Working With People: The Helping Process: The Helping Process (Book Alone) - Softcover

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This classic, best-selling text for beginning social work students introduces the basic components of working with people?observation, assessment, communication, and intervention.

Now in its Eighth edition, Working with People presents an engaging discussion of the theoretical foundation of social work practice, promotes the development of practice skills, integrates the topics of advocacy throughout, and encourages social work students to be more reflective in their work.

Highlights of the Eighth Edition:

• Emphasizes advocacy for clients, especially minority groups, preparing students to become effective advocates.
• Provides case examples?with an emphasis on diversity?preparing students to put theory into practice.
• Discusses changes in societal attitudes, philosophies, and politics toward those in need.
• Includes material on feminist psychology and brief therapies.
• Features tables with highlights of major personality theories enhancing student learning (Chapter 3).

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