The 2nd Edition of So You Want to Be a Social Worker: Reflections for the Christian Student was originally written by Alan Keith-Lucas, and now updated and extensively revised by Leslie Gregory and Sandy Bauer. 

Being a Christian and becoming a social worker are about bringing your whole self to the helping process. So You Want to Be a Social Worker attempts to address key questions for embarking on this journey such as: How can I incorporate faith into my social work practice? Can I share my faith with a client? How do I work competently with a client whose choices do not align with my Christian faith and values? How do I hold onto hope when facing obstacles? 

Beginning answers to these questions are explored in chapters that include insights from one’s faith, how to approach suffering, and developing hope and resilience. These reflections are written for beginning social work students, while providing insights for experienced practitioners as well. It is a lifelong journey to explore these questions and the invaluable ways in which the interaction of Christian faith and social work shapes and contributes to practice.

Especially useful in the classroom or social work trainings, the 2nd edition of So You Want to Be a Social Worker includes most of the chapters from the original edition, though with updated language, case examples and references: 

·         Finding the Common Ground

·         The Nature of Human Beings and Society

·         Social Work Insights from the Christian Faith

·         Social Work and The Bible

·         Social Work and Sin

·         A Christian View of Suffering

·         Social Work and Witnessing

·         The Spiritual and the Material

In addition, the authors of this 2nd edition have added two additional chapters:

·         Hope and Resilience

·         Settings for Practice

To learn more about the 2nd edition of So You Want to Be a Social Worker, we invite you to download:

·         "An Introduction to the 2nd Edition" 

·         A sample chapter, "Hope and Resilience"

The 2nd edition of So You Want to Be a Social Worker is 57 pages long, has 10 chapters, and is available in both and several versions:

• Print copies of So You Want to Be (ISBN 978-1-952901-04-1) cost $14.95 - or only $11.95 for NACSW members or for orders of 12 or more copies (plus shipping).
• Electronic copies of So You Want to Be (IBSN 978-1-952901-05-8) cost $13.45 - or only $10.75 for NACSW members. 
• Digital copies including rental pricing are also available on RedShelf