Rooney publishes eighth edition of textbook
The eighth edition of Professor Ronald Rooney’s textbook Direct Social Work Practice Theory and Skills will be available this fall. The text is the most widely used in intro to social work practice classes worldwide, including in China, Australia and Korea. This version includes a CD-ROM with videos of social work practice scenarios, many of which were developed by University of Minnesota master of social work students.
Rooney co-wrote the textbook with Dean H. Hepworth, professor emeritus, University of Utah and Arizona State University; Glenda Dewberry Rooney, Augsburg College; Kimberly Strom-Gottfried, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and Jo Ann Larsen, private practice, Salt Lake City.