{"product_id":"the-social-work-experience-an-introduction-to-social-work-and-social-welfare-5th-edition-9780205569397","title":"The Social Work Experience: An Introduction to Social Work and Social Welfare (5th Edition)","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Social Work Experience: An Introduction to Social Work and Social Welfare (5th Edition)\u003c\/strong\u003e by Wells, Carolyn Cressy. paperback edition. ISBN: 9780205569397.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Social Work Experience: An Introduction to Social Work and Social Welfare helps students to understand how social workers use their professional expertise to help people solve a wide variety of problems and improve their lives. It not only introduces the profession of social work and its fields of practice, but also provides students with a clear understanding of social welfare policy, its history and contemporary issues.\n\nThe fifth edition contains three major parts:\n\nThe first part, Social Work and its Context, introduces professional social work, discusses theoretical perspectives for generalist practice, and guides students in their understanding of poverty and populations-at-risk.\n\nThe second part, Professional Practice Settings, offers an in-depth discussion of eight fields of practice: family and children’s services, mental health, health care, schools, substance abuse, older adult services, criminal justice, and developmental disabilities.\n\nThe third and final part of the text, A Look to the Future, views the future of the profession through the eyes of futurists and highlights the challenges and opportunities that await social workers.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"PEARSON EDUCATION","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45794310619189,"sku":"ByrdShop_0205569390","price":58.98,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/8139\/0901\/files\/9780205569397_10f7c187-6257-48b5-8f2d-bff553fb2acc.jpg?v=1792312052","url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/the-social-work-experience-an-introduction-to-social-work-and-social-welfare-5th-edition-9780205569397","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}