基本説明
全米ソーシャルワーク協会（NASW）との共同出版。ソーシャルワークの理論から実践までを詳述する定番レファレンス。
New in paperback. Hardcover was published in 2008. The new edition will be expanded from 290 to 400 entries and all of the 19th ed. topics will be thoroughly updated or replaced with essays by new contributors.
Full Description
The National Association of Social Workers' The Encyclopedia of Social Work has long been considered the cornerstone reference in the field. The new, completely updated, revised and expanded 20th edition includes 400 articles covering all aspects of social work including: practice and interventions; social environments; social conditions and challenges; and social policy and history.
This new edition of the Encyclopedia includes coverage of areas that have come to the fore since the 1995 19th edition, including demographic changes from immigration, evidence-based practice, gerontology, and trauma and disaster. International entries include: International Association of Schools of Social Work; International Federation of Social Workers; International Social Welfare - Organizations and Activities; International Social Work and Social Welfare - Africa, Asia, Australia and Pacific Islands, Caribbean, Central America, Europe, Middle East and North Africa, North and South America.
