Overview
Social Work Practice and Assessment: A W/holistic Approach presents a ten-component w/holistic assessment and practice model that integrates existing Western and Indigenous approaches to practice and offers a foundation on which to build our w/holistic conceptualization of assessment and practice. Whatever the setting or situation, social workers can approach practice and assessment drawing on a range of components that are part of the model and in so doing gain insights about the social, cultural, ecological, and place-based contexts that characterize the lives of those for whom they support.
KEY FEATURES –
- Ten Components of W/holistic Practice and Assessment Wheel – is a foundational approach that can be applied to situations of different populations and/or fields of practice
- Perspectives boxes that ask readers to consider their own viewpoints in relation to the content
- Seeds of Thought chapter openers include quotations or reflections that provide food for thought about the chapter content to follow
- Pause to Reflect boxes that highlight ideas to consider and explore
- Communicating Effectively boxes that offer tips and other communication considerations
- Chapter opening Learning Outcomes identify key concepts for each chapter
- Case Scenarios – Specific cases examined through the lens of the components of the w/holistic model to explore and explain relevant issues
- End of Chapter activities include short answer reflection and discussion questions
- Instructor Resources including Instructor PowerPoints and a test bank.