Full Description
Social Work and Science in the 21st Century enhances the inclusion of natural science concepts and knowledge into social work education and practice. The book highlights basic scientific theories and ideas in a broad array of natural science fields, including chemistry, physics, astronomy, geometry, numbers, and big data. A number of chapters focus on how knowledge from the natural sciences can enhance social work practice in areas as diverse as medicine, substance abuse, mental health, and intellectual and developmental disabilities, while other chapters on water, human geography, climate change, execution and the death penalty, and the life cycle are designed to highlight the natural science behind social issues. The information presented in the book is complex enough to spark the reader's continued interest in knowing more about the natural sciences, but basic enough to allow readers with limited understanding of the natural sciences--at both the bachelor's and master's levels--to feel comfortable exploring its contents.
Contents
Chapter 1. Introduction to Social Work and Science for Students and Practitioners
Chapter 2. Social Work and the Science of Chemistry
Chapter 3. Social Work and the "Far-Out Sciences" of Physics, Astronomy, and Geometry
Chapter 4. Social Work and the Science of Numbers
Chapter 5. Social Work and the Science of Big Data
Chapter 6. Social Work and the Science of Climate Change
Chapter 7. Social Work and the Science of Water
Chapter 8. Social Work and the Science of Human Geography
Chapter 9. Social Work and the Science of the Life Cycle
Chapter 10. Social Work and the Science of Execution
Chapter 11. Social Work and the Science of Medical Prevention and Treatment
Chapter 12. Social Work and the Science of Substance Use
Chapter 13. Social Work and the Science of Mental Health
Chapter 14. Social Work and the Science of Intellectual/Developmental Disabilities
Chapter 15. Conclusions
Glossary of Key Terms
