Field Instruction: A Guide for Social Work Students (6th Edition)
Field Instructionis a comprehensive, student-friendly guide for those beginning their first social work field experience. The text addresses the most common questions, concerns, and problems students encounter in their field practicums and provides them with essential information for completing the field experience successfully. It is structured so that “early” questions about preparing for the first interview are presented ahead of more complicated issues such as resolving ethical dilemmas. New to This Edition•  Thirty-eight new end-of-chapterExercisesencourage students to think critically about issues raised in the chapter.•  This edition covers areas of increasing concern to social workers, such asstress(Chapter 4) andsafety(Chapter 5).•  Chapter 8 offers expanded coverage oflegal issues.•  Newcase exampleswith questionshelp students relate material to the real-world issues they face in field practicums. What Reviewers Are Saying“A quick and accessible reference guide, a survival tool for students entering the field.”–Marian Dumaine, Florida International University “The writing style is great–very approachable–and the chapters are neither too long nor too short.”–Susan Bowers, Northern Illinois University “All you ever wanted to know about your internship but were too afraid to ask.”–Sally Alonzo Bell, Azusa Pacific University--This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.