Generalist Practice with Organizations and Communities

by Karen K. Kirst-Ashman, Grafton H. Hull Jr.

EMPOWERMENT SERIES: GENERALIST PRACTICE WITH ORGANIZATIONS AND COMMUNITIES, 7th Edition helps students understand the challenges and opportunities of macro practice and develop the competencies and component behaviors required by the Council on Social Work Education's (CSWE) latest Educational Policy and Accreditation Standards (EPAS). Authors Karen Kirst-Ashman and Grafton Hull are adept at weaving interesting cases and realistic practical examples into the main text. They emphasize the practice skills students will need to work effectively with organizations and communities -- providing leadership, working with supervisors, managing conflict, working with the media, using new technologies, fundraising, grant writing, and managing stress. The text continues to emphasize the connections between working for change in organizations and communities and the skills used in other generalist practice courses. This edition is available with the MindTap online learning solution.

Genres: Social Work, Textbooks, Nonfiction

608 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1997

Reviews

[Sena · Rating 2 out of 5]

I had to read this textbook for a social work class this semester. It wasn't the best book in the world, but it helped me to pass the class.

[Julie · Rating 4 out of 5]

Read for Working with Communities / Organizations class. I found it very readable, easy to use, and informative.

[Aditi · Rating 4 out of 5]

Read this for my macro social work class. Used it as a reference to create a community needs assessment throughout the course of the semester. Very informative and useful book.

[David Fritz · Rating 4 out of 5]

Actually read the 5th edition, just in time for the 6th edition to come out.