The many faces of social workers
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The many faces of social workers
Allyn and Bacon, c2002
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This is a brief introduction to social work, adapted from the best selling Social Work: A Profession of Many Faces , 9/e, by Morales and Sheafor.
Intended for those who don't want to go into great depth on the various groups to whom social workers provide services, The Many Faces of Social Workers contains the first 10 chapters of the large book.
This text includes historical material on the emergence of social work as a profession, the areas where human services are provided, and career opportunities for social workers today. It features up-to-date empirical data about where social workers are employed, what positions they hold, what personal characteristics they bring to their practice, and the competencies required to perform their work.
Table of Contents
Each Chapter begins with "Prefatory Comment" and ends with "Summary," "References" and "Concluding Comment." I. SOCIAL WORK IN U.S. SOCIETY.
1. Social Welfare: A Response to Human Need.
Some Social Workers in Action.
Identifying Human Needs.
Social Welfare Programs.
The Evolution of Social Programs.
Continuing Issues in Social Welfare.
2. Social Work: A Comprehensive Helping Profession.
The Central Themes Underpinning Social Work.
The Mission of Social Work.
Defining Social Work.
Social Work Practice Approaches.
Social Workers: Their Many Faces.
3. The Emergence of Social Work as a Profession.
The Nature of Professions.
Helping Professions: A Response to Human Need.
Social Work as a Profession: A Historical Perspective.
II. SOCIAL WORK CAREER OPTIONS.
4. Entry to the Social Work Profession.
Issues in Social Work Preparation and Employment.
Options for Human Service Practice.
Professional Social Work Practice.
5. Fields of Social Work Practice.
Aging.
Alcohol and Substance Abuse.
Children and Youth.
Community/Neighborhood.
Corrections/Criminal Justice.
Disabilities (Physical/Mental).
Education and Training.
Family Services.
Income Maintenance.
Medical and Health Care.
Mental Health and Illness.
Occupational Social Work.
Schools.
6. Settings for Social Work Practice.
Characteristics of Practice Settings.
Issues Affecting Agency-Based Practice.
Issues in Private Practice.
III. THE PRACTICE OF SOCIAL WORK.
7. Values and Ethics in Social Work.
The Nature of Values.
The Place of Values in Social Work.
Social Values in U.S. Society.
Values Held by Social Workers.
Areas of Practice Addressed by the NASW Code of Ethics.
An Illustration of Values and Ethics Operating in Social Work Practice.
Examples of Ethical Issues in Social Work Practice.
8. Competencies Required for Social Work Practice Today.
The Competencies Required for Social Work Practice.
9. Prevention as a New Direction: The Future of Social Work.
Prevention: An Evolving Concept for Going into the Twenty-First Century.
Preventing Treatment Abuse with At-Risk Populations.
Gang Violence and Homicide Prevention.
Advocacy, Empowerment, and Prevention.
Class Action Social Work and Prevention.
10. Social Work Throughout the World.
World Population Changes: Creating a Global Demand for Social Work.
A Global Approach to Social Work.
Employment in International Social Work.
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