New Directions in Social Work: A Routledge Series
About the Book Series
New Directions in Social Work is an innovative, integrated series offering a uniquely distinctive teaching strategy for generalist courses in the social work curriculum, at both undergraduate and graduate levels. The series integrates 5 texts with custom websites housing interactive cases, companion readings, and a wealth of resources to enrich the teaching and learning experience. Please visit www.routledgesw.com for more information.
The Practice of Generalist Social Work
7th Edition
By Sabrina W. Tyuse, Vithya Murugan, Marla Berg-Weger
July 29, 2026
The seventh edition of The Practice of Generalist Social Work expands its foundational and cohesive coverage of social work values, ethics, competencies, and behaviors as they relate to and function within diverse practice settings. Through a strengths-based perspective, students are given a ...
Human Behavior in the Social Environment: Perspectives on Development and the Life Course
7th Edition
By Anissa Rogers
June 06, 2025
Human Behavior in the Social Environment: Perspectives on Development and the Life Course returns for a seventh edition to provide students with an expansive overview of the major theories and issues related to human behavior and the social environment that are important to understand for ...
Social Work and Social Welfare: An Invitation
7th Edition
By Vithya Murugan, Annah Kay Bender, Marla Berg-Weger
May 10, 2025
The seventh edition of Social Work and Social Welfare: An Invitation provides an authoritative and accessible overview of the knowledge, skills, and values that are essential for future social workers across various practice settings in an ever-evolving world. As with previous editions, this book ...
The Practice of Generalist Social Work
6th Edition
By Sabrina W. Tyuse, Marla Berg-Weger
April 03, 2023
In its new edition, The Practice of Generalist Social Work provides in-depth understanding of the knowledge, skills, values, and affective and cognitive processes needed for social work practice in the present moment. Grounded in a strengths-based perspective, chapters in the textbook discuss ...
Social Policy for Effective Practice: A Strengths Approach
6th Edition
By Rosemary Kennedy Chapin, Melinda Lewis
March 31, 2023
Social Policy for Effective Practice: A Strengths Approach sharpens students' awareness of social welfare policy and offers a considerable array of resources and knowledge foundations to both understand and thrive within a continually evolving policy landscape. Throughout the text, the authors tell...
Human Behavior in the Social Environment: Mezzo and Macro Contexts
2nd Edition
By Anissa Rogers
August 01, 2019
This addition to Anissa Rogers' bestselling Human Behavior in the Social Environment expands the original text with new chapters on spirituality, families and groups, organizations, and communities. Written in the compact, concise manner of the original text, the new chapters cover mezzo and macro ...
Research for Effective Social Work Practice
4th Edition
By Judy L. Krysik
March 01, 2018
In this book and companion website you will find: ■ A practice-oriented description of qualitative and quantitative research methods that engages rather than intimidates students ■ Illustrations of real-life research and evaluation from different levels of social work practice, encompassing many ...
The Practice of Generalist Social Work: Chapters 8-13
4th Edition
By Marla Berg-Weger, Julie Birkenmaier
May 31, 2017
The fourth edition of The Practice of Generalist Social Work continues to teach students to apply micro, macro, and mezzo social work skills. This new edition strengthens the connection between the three levels of practice and is fully updated to the 2015 EPAS. This edition also contains more ...
Chapters 1-7: The Practice of Generalist Social Work: Chapters 1-7
4th Edition
By Marla Berg-Weger, Julie Birkenmaier
May 23, 2017
The fourth edition of The Practice of Generalist Social Work continues to teach students to apply micro, macro, and mezzo social work skills. This new edition strengthens the connection between the three levels of practice and is fully updated to the 2015 EPAS. This edition also contains more ...
The Practice of Generalist Social Work: Chapters 1-5
4th Edition
By Marla Berg-Weger, Julie Birkenmaier
May 23, 2017
The fourth edition of The Practice of Generalist Social Work continues to teach students to apply micro, macro, and mezzo social work skills. This new edition strengthens the connection between the three levels of practice and is fully updated to the 2015 EPAS. This edition also contains more ...
The Practice of Generalist Social Work: Chapters 10-13
4th Edition
By Marla Berg-Weger, Julie Birkenmaier
May 23, 2017
The fourth edition of The Practice of Generalist Social Work continues to teach students to apply micro, macro, and mezzo social work skills. This new edition strengthens the connection between the three levels of practice and is fully updated to the 2015 EPAS. This edition also contains more ...
The Practice of Generalist Social Work: Chapters 6-9
4th Edition
By Marla Berg-Weger, Julie Birkenmaier
May 23, 2017
The fourth edition of The Practice of Generalist Social Work continues to teach students to apply micro, macro, and mezzo social work skills. This new edition strengthens the connection between the three levels of practice and is fully updated to the 2015 EPAS. This edition also contains more ...