Full Description
Using a unique advocacy framework this book explores the signature roots of the profession, its history, key figures, practice settings, policies, and the type of work performed on individual, group, community, local, state, national, and international levels. It discusses the intersections of economic and social justice, supportive environment, human needs and rights, and political access to provide a lens for viewing the issues and populations addressed in the text.
Contents
PrefaceAcknowledgmentsAbout the AuthorsPART 1: UNDERSTANDING SOCIAL WORK1: THE SOCIAL WORK PROFESSIONLearning ObjectivesMary Considers Social WorkThe Professional Social WorkerSocial Work EducationSocial Work PracticeSummaryTop 10 Key ConceptsDiscussion QuestionsExercisesOnline ResourcesLearning ObjectivesBrian Organizes FarmworkersSocial WelfareThe Intertwined History of Social Welfare Policy and Social WorkThe Limitations of Social WelfareSummaryTop 10 Key ConceptsDiscussion QuestionsExercisesOnline Resources3: GENERALIST SOCIAL WORK PRACTICELearning ObjectivesLayla Intervenes at All Levels to Help People Who Are HomelessKnowledge Base for Generalist Social WorkersTheoretical Foundations of Generalist PracticeRoles for Generalist Social WorkersLevels of Generalist PracticeThe Change ProcessAdvocates for ChangeSummaryTop 10 Key ConceptsDiscussion QuestionsExercisesOnline ResourcesLearning ObjectivesNancy Advocates to Professionalize Social Work in Her StateThe Need for Professional AdvocatesSocial Workers and Social ChangeThe Cost of AdvocacyA Model for Dynamic AdvocacyTenets of Advocacy Practice and Policy ModelSummaryTop 10 Key ConceptsDiscussion QuestionsExercisesOnline Resources5: POVERTY AND INEQUALITYLearning ObjectivesSteve Sees the Face of PovertyPovertySocial Service Programs for The Those Who Are PoorDiversity and PovertyAdvocacy on Behalf of the People Living in PovertyYour Career and PovertySummaryTop 10 Key ConceptsDiscussion QuestionsExercisesOnline Resources6: FAMILY AND CHILD WELFARELearning ObjectivesRosa Works to Strengthen Families for the Sake of ChildrenToday's FamiliesChild Welfare ServicesSocial Work in SchoolsDiversity and Family and Child WelfareAdvocacy on Behalf of Families and ChildrenYour Career in Family and Child WelfareSummaryTop 10 Key ConceptsDiscussion QuestionsExercisesOnline Resources7: HEALTH CARE AND HEALTH CHALLENGESLearning ObjectivesGayle Practices Social Work in a Teaching HospitalHealth Challenges and the American Health Care SystemHealth Care and Social WorkDiversity and Health CareAdvocacy on Behalf of People With Health Care ChallengesYour Career in Health CareSummaryTop 10 Key ConceptsDiscussion QuestionsExercisesOnline Resources8: PHYSICAL, COGNITIVE, AND DEVELOPMENTAL CHALLENGESLearning ObjectivesJoe Advocates for People With Intellectual ChallengesDefinitions of Physical, Cognitive, and Developmental ChallengesTypes of Physical, Cognitive, and Developmental ChallengesStigma and Discrimination Against People With Physical, Cognitive, and Developmental ChallengesSocial Work With People Living With Physical, Cognitive, and Developmental ChallengesDiversity and Physical, Cognitive, and Developmental ChallengesAdvocacy on Behalf of People With Physical, Cognitive, or Developmental ChallengesYour Career Working With People Who Have Physical, Cognitive, and Developmental ChallengesSummaryTop 10 Key ConceptsDiscussion QuestionsExercisesOnline Resources9: MENTAL HEALTHLearning ObjectivesJoyce Seeks Knowledge to Help With Her Broad Caseload at a Mental Health CenterMental Health and Mental IllnessEvolution of the Mental Health SystemSocial Work Practice in Mental HealthDiversity and Mental HealthAdvocacy on Behalf of People With Mental Health IssuesYour Career in Mental Health Social WorkSummaryTop 10 Key ConceptsDiscussion QuestionsExercisesOnline Resources10: SUBSTANCE USE AND ADDICTIONLearning ObjectivesClayton Uses His Addiction Experience in Community OutreachSubstance Use as a Mental DisorderPolicies Related to Substance UseSocial Work Practice in Substance Use and AddictionDiversity and Substance Use and TreatmentAdvocacy and Substance Use DisorderYour Career in Substance Use and AddictionsSummaryTop 10 Key ConceptsDiscussion QuestionsExercisesOnline Resources11: HELPING OLDER ADULTSLearning ObjectivesEmilee Adores Gerontological Social WorkAging and Older AdultsGerontological Social Work PracticeIssues of Aging and Old AgePolicies Affecting Older AdultsDiversity and AgingAdvocacy and AgingYour Career in GerontologySummaryTop 10 Key ConceptsDiscussion QuestionsExercisesOnline Resources12: CRIMINAL JUSTICELearning ObjectivesMichelle Combats Racial and Ethnic Imbalances in the Juvenile Justice SystemCentral Concepts in Criminal Justice and CrimeConflicting Attitudes About Those Who Commit CrimesSocial Workers and the Criminal Justice SystemDiversity and Criminal JusticeSpecific Disparities in the Criminal Justice SystemAdvocacy and Criminal JusticeYour Career in Criminal JusticeSummaryTop 10 Key ConceptsDiscussion QuestionsExercisesOnline ResourcesLearning ObjectivesTonya Supports Residents of Federally Subsidized HousingCentral Concepts Regarding Communities and HousingSocial Work Practice in Housing and CommunitiesPolicy Issues Related to Communities and HousingDiversity and HousingAdvocacy and HousingYour Career in Housing Services and Community PracticeSummaryTop 10 Key ConceptsDiscussion QuestionsExercisesOnline Resources14: THE CHANGING WORKPLACELearning ObjectivesDeidre Experiences Firsthand the Realities of the Contemporary WorkplaceThe History of WorkCurrent Social Trends Related to WorkWork-Related IssuesSocial Welfare and the Changing WorkplaceDiversity and the Changing WorkplaceAdvocacy and the Changing WorkplaceYour Career in the World of WorkSummaryTop 10 Key ConceptsDiscussion QuestionsExercisesOnline Resources15: VETERANS, THEIR FAMILIES, AND MILITARY SOCIAL WORKLearning ObjectivesVeteran Javier Experienced Military Life and Now Counsels FamiliesThe Armed Services and Military CultureSocial Work With the Military and VeteransDiversity and Military Social WorkAdvocacy for Veterans and Members of the MilitaryYour Career in Military Social WorkSummaryTop 10 Key ConceptsDiscussion QuestionsExercisesOnline Resources16: ENVIRONMENTALISMLearning ObjectivesBetty Confronts a Natural DisasterEnvironmentalism and Social WorkEnvironmental IssuesDiversity and EnvironmentalismAdvocacy and EnvironmentalismYour Career in EnvironmentalismSummaryTop 10 Key ConceptsDiscussion QuestionsExercisesOnline Resources17: INTERNATIONAL SOCIAL WORKLearning ObjectivesTeresa Applies Her Multicultural Background to Social WorkInternational Social WorkCurrent Issues Facing International Social WorkersDiversity and International PracticeAdvocacy and International Social WorkYour Career in International Social WorkSummaryTop 10 Key ConceptsDiscussion QuestionsExercisesOnline ResourcesEpilogue: Social Work and Self-CareAppendix: Code of Ethics of the National Association of Social Workers: Summary of Major PrinciplesGlossaryReferencesIndex
