Next Steps: Decision Cases for Social Work Practice

by Lori Franklin, Jonathan R. Kratz, Karen A. Gray

Social work students consistently struggle to apply theory to practice, or use the knowledge of textbooks and classrooms in the field. Vignettes and scenarios represented in textbooks are often simplistic, too tidy to be realistic, and with clean resolutions. Next Decision Cases for Social Work Practice highlights the complex, messy nature of social work practice in a way that is engaging to students, allowing them to step into the role of a practicing social worker. This book is a collection of decision cases from multiple areas of social work practice, designed to enhance the quality and depth of classroom case discussion and analysis. These realistic, compelling cases present dilemmas about which even experienced practitioners may disagree. This allows rich classroom discussion that enhances critical thinking, provides real-life application, and creates numerous opportunities to apply content and knowledge acquired throughout a social work education experience.

149 pages, Kindle Edition

Published May 7, 2019

Reviews

[Tracey · Rating 4 out of 5]

Read this book for seminar class with Dr. Lori Franklin in last semester of MSW. Good case studies for class discussion. I learned a lot in that class and from reading & discussing some of the cases in this book. I had a previous class with Jonathan Kratz. Both Franklin & Kratz are excellent professors.