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This innovative textbook reconfigures generalist social work practice for the twenty-first century. Incorporating historical, ethical, and global perspectives, the volume presents new conceptualizations, definitions, and explanations for social work practice and principles in the areas of assessment, relationships, communication, best practices, intervention, and differential use of self. Case studies fully discuss and illustrate the use of these approaches with real clients and provide a lens inclusive of geography and culture to promote social justice and human well-being, whether within one's own nation or across national borders. Recognizing that targeted practice with individuals is the key to successful outcomes, this textbook equips today's practitioners with the values, skills, and knowledge necessary for social work practice in a globalized world.

 Cynthia Bisman is professor emeritus of social work at Bryn Mawr College and the author of Integrating Research Into Practice: A Model for Effective Social Work and Social Work Practice: Cases and Principles, and coeditor of the forthcoming book Gender Justice and Development: Local and Global. She has been codirector for the Bryn Mawr College Center on International Studies and associate editor (North America) for the journal Ethics and Social Welfare, and she provides a range of editorial functions for journals in the United States and the United Kingdom. Bisman draws from her extensive practice background in the development of case material for teaching and learning and presents and publishes widely.