Larkin, Shelagh J.,

A field guide for social workers : applying your generalist training / Shelagh J. Larkin, Xavier University. - First edition. - Thousand Oaks : SAGE Publications, [2019] ©2019 - 1 online resource (xvi, 234 pages) : illustrations - Gale eBooks .

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Introduction -- Field education: a generalist approach -- The organization : orientation and training -- The plan and pace of learning in field -- Safety in field -- Field supervision -- Effective communication skills for field -- Ethical practice in field -- Diversity and social, economic, and environmental justice in field -- Critical thinking in field -- The planned change process in field -- Professional development of self in field -- Endings in field education.

This book provides the necessary tools to develop and demonstrate core competencies set forth by the Council on Social Work Education (CSWE) using a generalist field education approach grounded in generalist practice literature. Integrative activities and reflection questions directly apply generalist training to field experience.

9781506379258


Social service--Fieldwork.
Social work education--United States.

HV11 / .L265 2019