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Search - Social Welfare: A History of the American Response to Need Plus MySocialWorkLab with eText -- Access Card Package (8th Edition) (Connecting Core Competencies)

Social Welfare A History of the American Response to Need Plus MySocialWorkLab with eText Access Card Package - 8th Edition - Connecting Core Competencies
Author: Mark J. Stern, June J. Axinn

ALERT: Before you purchase, check with your instructor or review your course syllabus to ensure that you select the correct ISBN. Several versions of Pearson's MyLab & Mastering products exist for each title, including customized versions for individual schools, and registrations are not transferable. In addition, you may need a CourseID, provid... more »ed by your instructor, to register for and use Pearson's MyLab & Mastering products. Packages Access codes for Pearson's MyLab & Mastering products may not be included when purchasing or renting from companies other than Pearson; check with the seller before completing your purchase. Used or rental books If you rent or purchase a used book with an access code, the access code may have been redeemed previously and you may have to purchase a new access code. Access codes Access codes that are purchased from sellers other than Pearson carry a higher risk of being either the wrong ISBN or a previously redeemed code. Check with the seller prior to purchase. -- Seeing social work and social welfare through a historical lens This book is part of the Connecting Core Competencies Series. This series helps students understand and master CSWE?s core competencies with a variety of pedagogy highlighted competency content and critical thinking questions for the competencies throughout. Social Welfare: A History of the American Response to Need allows students to place current issues of social concern in their historical context. Numerous original documents help students understand the impact of history on current social welfare issues.The book examines the history of social work and social welfare in the United States since the 18th century. It shows how social conditions, ideas about dependency and poverty, and institutions have shaped social policy and the efforts of voluntary organizations and individuals who work with at-risk populations. Coverage of economic developments, the impact of volunteerism, and the impact of privatization in Social Welfare: A History of the American Response to Need helps students understand the context of social welfare movements and policies. By examining forces of social change and continuity, the text helps students see contemporary topics like health care reform, welfare, and homelessness through a historical framework. Teaching & Learning Experience Personalize Learning ? MySocialWorkLab 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 ? Analysis of current issues requires students to think critically about historical influences. Engage Students ? Numerous original documents help to engage students and Ccontemporary and cutting-edge information on health care and LGBT rights keep readers interested. Explore Current Issues ? The text incorporates important topics of today, such as poverty, inequality, race, and gender. Apply CSWE Core Competencies ? Integrates the 2008 CSWE EPAS throughout ? highlights competencies and practice behaviors and includes expensive pedagogy. MySocialWorkLab adds value with core competency videos and hundreds of competency-based questions.The textintegrates the 2008 CSWE EPAS, with critical thinking questions and practice tests to assess student understanding and development of competency. Support Instructors ? An Instructor?s Manual and Test Bank, Computerized Test Bank (MyTest), BlackBoard Test Item File, MySocialWorkLab with Pearson eText, and PowerPoint presentations are included in the outstanding supplements package. Note: MySocialWorkLab does not come automatically packaged with this text. To purchase MySocialWorkLab, please visit: www.mysocialworklab.com or you can purchase a valuepack of the text + MySocialWorkLab (at no additional cost). VP: 0205063233

ISBN-13: 9780205063239
ISBN-10: 0205063233
Publication Date: 8/7/2011
Pages: 384
Edition: 8
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Publisher: Pearson
Book Type: Paperback
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Genres:

History >> Americas >> United States
History >> Historical Study & Educational Resources >> Social History
Nonfiction >> Social Sciences >> Social Work
Nonfiction >> Current Events >> Poverty >> Social Services & Welfare

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