Welcome

Course name

Faculty name

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

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

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!

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

WHAT IS THOMSONNOW?

Click here: http://www.thomsonedu.com/fcis/shared_resources/resources/ThomsonNOW/index.html

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

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!

PRE-TESTS & POST-TESTS

PERSONALIZED STUDY PLAN

E-BOOK

VIDEO CLIPS

WEBSITES

TECHNICAL SUPPORT

http://www.thomsonedu.com/support

FREE COMPANION WEBSITE!

Great for test prep!

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  

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  

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STUDENTS…PLEASE READ

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