The Social Work Practicum: A Guide and Workbook for Students

by Cynthia L. Garthwait

Social Work Practicum, 5/e, offers a unique integrative format designed to help students develop social work competencies by applying their academic learning to practicum experiences. It covers a variety of topic areas and leads students through guided experiences and workbook questions, helping them gain a professional identity, integrate theory with practice, and acquire the core competencies needed for social work practice. This text is part of the Connecting Core Competencies Series, designed to guide students in becoming skilled at the Council on Social Work's core competencies. Each chapter reflects and integrates the latest CSWE competency standards (EPAS). End-of-chapter assessment reinforces this integration.

Genres: Social Work

240 pages, Paperback

First published June 1, 2004

Reviews

[Briar]

To clarify - I read this for an MSW class during my first year practicum.

That being said, I did not like this. I did not find it useful, and I found it obnoxious at points. I have been a social worker for 10 years and started pursuing my master's two years ago. So, I have a lot of experience behind me. This book is for people with no experience. For me, it felt pandering and was not at all helpful, much of the information within was things I already know and have experience with.

However, this is not a bad book! If you are a BSW student going into practicum, pick this up!! It would have been SO helpful to me then! This is just not the book for me, where I'm at right now.

[Ethan Freckleton · Rating 2 out of 5]

Skims a lot of territory. Not really adding any value on top of other required texts in my MSW program.

[Jennifer · Rating 5 out of 5]

I forgot I still had this!