The only introduction to social work practice that fully appreciates the diversity of social work traditions in Canada and emphasizes social justice.

This comprehensive introduction integrates perspectives from English, French, and Indigenous Peoples in Canada to provide an inclusive treatment of the history, foundational skills, and specific fields of social work practice and research. Emphasizing diversity and drawing extensively on Canadian statistics and scholarship, this is the ideal text for introduction to social work courses.

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Nicole Ives is an Associate Professor and Director of the Bachelor of Social Work program at McGill University's School of Social Work.

Myriam Denov is a James McGill Professor, a Trudeau Fellow, and Canada Research Chair in Youth, Gender, and Armed Conflict (Tier 1) at the School of Social Work at McGill University.

Tamara Sussman is an Associate Professor in the School of Social Work at McGill University.

"With various case vignettes and practice notes by diverse practitioners, I believe that this book will be appreciated and enjoyed by those who seek to understand the Indigenous, English, and French realities of social work practice in Canada." --Akin Taiwo, King's University College at Western University

"The Ives, Denov, and Sussman text conveys social work practice in its complexity, while retaining a focus on social work's social justice goals. This text is able to do this partly through providing more depth of information and detail, and also by offering more complex discussions that are anchored in historical analysis and that integrate theory with practice." --Barbara Heron, York University

"Overall I found the chapters to all have a balance of historical foundation information, links to theory and clear practice skills needed for social work, support with the real voices, and real examples from the field." --Rhea Del Vecchio, University of British Columbia