An Introduction to the Profession of Social Work Becoming a Change Agent
ISBN: 9780495601708 | 0495601705
Edition: 3rdFormat: Paperback
Publisher: Cengage Learning
Pub. Date: 1/16/2009
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Considering a career in social work? Or, simply interested in how these talented and dedicated professionals contribute to society? AN INTRODUCTION TO THE PROFESSION OF SOCIAL WORK: BECOMING A CHANGE AGENT, 3E introduces you to the social-work profession and describing the role of social worker in the social-welfare system. Through case studies, personal stories, and exercises, this social-work text helps you apply the concepts and truly understand what it means to be a social worker.
| What Is Social Work? | |
| The Social Welfare System | |
| Social Justice and Civil Rights | |
| Poverty and Economic Disparity | |
| Modes of Intervention | |
| Working with Diverse Populations | |
| Child Welfare: Working with Children and their Families | |
| Gerontology: Working with People who are Older | |
| Health Care Services | |
| Mental Healt... MORE | |
| School Social Work | |
| The Workplace | |
| Substance Abuse | |
| Violence, Victims, and Criminal Justice | |
| Crisis, Trauma and Disasters | |
| NASW Code of Ethics | |
| Web Resources | |
| Glossary | |
| Index | |
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