The Social Work Portfolio: Planning, Assessing, and Documenting Lifelong Learning in a Dynamic Profession

In THE SOCIAL WORK PORTFOLIO, the authors emphasize that learning how to learn and continuing to learn are fundamental processes for professional social workers in the twenty-first century. The text provides students with a tool to plan, assess, and document the nature, scope, and quality of learning during—and following—formal university study. The book is intended to help students to develop their own social work portfolio.

In THE SOCIAL WORK PORTFOLIO, the authors emphasize that learning how to learn and continuing to learn are fundamental processes for professional social workers in the twenty-first century. The book provides readers with a tool to plan, assess, and document the nature, scope, and quality of learning during—and following—formal university study. The book is intended to help readers to develop their own social work portfolio.

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Designed to help students prepare a social work portfolio, this book emphasizes critical thinking, scholarship, and continual learning. Chapters address individual ways of learning, learning needs, social work as a career, personal learning plans, and compiling and assessing a portfolio. Appendixes include a lifelong learning questionnaire, an outline of the phases of a social work career, an index of learning styles, a self-assessment survey, an interests instrument, a sample cover letter, action verbs for use in learning plans, and a portfolio documents checklist. Each chapter includes exercises for individuals and groups. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

Dr. Cournoyer has been a social work practitioner for more than 30 years and a social professor for more than 25. He received his M.S.S.W. degree from the University of Tennessee and the D.S.W. degree from the University of Utah. He teaches social work practice courses at the Indiana University School of Social Work where he serves as full professor. A former Associate Dean with the School, he remains interested in student learning assessment and quality improvement activities in social work education. In addition to this fifth edition of THE SOCIAL WORK SKILLS WORKBOOK, he co-authored THE SOCIAL WORK PORTFOLIO and the Seventh Edition of SOCIAL WORK PROCESSES—all published by Brooks/Cole.