Download or read book Brooks/Cole Empowerment Series: The Skills of Helping Individuals, Families, Groups, and Communities written by Lawrence Shulman and published by Cengage Learning. This book was released on 2012-07-24 with total page 816 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This seventh edition demonstrates how there are common elements, core processes, and skills across all stages of helping and throughout work with all populations -- including individuals, families, groups, and communities. The text defines, illustrates, and teaches helping skills and provides manageable models for understanding them. It also looks at the underlying process and its associated set of core skills. Part of the BROOKS/COLE EMPOWERMENT SERIES, this edition integrates the core competencies and practice behaviors outlined in the 2008 Educational Policy and Accreditation Standards set by the Council on Social Work Education. Important Notice: Media content referenced within the product description or the product text may not be available in the ebook version.