The New Social Worker Vol. 19, No. 3, Summer 2012 | Page 2
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DAYS IN THE LIVES OF
GERONTOLOGICAL
SOCIAL WORKERS
44 Professionals Tell Stories
From“Real-Life” Social Work
Practice With Older Adults
Edited by Linda May Grobman, ACSW, LSW,
and Dara Bergel Bourassa, Ph.D., LSW
Highlights experiences
of social workers in direct and indirect practice with and on behalf
of older adults. Read
about social workers
in communities; hospitals, hospice, and home
health; nursing homes;
addictions, mental
health, homelessness;
international settings; research; policy and
macro practice; and others. Photos by social
worker/photographer Marianne Gontarz
York are featured.
ISBN: 978-1-929109-21-0, 2007, $19.95 plus
shipping, 313 pages
DAYS IN THE LIVES OF
SOCIAL WORKERS
58 Professionals Tell “Real-Life”
Stories from Social Work Practice
Edited by Linda May Grobman, ACSW, LSW
Fourth edition of our “best-seller.” 58 social workers tell about their “typical” days
in first-person accounts that cover a wide
spectrum of practice settings and issues.
Settings covered in categories of health care,
school social work, children and families, disabilities, mental health,
substance abuse, private practice, criminal
justice, older adults,
management, higher
education, and communities. Many rich case
examples. Lists social work organizations
and recommended readings.
ISBN: 978-1-929109-30-2, 2012, $21.95 plus shipping, 433 pages
THE FIELD PLACEMENT
SURVIVAL GUIDE
Macro
roles and
more
MORE DAYS IN THE LIVES OF
SOCIAL WORKERS
35 “Real-Life” Stories of Advocacy,
Outreach, and Other Intriguing Roles
in Social Work Practice
What You Need to Know to Get the Most
From Your Social Work Practicum
2nd Edition
Edited by Linda May Grobman, ACSW, LSW
Now read about more
social work roles and
settings in this volume
that builds on the narrative format introduced
in DAYS IN THE LIVES
OF SOC IAL WORKE RS. Roles include:
working on a national
level, program development and management,
advocacy and organizing, policy from the
inside, training and consultation, research
and funding, higher education, roles in the
court system, faith and spirituality, domestic
violence, therapeutic roles, and employment
and hunger.
Field placement is one
of the most exciting
and exhilarating parts
of a formal social work
education. It is also
one of the most challenging. This collection
addresses the multitude of issues that social
work students in field
placement encounter,
including choosing a
placement, getting prepared, using supervision effectively, working with clients,
coping with challenges, and moving on to
a successful social work career. This book
brings together in one volume the best
field placement articles from THE NEW
SOCIAL WORKER. Packed with practical, essential information for every student
in field placement!
ISBN: 978-1-929109-16-6, 2005, $16.95 plus shipping, 252 pages
ISBN: 978-1-929109-26-5, 2011, $22.95 plus shipping, 284 pages
Edited by Linda May Grobman, ACSW, LSW
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