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Breaking Out of the Box

Adventure-Based Field Instruction

Kelly Ward author Robin Sakina Mama author

Format:Paperback

Publisher:Oxford University Press Inc

Published:7th Jan '20

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Moving from the classroom to the field is often a daunting transition for social work students. In this new edition of their celebrated text, Kelly Ward and Robin Sakina Mama address student fears and concerns with a straightforward, adventure-based instruction method. Using interactive exercises to integrate cross-curricula content, Breaking Out of the Box, Fourth Edition, encourages students to gain perspective and insight as they navigate field placement and their growing careers. Previous editions of Breaking Out of the Box have been commended for their direct and honest approach to a wide array of concerns shared by social workers and students. The fourth edition returns to this mission with a new chapter on emotional intelligence written with the authors' hands-on and direct approach. The book's exercises allow students to become comfortable using vital social work tools and theories outside of the classroom. Emphasis on individual decision making within group settings fosters independent skills and confidence in addition to proficient group work and leadership skills. In Breaking Out of the Box, Ward and Mama prepare social work students for the full scope of their careers in the field in one crucial text.

Breaking Out of the Box is engaging, conversational, invigorating, easy to read and educational for instructors, students, and field agencies. - Theresia Johnson-Ratliff, Jackson State University
Breaking Out of the Box offers a strong and comprehensive orientation to field practice and the many facets and aspects of social work practice and the profession. It is a valuable guide to students beginning their social work careers. - Widian Nicola, Seton Hall University
Students love the hands-on exercises, and the questions provided for discussion and dialogue elicit lively discussions. - Dezette Johnson, Johnson C. Smith University

ISBN: 9780190095307

Dimensions: 155mm x 231mm x 20mm

Weight: 522g

368 pages

4th Revised edition