Full Description
There are certain questions that all students considering social work ask. Who are social workers? What is it that social workers do? How is the social work profession changing? What does it take to become a social worker? Ira Colby and Sophia Dziegielewski bring their decades of experience in social work practice and education to answer these questions.
This engaging text gives readers a practical guide to the many ways in which social workers effect change in their communities and the world. The authors offer an overview and history of the profession; introduce readers to the practice of social work at the micro, mezzo, and macro level; and finally look closely at the many settings and populations that social workers work with. While realistically portraying the pressures and obstacles that social workers face, Colby and Dziegielewski
communicate their own passion for social work.
Contents
Part I The Context of Social Work
1. Social Work: The Profession
2. Social Welfare: A System's Response to Personal Issues and Public Problems
3. How Did We Get Here from There?
4. So You Want to Be a Social Worker!
Part II The Practice of Social Work
5. Social Work Practice
6. Recognizing Diversity and Applying It to Generalist Practice
Part III Settings for Social Work Practice
7. Poverty and Income Maintenance
8. Child Welfare Services
9. Health Care
10. Mental Health
11. Older Adults
12. Domestic Violence
13. Social Work Advocacy in the Political Arena
Part IV Expanding Horizons for Social Work
14. Global Social Welfare
15. Conclusion
Glossary
Appendixes
