Working with People : The Helping Process

Introduces basic components of working with people--observation, assessment, communication, and intervention Working with People presents an engaging discussion of the theoretical foundation of human service practice, promotes the development of practice skills, integrates the topics of advocacy throughout, and encourages social work students to be more reflective in their work. Teaching & Learning Experience *Personalize Learning -- MySearchLab delivers proven results in helping students succeed, provides engaging experiences that personalize learning, and comes from a trusted partner with educational expertise and a deep commitment to helping students and instructors achieve their goals. *Improve Critical Thinking -- Encourages students to apply theory to practice. *Engage Students -- Provides case examples emphasizing diversity throughout, providing students with an opportunity to put theory into practice. *Explore Current Issues -- The text incorporates important topics including advocacy, feminist psychology, the Internet and technology, and much more. *Support Instructors -- An Instructor's Manual and Test Bank, Computerized Test Bank (MyTest), Blackboard Test Item File, WebCT Test Item File, MySearchLab with Pearson eText, and PowerPoint presentations are included in the outstanding supplements package. Note: MySearchLab does not come automatically packaged with this text. To purchase MySearchLab, please visit: www.mysearchlab.com or you can purchase a valuepack of the text + MySearchLab (at no additional cost): ValuePack ISBN-10: 0205223532 / ValuePack ISBN-13: 9780205223534

Joanne Levine is an Academic Area Coordinator for Community and Human Services at the Center for Distance Learning at SUNY, Empire State College. She has taught numerous social work and human service courses both on-line and face-to-face. She has been a practicing social worker for over 20 years, having worked in a variety of practice settings throughout her career. She earned her Bachelor's degree at Hampshire College and her Master's degrees in social work and public health at Columbia University, and her Doctoral degree in Social Welfare, with an additional Certificate in Womens Studies, at the Graduate Center of the City University of New York.