General Social Work Courses

Introduction to Human Services and Social Change: History, Practice, and Policy

Lori Gardinier, Emily A. Mann, Matthew Lee...

9780197524411
Paperback
24 August 2023

The only human services textbook on the market to integrate service-learning experiences with the text

Through Iceboxes and Kennels: How Immigration Detention Harms Children and Families

Luis H. Zayas

9780197668160
Hardcover
07 March 2023

Social Work Practice with the LGBTQ+ Community: The Intersection of History, Health, Mental Health, and Policy Factors

Second Edition

Michael P. Dentato

9780197573495
Paperback
01 July 2022

Provides a comprehensive overview of sociopolitical, historical, and policy contexts in order to guide students in both health and mental health practice with diverse members of the LGBTQ+ community

Human Behavior and the Larger Social Environment: Context for Social Work Practice and Advocacy

Fourth Edition

Miriam McNown Johnson

9780197575543
Paperback
15 June 2022

A clear and concise--yet comprehensive--introduction to human behavior in the social environment

Disability: A Diversity Model Approach in Human Service Practice

Fourth Edition

Romel W. Mackelprang, Richard O. Salsgiver, and Ryan C. Parrey

9780197606384
Paperback
15 December 2021

The #1 best-selling human services and social work text on disability

Navigating Human Service Organizations: Essential Information for Thriving and Surviving in Agencies

Fourth Edition

Rich Furman, Margaret Gibelman, and Ren Winnett

9780197531044
Paperback
15 August 2020

Practical, hands-on guidance to help social workers thrive within human service organizations

Rural Social Work in the 21st Century: Serving Individuals, Families, and Communities in the Countryside

Second Edition

Michael Daley

9780190937676
Paperback
20 March 2020

The only comprehensive treatment of rural social work on the market

Myths, Misconceptions, and Invalid Assumptions of Counseling and Psychotherapy

Jeffrey Kottler and Richard S. Balkin

9780190090692
Hardcover
13 March 2020

Department of Leadership and Counselor Education at the University of Mississippi. Dr. Balkin is a Fellow of the American Counseling Association, a past editor for the Journal of Counseling and Development, the flagship journal for the American Counseling Association, and past president for the Association for Assessment and Research in Counseling. Dr. Balkin began practice as a professional counselor in 1993 and has worked in academe since 2003.

Supervision, Management, and Leadership: An Introduction to Building Community Benefit Organizations

John E. Tropman

9780190097875
Paperback
13 March 2020

Conversational and well-paced, Supervision, Management, and Leadership draws on classic, time-tested perspectives while fully integrating emerging priorities, practices, and tools of the digital revolution. This book provides readers with a roadmap for moving up in an organization and a handbook for how to develop as a competent manager and leader.

Strategic Leadership and Management in Nonprofit Organizations: Theory and Practice

Second Edition

Martha Golensky and Mark Hager

9780190097844
Paperback
25 February 2020

Nonprofit organizations need smart, informed managers. This comprehensive introductory textbook aims to expose students to the range of responsibilities expected from modern nonprofit organizations and their boards, executive management, frontline staff, and community volunteers.

Introduction to Competence-Based Social Work: The Profession of Caring, Knowing, and Serving

Second Edition

Michael E. Sherr and Johnny M. Jones

9780190923037
Paperback
12 September 2019

Students are introduced to social work through a "Why We Do, What We Do" model that emphasizes how and why social workers commit to their careers. 41 case vignettes, 16 of which are new, engage students and present a clear picture of the profession to help them become invested in enhancing and restoring the well-being of individuals, groups, and communities.

Community Health Workers in Action: The Efforts of "Promotores de Salud" in Bringing Health Care to Marginalized Communities

Melvin Delgado

9780190691028
Paperback
27 August 2019

Integrative Practice in and for Larger Systems: Transforming Administration and Management of People, Organizations, and Communities

Harold E. Briggs, Verlea G. Briggs, and Adam C. Briggs

9780190058975
Paperback
02 August 2019

Addictions Counseling: A Competency-Based Approach

Cynthia A. Faulkner and Samuel Faulkner

9780190926854
Paperback
01 February 2019

Palliative Care: A Guide for Health Social Workers

Bridget Sumser, Meagan Leimena, and Terry Altilio

9780190669607
Paperback
30 January 2019

Palliative Care serves as an innovative, practical resource to help equip health social workers with theoretical and clinical tools to integrate palliative care principles into practice with individuals, families, teams, and institutions.

Leadership with Impact: Preparing Health and Human Service Practitioners in the Age of Innovation and Diversity

Juan Carlos Araque and Eugenia L. Weiss

9780190932428
Hardcover
25 January 2019

Leadership with Impact offers new ways of thinking and approaching complex problems through a conceptual and practical leadership approach founded on innovation and diversity.

Social Workers Count: Numbers and Social Issues

Michael Anthony Lewis

9780190467135
Paperback
06 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
29 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
26 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
22 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.