Organized around the coherent and cohesive Generalist Intervention Model, this guide to generalist social work practice incorporates the knowledge, skills, and professional values needed to work with individuals and families, as well as the foundation to work with groups, communities, and organizations. Updated with new material on empathy, interdisciplinary collaboration, working with LGBTQ clients and adults with disabilities, and other topics, the book focuses on micro levels of social work practice while also discussing the interrelationship among the micro, mezzo, and macro levels. Part of the Brooks/Cole Empowerment Series, UNDERSTANDING GENERALIST PRACTICE, 8th Edition, clearly identifies content related to the latest Council on Social Work Education (CSWE) Educational Policy and Accreditation Standards (EPAS) with icons throughout the text. Learning objectives, correlated to chapter headings and summaries, guide students' reading and reinforce their understanding.

1. Introducing Generalist Practice: The Generalist Intervention Model.
2. Practice Skills for Working with Individuals.
3. Practice Skills for Working with Groups.
4. Skills for Working with Organizations and Communities.
5. Engagement and Assessment in Generalist Practice.
6. Planning in Generalist Practice.
7. Examples of Implementation in Generalist Practice.
8. Evaluation, Termination, and Follow-Up in Generalist Practice.
9. Understanding Families: Family Assessment.
10. Working with Families.
11. Values, Ethics, and the Resolution of Ethical Dilemmas.
12. Culturally Competent Social Work Practice.
13. Gender-Sensitive Social Work Practice.
14. Advocacy.
15. Brokering and Case Management.
16. Recording in Generalist Social Work Practice.

Organized around the coherent and cohesive Generalist Intervention Model, this guide to generalist social work practice incorporates the knowledge, skills, and professional values needed to work with individuals and families, as well as the foundation to work with groups, communities, and organizations. Updated with new material on empathy, interdisciplinary collaboration, working with LGBTQ clients and adults with disabilities, and other topics, the book focuses on micro levels of social work practice while also discussing the interrelationship among the micro, mezzo, and macro levels. Part of the Brooks/Cole Empowerment Series, UNDERSTANDING GENERALIST PRACTICE, 8th Edition, clearly identifies content related to the latest Council on Social Work Education (CSWE) Educational Policy and Accreditation Standards (EPAS) with icons throughout the text. Learning objectives, correlated to chapter headings and summaries, guide students' reading and reinforce their understanding. Additional information on assessment includes a rating scale that assesses strengths for adolescents. The eighth edition pays greater attention to the issues of sexual assault and domestic violence, and includes additional information on LGBTQ clients and on working with adults with disabilities. MindTap ®, an online learning experience built on the book's content, is available with this text. MindTap guides you through your course by combining readings, multimedia, applied activities, and quizzes into a learning path. Each chapter utilizes realistic videos to illustrate skills and concepts in action, followed by questions that give you practice evaluating and thinking critically about what you viewed. Although much of the book relates to micro-level skills and practice that form the basis for working with groups, organizations, and communities (e.g., relationship-building, interviewing, and problem-solving), the authors also emphasize how micro, mezzo, and macro skills can be interlinked -- a key idea in most courses. The Generalist Intervention Model provides a rational and coherent step-by-step approach for implementing planned change. As a unifying framework, the model helps students make sense of the breadth and depth of the social work profession. "Highlights" throughout every chapter summarize practical information related to the chapter content, or present mini-cases and examples illustrating a topic under discussion. For instance, "Highlights" in Chapter 7 cover physical indicators of physical abuse, major concepts in crisis intervention, helping people cope with grief and loss, managed care and its effect on practice, and other topics. "Highlights" in Chapter 9 include case examples illustrating conflict between verbal and nonverbal communication, life within a blended family, and communication problems within a marriage. Ethics coverage is incorporated throughout the book. Chapter 11, "Values, Ethics, and the Resolution of Ethical Dilemmas," exposes students to many of the common ethical challenges that professional social workers may encounter throughout their careers. Compelling, reality-based examples illustrate how skills can be applied in real social work settings. Critical thinking is discussed and stressed throughout the book with thought-provoking questions about generalist practice and vital social work issues.