General Social Work Courses

Social Workers Count: Numbers and Social Issues

Michael Anthony Lewis

9780190467135
Paperback
December 2018

Social Workers Count provides social workers and those in neighboring disciplines with the background necessary to engage the quantitative aspects of policy and social issues relevant to social work.

Transformational Leadership for the Helping Professions: Engaging Head, Heart, and Soul

Jean F. East

9780190912437
Paperback
October 2018

Transformational Leadership for the Helping Professions combines both classic and current theories on leadership, with a philosophical lens about its meaning and practice in human services settings.

Sanctuary Cities, Communities, and Organizations: A Nation at a Crossroads

Melvin Delgado

9780190862343
Hardcover
September 2018

The text provides a comprehensive and up-to-date view of the national issue that promises to continue to stay in the public glare during 2018 and beyond.

Financial Capability and Asset Building in Vulnerable Households: Theory and Practice

Margaret Sherraden, Julie Birkenmaier, and J. Michael Collins

9780190238568
Paperback
June 2018

Financial Capability and Asset Building in Vulnerable Households prepares students and practitioners for financial practice. This comprehensive text offers knowledge and skills to enable families to improve their financial circumstances, and to promote policies and services for household economic security and development.

Navigating Policy and Practice in the Great Recession

Stacey Borasky and Miguel Ferguson

9780190871086
Paperback
June 2018

Navigating Policy and Practice in the Great Recession uses an engrossing narrative to explore issues and themes in policy practice, leadership, and non-profit management.

Social Work and Social Welfare: A Human Rights Foundation

Katherine van Wormer and Rosemary J. Link

9780190612825
Paperback
June 2018

Illustrated with personal narratives, photographs, and critical thinking questions, Social Work and Social Welfare provides a global, human rights perspective on social welfare policies.

Innovation from Within: Redefining How Nonprofits Solve Problems

Stephanie Berzin and Humberto Camarena

9780190858797
Paperback
March 2018

The Impossible Imperative: Navigating the Competing Principles of Child Protection

Jill Duerr Berrick

9780190678142
Hardcover
November 2017

Brings to life the daily efforts of child welfare professionals

Social Work and Integrated Health Care: From Policy to Practice and Back

Victoria Stanhope and Shulamith Lala Ashenberg Straussner

9780190607296
Paperback
October 2017

Phallacies: Historical Intersections of Disability and Masculinity

Kathleen M. Brian and James W. Trent, Jr.

9780190458997
Hardcover
October 2017

Funded!: Successful Grantwriting for Your Nonprofit

Richard Hoefer

9780190681876
Paperback
June 2017

Readers follow the process of learning about writing grants by completing exercises at the end of each chapter, moving from finding funding opportunities to submitting the completed proposal.

Conflict Resolution for the Helping Professions: Negotiation, Mediation, Advocacy, Facilitation, and Restorative Justice

Third Edition

Allan Barsky

9780199361182
Paperback
January 2017

Increasing Service User Participation in Local Planning: A How-To Manual for Macro Practitioners

Judith Dunlop and Michael Holosko

9780190656423
Paperback
June 2016

Disability: A Diversity Model Approach in Human Service Practice

Romel Mackelprang and Richard Salsgiver

9780190656409
Paperback
May 2016

Social Work Field Directors: Foundations for Excellence

Cindy Hunter, Julia Moen, and Miriam Raskin

9780190656447
Paperback
April 2016

Introduction to Social Work, Fourth Edition: The People's Profession

Fourth Edition

Ira Colby and Sophia F. Dziegielewski

9780190615666
Paperback
July 2015

Working With Homeless and Vulnerable People: Basic Skills and Practices

Jeanette Waegemakers Schiff

9780190615574
Paperback
July 2015

Social Work And Board of Directors: The Relationship Model

Stephen R. Block

9780190616441
Paperback
July 2015

Empowering Workers and Clients for Organizational Change

Marcia B. Cohen and Cheryl A. Hyde

9780190615406
Paperback
August 2013

How to Teach Effectively, Second Edition: A Brief Guide

Second Edition

Bruce D. Friedman

9780190615352
Paperback
July 2013