Introduction to Social Work & Social Welfare: Critical Thinking Perspectives

by Karen K. Kirst-Ashman

Designed to give you a solid introduction to the profession of social work, INTRODUCTION TO SOCIAL WORK AND SOCIAL WELFARE, 5th Edition helps you understand the issues that social workers address every day. Using a clear and engaging writing style, author Karen K. Kirst-Ashman presents a balanced overview within a unifying theme of critical thinking that will train you to use evaluative skills in your coursework and beyond. In addition, you'll study more efficiently and effectively with accompanying digital resources that provide you with opportunities to complete self-assessments as well as pre- and post-tests for each chapter. Thoughtful case studies throughout the text help to prepare you for your career by showing you what social work practice looks like in different contexts and with different populations.

Genres: Social Work, Textbooks

608 pages, Hardcover

First published August 13, 2002

Reviews

[Lindsay Allyson]

This textbook was terrible. While the basics of social work were presented in the book, it was poorly structured. The author's biases on different political views was very apparent and often offensive, even to someone who shares some of the author's beliefs.

It was an easy-ish read, but it was just a bad book.

[Lexie]

DNFed at 75%. I was reading this for my Introduction to Social Work and Family Services class and we did not have to read the whole textbook for the course. From what I read, I would probably give it 3 out of 5 stars. For a textbook, it was pretty good. It was informative and wasn't too boring.

[Amanda Guthrie-Bare]

I'm pretty sure this is the 1st text book for any course I've ever taken in my entire school life that I've completely finished. Guess when you're serious about what you are studying, you put in the full effort.

[Alicia]

its oh kk needs a dictionary