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Introduction to Social Work and Social Welfare: Empowering People, 9e

This course material, "Introduction to Social Work and Social Welfare: Empowering People, 9e" by Charles Zastrow, provides students with essential knowledge and resources for their social work studies. The book offers valuable insights and critical thinking exercises, while ThomsonNOW, an online resource, helps students improve their grades through personalized study plans, pre-tests, and post-tests.

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Introduction to Social Work and Social Welfare: Empowering People, 9e

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  1. Welcome Course name Faculty name

  2. YOUR COURSE MATERIALS • Charles Zastrow • Introduction to Social Work and Social Welfare: Empowering People, 9e • You will… • be tested • receive homework assignments • have reading assignments • …from these materials

  3. WHY DO I NEED THE BOOK? • Nine in ten professors (90%) say that students would do better if they made greater user of the assigned textbook. • Students’ pass rates, retention rates and grades improve when they employ supplemental materials in addition to their textbooks. • Zogby International, 2006

  4. WHAT’S SO DIFFERENT ABOUT THE NEW EDITION? • New Experiential Exercises are now included on the Book Companion Website. • “Critical Thinking Questions," located in each chapter help students apply the content to their personal lives and helps them sort out their positions on current ethical issues. • ThomsonNOW is an easy-to-use online resource that helps you study in less time to get the grade you want!

  5. GET THE GRADE RESOURCES! • ThomsonNOW with access to the Helping Professions Learning Center and InfoTrac • Empowering People Booklet • Allan Barsky’s Successful Social Work Education: Student’s Guide • Free Companion Website

  6. WHAT IS THOMSONNOW? Click here: http://www.thomsonedu.com/fcis/shared_resources/resources/ThomsonNOW/index.html

  7. WHAT IS THOMSONNOW? • ThomsonNOW is an easy-to-use online resource that helps you study in less time to get the grade you want-NOW! • Pre-tests and Post-tests • Personalized Study Plan • Interactive E-book • Video Clips • Websites

  8. WILL THOMSONNOW HELP ME GET A BETTER GRADE? • 87.3% of students agree using ThomsonNOW regularly helped them perform better on exams. • 83.9% of students agree that Personalized Study was a valuable study tool. • 95% of students responded that using ThomsonNOW on a regular basis helped them get a better grade • 82.7% of students are likely to tell a friend about ThomsonNOW YES!

  9. PRE-TESTS & POST-TESTS

  10. PERSONALIZED STUDY PLAN

  11. E-BOOK

  12. VIDEO CLIPS

  13. WEBSITES

  14. TECHNICAL SUPPORT http://www.thomsonedu.com/support

  15. FREE COMPANION WEBSITE! Great for test prep!

  16. ANYTHING TO HELP STUDENTS WITHOUT COMPUTERS? • Empowering People • This booklet presents seventeen different social problems structured after the main text's Table of Contents. In each case example, a social worker describes how she or he empowered a client (an individual, a family, a group, an organization, or a community). ISBN for Empowering People: 0495104655

  17. ANYTHING TO HELP STUDENTS WITHOUT COMPUTERS? • Allan Barsky’s Successful Social Work Education: A Student's Guide • This interactive workbook helps you assess your educational needs, pre-empt problems, and develop strategies to ensure that you not only survive, but thrive as you take advantage of all the opportunities your Social Work program has to offer. ISBN for Student Guide:  0534641237

  18. YOU HAVE CHOICES OF HOW TO BUY THE BOOK! Purchase textbooks in the format and at the price that is right for you. Print Options NEWprint textbooks at up to 25%off, shipped free! Digital Options Electronic texts up to 50% off Individual chapters for as little as $1.99 Study Tools Study Guides, Online Homework Assistance, Audio Content, and more!

  19. STUDENTS…PLEASE READ If your textbook doesn’t already come with the helpful study aids we’ve discussed, go to your local college bookstore or go on-line to iChapters.com.

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