
Becoming a Social Worker
Simon & Schuster (Publisher)
Published on 23. March 2021
Book
Hardback
192 pages
978-1-9821-4037-3 (ISBN)
Description
A revealing guide to a career as a social worker based on the real-life experiences of three distinguished social workers-required reading for anyone considering a path to this profession.
Becoming a Social Worker takes you behind the scenes to find out what it's really like, and what it really takes, to become a social worker. Acclaimed authors Alex Abramovich and Tasha Blaine shadow three distinguished social work professionals to reveal how this compassionate field changes lives. Discover what it's like to tirelessly advocate for victims of domestic violence and sex trafficking, investigate accidental drug overdose deaths in New York City, and assist clients in a full-time private practice. Gain insight from these social workers paths as they offer wisdom and insight from their years of service. Social workers have a common mission to serve people in need-here is how this life-changing job is actually practiced at the highest levels.
Becoming a Social Worker takes you behind the scenes to find out what it's really like, and what it really takes, to become a social worker. Acclaimed authors Alex Abramovich and Tasha Blaine shadow three distinguished social work professionals to reveal how this compassionate field changes lives. Discover what it's like to tirelessly advocate for victims of domestic violence and sex trafficking, investigate accidental drug overdose deaths in New York City, and assist clients in a full-time private practice. Gain insight from these social workers paths as they offer wisdom and insight from their years of service. Social workers have a common mission to serve people in need-here is how this life-changing job is actually practiced at the highest levels.
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Series
Language
English
Place of publication
New York
United States
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Product notice
sewn/stitched
Cloth over boards
Dimensions
Height: 182 mm
Width: 129 mm
Thickness: 22 mm
Weight
232 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-9821-4037-3 (9781982140373)
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Alex Abramovich | Tasha Blaine
Becoming a Social Worker
E-Book
03/2021
1st Edition
Simon + Schuster LLC
€10.87
Available for download
Persons
Alex Abramovich is the author of Bullies: A Friendship. He writes for the London Review of Books and teaches at Columbia University.
Tasha Blaine is a licensed social worker and the author of Just Like Family. She lives and works in New York City.
Tasha Blaine is a licensed social worker and the author of Just Like Family. She lives and works in New York City.