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Table of Contents:
In this Section: 1. Brief Table of Contents 2. Full Table of Contents     BRIEF TABLE OF CONTENTS: Part One: The Profession of Social Work Chapter 1:   Social Work: A Helping Profession   Chapter 2:   An Evolving Profession Chapter 3:   Social Work and Social Systems    Chapter 4:   The Social Service Delivery System   Part Two: Social Work Perspectives Chapter 5:   Values and Ethics in Social Work   Chapter 6:   Human Rights and Social Justice Chapter 7:   Diversity and Social Work   Part Three: Generalist Social Work Chapter 8:   Empowerment Social Work Practice Chapter 9:   Social Work Functions and Roles Chapter 10:   Social Work and Social Policy   Part Four: Contemporary Issues in Fields of Practice Chapter 11:   Social Work and Poverty, Homelessness, Unemployment, and Criminal Justice Chapter 12:   Social Work in Health, Rehabilitation, and Mental Health Chapter 13:   Social Work with Families and Youths Chapter 14:   Adult and Aging Services    FULL TABLE OF CONTENTS:   Part One: The Profession of Social Work   Chapter 1:   Social Work: A Helping Profession Who Are Social Workers?   What Do Social Workers Do? What Is the Purpose of Social Work?    How Are Social Work and Social Welfare Related?   How Is Social Work an Empowering Profession? Looking Forward Practice Test   Chapter 2:   An Evolving Profession The Emergence of Social Work as a Profession   Defining Social Work as a Profession    The Quest for Professional Status   The Common Base of Social Work Practice Tenets for the Social Work Profession Looking Forward Practice Test   Chapter 3:   Social Work and Social Systems  The Ecosystems Perspective Social Functioning   Client Systems in Social Work    Social Work Methods Looking Forward Practice Test   Chapter 4:   The Social Service Delivery System   Social Service Settings   The Funding of Services    Staffing Patterns Self-Help Groups as Resources Service Delivery Issues Looking Forward Practice Test   Part Two: Social Work Perspectives   Chapter 5:   Values and Ethics in Social Work Values and Ethics    The Foundation of Professional Social Work Values The Value Context of Social Work   Social Work Codes of Ethics Ethical Principles for Social Work   Ethical Preferences for Empowerment Social Work Looking Forward Practice Test   Chapter 6:   Human Rights and Social Justice Human Rights in Society    Social Justice Social Injustice: The “Isms”  The Bases of Social Injustice Effects of Social Injustice Opportunities, Obstacles, and Empowerment   Social Work as a Human Rights and Social Justice Profession    Looking Forward Practice Test   Chapter 7:   Diversity and Social Work Diversity and Social Work Multicultural Social Work Practice Racial and Ethnic Diversity Sexual Diversity Social Work with Diverse Populations    Looking Forward Practice Test   Part Three: Generalist Social Work   Chapter 8:   Empowerment Social Work Practice    The Empowerment Base of Social Work Practice   Engagement    Assessment   Implementation: Intervention and Evaluation   Looking Forward Practice Test   Chapter 9:   Social Work Functions and Roles A Generalist Approach Consultancy   Resource Management   Education Looking Forward Practice Test   Chapter 10:   Social Work and Social Policy Social Policy   Social Policy and Political Ideologies Social Work and Social Policy Street-Level Services Public Welfare Policy in the Twentieth and Twenty-First Centuries Current Public Welfare Programs   Looking Forward Practice Test   Part Four: Contemporary Issues in Fields of Practice   Chapter 11:   Social Work and Poverty, Homelessness, Unemployment, and Criminal Justice Social Work and Poverty    Social Work and Homelessness   Social Work and Unemployment    Social Work in Criminal Justice   Concluding Remarks  Practice Test   Chapter 12:   Social Work in Health, Rehabilitation, and Mental Health    Social Work in Health Systems   Social Work and Genetics   Social Work and AIDS    Social Work and Physical Disabilities Social Work and Developmental Disabilities Social Work and Mental Health   Social Work and Chemical Dependency    Concluding Remarks  Practice Test   Chapter 13:   Social Work with Families and Youths The Contemporary Family Child Maltreatment Child Welfare Services    Social Work in the Schools   Specialized Services for Adolescents    Concluding Remarks  Practice Test   Chapter 14:   Adult and Aging Services   Services for Adults Caregiving for Aging Parents and Life Partners Intimate Partner Violence   Elder Abuse Services for Older Adults   Concluding Remarks  Practice Test

About the Author :
Brenda DuBois, MSW,LCSW, Ph.D. is Professor of Social Work at St. Ambrose University, Davenport, Iowa. She has been a graduate and undergraduate social work educator in Iowa for thirty-three years. Professor DuBois received her masters degree in social work in 1977 at the University of Iowa and a doctorate in educational administration from Illinois State University in 2002. She has extensive social work practice and consultation experience in public welfare, community planning, organizational development, and program evaluation. Dr. DuBois serves as a member on a number of community agency initiatives, ethics committees, and as a board member to agencies in the Quad Cities. She has published several articles on ethics and empowerment and has co-authored two social work texts on empowerment in social work: Social Work: An Empowering Profession with Karla Miley and Generalist Social Work Practice: An Empowering Approach with Karla Miley and Michael O’Melia. Karla Miley, MSW,LSW is Professor Emerita, Black Hawk College, Moline, Illinois. She has been a graduate and undergraduate social work educator in Illinois and Iowa for thirty years. Professor Miley received her masters degree in social work in 1966 at the University of Chicago, School of Social Service Administration. She has extensive social work practice and consultation experience in school social work, health care, child welfare, and aging services. Professor Miley has served as a member on a number of community agency initiatives and boards. She has published several articles on ethics and empowerment and has co-authored two social work texts on empowerment in social work: Social Work: An Empowering Profession with Brenda DuBois and Generalist Social Work Practice: An Empowering Approach with Brenda DuBois and Michael O’Melia.


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  • ISBN-13: 9780205853113
  • Publisher: Pearson Education (US)
  • Publisher Imprint: Pearson
  • Language: English
  • Weight: 41 gr
  • ISBN-10: 0205853110
  • Publisher Date: 20 Mar 2013
  • Binding: LB
  • Sub Title: An Empowering Profession


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