Research Methods for Social Work, First Edition, is ideal for a one-semester research methods course for undergraduate or graduate social work students with little or no prior knowledge of research. It has a practical and easy-to-read writing style and offers numerous social work examples. The text also comes with an Instructors Manual and Test Bank. The text places considerable emphasis on how research and social work practice are connected. The text prepares students to be effective in both the consumer and producer research roles. The text emphasizes the CSWE-mandated areas of social work. Quantitative and qualitative methods are covered throughout the text. Illustrations and case vignettes are included throughout each chapter. The author has taught both research methods and social work practice courses for over 25 years and understands first-hand how practice and research are connected and so vital to each other.