Field Instruction is a student-friendly guide for those beginning their first social work field experience. This text/workbook 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. However, the convenient table of Instructors have a choice of exercises that they can choose from and tailor to students' specific learning needs. In addition, new end of chapter exercises have been added in the 5/e. These exercises are designed to promote involvement with the content of the text and to develop critical thinking and self-reflection.

This book shows students the connection between research and practice. It explains how research informs practice and how practice affects research and how the two together allow the worker to affect clients' lives and advance the profession. The book provides basic concepts of the research process and shows students how to understand their findings. The book introduces readers to the basic concepts of the research process: using questionnaires; different methods for collecting, preparing and analyzing data; program evaluation; and writing proposals and research reports.

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Product Description: This book provides readers with an understanding of the important considerations directly related to analyzing various forms of data - both qualitative and quantitative. While practice problems are included so that readers can self-test their knowledge of major concepts, the book does not drown its readers in page after page of problem sets and tedious calculations...read more (view table of contents, read Amazon.com's description)

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Product Description: Book by Royse, David D.

Well-known in the field, Royse and Thyer present and simplify all the essentials needed for a critical appreciation of evaluation issues and methodology. From this text, students will learn how to gather evidence and demonstrate that their interventions and programs are effective in improving clients' lives. This text is known for its student-friendly writing style and clear presentation of concepts, as well as its hands-on and applied focus.