Overview
This engaging guide addresses the extraordinary breadth of the social work profession and the diverse career paths available. Updated and expanded, the third edition includes 15 vivid new profiles of social workers who describe the rewards and challenges of their distinct roles. It presents “Social Justice Spotlights” highlighting important social and political issues relevant to different practice domains. The new edition also delivers current data on employment opportunities and salaries from the Department of Labor and provides links to new resources—books, essays, films, and websites—that enable readers to explore specific career paths in greater depth. It dispels common myths about the social work profession and demonstrates why social work is a smart choice for those seeking a career of service that requires creativity, critical thinking, compassion, and a passion for social justice. Illuminating current trends in social work education and practice, the book describes more than 100 specific careers—traditional and nontraditional—available to social workers, including best features, challenges, required core competencies and skills, educational and licensing requirements, and personal narratives. The book also covers how to fund one’s education and provides job-hunting tools and websites. Additional features include, for each career, a discussion of benefits and challenges, job outlook, and salary information. Questionnaires and self-assessment checklists provide additional material to help readers choose a social work career tailored to their unique talents, interests, and passions. New to the Third Edition:Fifteen new personal narratives describing the benefits and challenges of different social work arenas “Social Justice Spotlight” for each field of social work practice New data on employment opportunities and salaries from the Department of Labor and other sources New resources for additional career exploration Key Features:Describes more than 100 distinct career paths available to social workers Addresses pros and cons of each career including personal narratives Covers educational and licensing requirements, employment opportunities and salaries Includes job-hunting tools and websites Provides self-assessment questionnaires and checklists to help readers assess which jobs would be a good fit based on their skills and passions
Full Product Details
Author: Jessica A. Ritter, BSW, MSSW, PhD ,
Ann Obermann, PhD, LCSW ,
Kristin Danhoff, PhD, MSW
Publisher: Springer Publishing Co Inc
Imprint: Springer Publishing Co Inc
Edition: 3rd New edition
Weight: 0.519kg
ISBN: 9780826143259
ISBN 10: 0826143253
Pages: 384
Publication Date: 30 November 2019
Audience:
Professional and scholarly
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Adult education
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Professional & Vocational
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Further / Higher Education
Replaced By: 9780826190796
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: Manufactured on demand
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Reviews
Praise for the First Edition: This is a vital and necessary guide to the social work profession. This book clarifies the social work mission, goals, and objectives, and strengthens and promotes them as well. - Carmen Ortiz Hendricks, MSW, DSW, ACSW, LCSW Professor and Dean, Wurzweiler School of Social Work, Yeshiva University The authors do an excellent job of illustrating the uniqueness, diversity, and richness of the profession. I strongly recommend this book for use in social work orientation, advising, and education. - Saundra Starks, EdD, LCSW, Professor, Western Kentucky University
Author Information
Jessica A. Ritter, PhD, MSSW, BSW, is a full professor of social work at the Metropolitan State University of Denver in Denver, Colorado. Dr. Ritter has over 20 years of experience as a social worker. Ann Obermann, PhD, MSSW, BSW, LCSW, is an assistant professor of social work and online education coordinator at the Metropolitan State University of Denver in Denver, Colorado. Kristin Lindsay Danhoff, PhD, MSW, BA, is an assistant professor in the Department of Social Work at the Metropolitan State University of Denver.
