Author	O William Farley
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Hardback
Publisher	Pearson Education (US)
Year published	2008-08-07
Number of pages	464
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