Backcover Copy: (0205424325 / 2432Y) ------------------------------------------------------------------------ "“ It is a real pleasure to see technology course materials being developed for the social work profession. We are in dire need as a profession of embracing this powerful medium for educational and practice purposes. My hat is off to Phyllis Schiller for taking the leap.” "

Linda Cummins, Windmill Technologies (formerly a professor at Indiana University)

Providing hands-on experience of using IT in an agency context, "Information Technology in Social Work" equips students with the necessary computer and Internet skills for becoming successful 21st century social workers and helps instructors become educated enablers of this process. Almost all of the skills taught will have a Practice component.

Highlights

• Teaches students how to effectively use the major tools of MS Office; including Word, Excel, Access, and PowerPoint in order to open a new, nonprofit social service agency.
• Teaches students and professionals how to prepare for oral presentations in class, field and community settings by demonstrating the techniques of PowerPoint slide design, layout and animation (Chapter 7).
• Includes chapters on graphics and spreadsheet design that teach students how to do agency forms such letterheads, brochures, progress notes, ecomaps, memos, and budgets (Chapters 4 & 5).
• Students will learn to create and manage client databases (Chapter 6).
• Over 150 screenshots included throughout, visually supplement the text's teaching of IT skills.
• TECHNOLOGY ADVANTAGE--a FREE copy of "Research Navigator(TM)" is packagedwith every new text, access code inside front cover. If your text did not come packaged with "Research Navigator(TM)," visit http: //www.researchnavigator.com today to purchase immediate access.

Research Navigator(TM) for the Helping Professions

"Research Navigator(TM)" offers a comprehensive, step-by-step walk-through of the research process, along with access to some of the most respected and credible source databases available (EBSCO's Content Select, the New York Times one-year Search by subject archive, and "Best of the Web" Link Library). You can find, view, print and cite the full text of any article in our databases.

Additional Support materials:

"Information technology in Social Work" also has an accompanying website at http: //www.ablongman.com/schiller.

For students:

Includes chapter by chapter assignments and exercises, as well as new and updated weblinks to social work topics.

For instructors:

A detailed and complete Instructors manual enhances instructor computer literacy. Includes sample syllabi, learning objectives, suggestions for teaching across the Foundation curriculum, additional exercises, quizzes, discussion questions, handouts, and a Q&A link to the book's author for assistance.