Introduction to Social Work: An Advocacy-Based Profession(Social Work in the New Century)

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. 

Table of Contents:
Preface Acknowledgments About the Authors PART 1: UNDERSTANDING SOCIAL WORK 1: THE SOCIAL WORK PROFESSION Learning Objectives Mary Considers Social Work The Professional Social Worker Social Work Education Social Work Practice Summary Top 10 Key Concepts Discussion Questions Exercises Online Resources 2: THE HISTORY OF SOCIAL WORK Learning Objectives Brian Organizes Farmworkers Social Welfare The Intertwined History of Social Welfare Policy and Social Work The Limitations of Social Welfare Summary Top 10 Key Concepts Discussion Questions Exercises Online Resources 3: GENERALIST SOCIAL WORK PRACTICE Learning Objectives Layla Intervenes at All Levels to Help People Who Are Homeless Knowledge Base for Generalist Social Workers Theoretical Foundations of Generalist Practice Roles for Generalist Social Workers Levels of Generalist Practice The Change Process Advocates for Change Summary Top 10 Key Concepts Discussion Questions Exercises Online Resources 4: ADVOCACY IN SOCIAL WORK Learning Objectives Nancy Advocates to Professionalize Social Work in Her State The Need for Professional Advocates Social Workers and Social Change The Cost of Advocacy A Model for Dynamic Advocacy Tenets of Advocacy Practice and Policy Model Summary Top 10 Key Concepts Discussion Questions Exercises Online Resources PART 2: RESPONDING TO NEED 5: POVERTY AND INEQUALITY Learning Objectives Steve Sees the Face of Poverty Poverty Social Service Programs for The Those Who Are Poor Diversity and Poverty Advocacy on Behalf of the People Living in Poverty Your Career and Poverty Summary Top 10 Key Concepts Discussion Questions Exercises Online Resources 6: FAMILY AND CHILD WELFARE Learning Objectives Rosa Works to Strengthen Families for the Sake of Children Today’s Families Child Welfare Services Social Work in Schools Diversity and Family and Child Welfare Advocacy on Behalf of Families and Children Your Career in Family and Child Welfare Summary Top 10 Key Concepts Discussion Questions Exercises Online Resources 7: HEALTH CARE AND HEALTH CHALLENGES Learning Objectives Gayle Practices Social Work in a Teaching Hospital Health Challenges and the American Health Care System Health Care and Social Work Diversity and Health Care Advocacy on Behalf of People With Health Care Challenges Your Career in Health Care Summary Top 10 Key Concepts Discussion Questions Exercises Online Resources 8: PHYSICAL, COGNITIVE, AND DEVELOPMENTAL CHALLENGES Learning Objectives Joe Advocates for People With Intellectual Challenges Definitions of Physical, Cognitive, and Developmental Challenges Types of Physical, Cognitive, and Developmental Challenges Stigma and Discrimination Against People With Physical, Cognitive, and Developmental Challenges Social Work With People Living With Physical, Cognitive, and Developmental Challenges Diversity and Physical, Cognitive, and Developmental Challenges Advocacy on Behalf of People With Physical, Cognitive, or Developmental Challenges Your Career Working With People Who Have Physical, Cognitive, and Developmental Challenges Summary Top 10 Key Concepts Discussion Questions Exercises Online Resources 9: MENTAL HEALTH Learning Objectives Joyce Seeks Knowledge to Help With Her Broad Caseload at a Mental Health Center Mental Health and Mental Illness Evolution of the Mental Health System Social Work Practice in Mental Health Diversity and Mental Health Advocacy on Behalf of People With Mental Health Issues Your Career in Mental Health Social Work Summary Top 10 Key Concepts Discussion Questions Exercises Online Resources 10: SUBSTANCE USE AND ADDICTION Learning Objectives Clayton Uses His Addiction Experience in Community Outreach Substance Use as a Mental Disorder Policies Related to Substance Use Social Work Practice in Substance Use and Addiction Diversity and Substance Use and Treatment Advocacy and Substance Use Disorder Your Career in Substance Use and Addictions Summary Top 10 Key Concepts Discussion Questions Exercises Online Resources 11: HELPING OLDER ADULTS Learning Objectives Emilee Adores Gerontological Social Work Aging and Older Adults Gerontological Social Work Practice Issues of Aging and Old Age Policies Affecting Older Adults Diversity and Aging Advocacy and Aging Your Career in Gerontology Summary Top 10 Key Concepts Discussion Questions Exercises Online Resources 12: CRIMINAL JUSTICE Learning Objectives Michelle Combats Racial and Ethnic Imbalances in the Juvenile Justice System Central Concepts in Criminal Justice and Crime Conflicting Attitudes About Those Who Commit Crimes Social Workers and the Criminal Justice System Diversity and Criminal Justice Specific Disparities in the Criminal Justice System Advocacy and Criminal Justice Your Career in Criminal Justice Summary Top 10 Key Concepts Discussion Questions Exercises Online Resources PART 3: WORKING IN CHANGING CONTEXTS 13: COMMUNITIES AT RISK AND HOUSING Learning Objectives Tonya Supports Residents of Federally Subsidized Housing Central Concepts Regarding Communities and Housing Social Work Practice in Housing and Communities Policy Issues Related to Communities and Housing Diversity and Housing Advocacy and Housing Your Career in Housing Services and Community Practice Summary Top 10 Key Concepts Discussion Questions Exercises Online Resources 14: THE CHANGING WORKPLACE Learning Objectives Deidre Experiences Firsthand the Realities of the Contemporary Workplace The History of Work Current Social Trends Related to Work Work-Related Issues Social Welfare and the Changing Workplace Diversity and the Changing Workplace Advocacy and the Changing Workplace Your Career in the World of Work Summary Top 10 Key Concepts Discussion Questions Exercises Online Resources 15: VETERANS, THEIR FAMILIES, AND MILITARY SOCIAL WORK Learning Objectives Veteran Javier Experienced Military Life and Now Counsels Families The Armed Services and Military Culture Social Work With the Military and Veterans Diversity and Military Social Work Advocacy for Veterans and Members of the Military Your Career in Military Social Work Summary Top 10 Key Concepts Discussion Questions Exercises Online Resources 16: ENVIRONMENTALISM Learning Objectives Betty Confronts a Natural Disaster Environmentalism and Social Work Environmental Issues Diversity and Environmentalism Advocacy and Environmentalism Your Career in Environmentalism Summary Top 10 Key Concepts Discussion Questions Exercises Online Resources 17: INTERNATIONAL SOCIAL WORK Learning Objectives Teresa Applies Her Multicultural Background to Social Work International Social Work Current Issues Facing International Social Workers Diversity and International Practice Advocacy and International Social Work Your Career in International Social Work Summary Top 10 Key Concepts Discussion Questions Exercises Online Resources Epilogue: Social Work and Self-Care Appendix: Code of Ethics of the National Association of Social Workers: Summary of Major Principles Glossary References Index

About the Author :
Lisa E. Cox, PhD, LCSW, MSW is Professor of Social Work and Gerontology in Stockton University’s School of Social & Behavioral Science, Social Work Program. Prior to 1999, Dr. Cox held a joint appointment at Virginia Commonwealth University’s (VCU) School of Medicine and School of Social Work. For eleven years Dr. Cox served as a pioneering AIDS clinical trial social workers with the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Disease-funded Terry Beirn Community Programs for Clinical Research on AIDS. Dr. Cox received BA degrees in history/political science and Spanish from Bridgewater College, and her Graduate Certificate in Aging Studies, MSW and PhD degrees from VCU. Since 2007, she has served as research chair, Fellow and Research Scholar for The Stockton Center on Successful Aging. Dr. Cox teaches undergraduate and graduate level classes in social work practice, gerontology (Aging & Spirituality; Clinical Gerontological Social Work Practice), HIV/AIDS, research, psychopathology and cultural neuroscience and she has co-led study tours to Costa Rica. She has been a faculty scholar with the national Geriatric Education Center and is a governor appointee to the New Jersey board of Social Work Examiners. Dr. Cox is a longstanding member of the National Association of Social Workers and has shared her vast practice experience by holding numerous leadership roles within NASW: National Advisory Board member to the Spectrum HIV/AIDS Project, Chair of the Health Specialty Practice Section, Standards for Social Work Practice in Health Care Settings Task Force expert, Long-term Care Liaison to The Joint Commission on Health Care, and Unit Chairperson.  Dr. Cox has presented her scholarship nationally and internationally. She has authored four other books, several book chapters and journal articles focused on health social work, gerontology, international social work, social support, and medication adherence.  Leisure time is spent playing the piano and enjoying sports, films, and opera.    Carolyn J. Tice, DSW, ACSW, has been professor and associate dean of the Baccalaureate Social Work Program, School of Social Work, University of Maryland since July 2002. Her prior appointment was chair of the Department of Social Work, Ohio University, a position she held for 9 years. At Ohio University, she was the first recipient of the Presidential Teacher Award for outstanding teaching, advising, and mentoring. Currently, Dr. Tice teaches a first-year seminar and social welfare policy. She received her BSW from West Virginia University, her MSW from Temple University, and her DSW from the University of Pennsylvania, where she worked with Hmong refugees. The coauthor of four books, Dr. Tice focuses her scholarship primarily on the development of critical thinking skills and social work practice and policy from a strengths perspective. She was a site visitor for the Council on Social Work Education and is on the editorial board of the Journal of Teaching in Social Work. She serves as a book prospectus reviewer for Wadsworth Publishers and John Wiley & Sons, Inc. Dr. Tice was a nominee for the 2015 McGraw-Hill Excellence in Teaching First-Year Seminars Award. In 2008 she was named a Fulbright specialist and traveled to Mongolia to assist in the development of social work programs. Her other international social work experiences include program development in Portugal, Taiwan, Vietnam, China, and Botswana. Dr. Tice is a member of the Council of Social Work Education, the Association of Baccalaureate Social Work Program Directors, the National Association of Social Workers, and the Social Welfare Action Alliance. For leisure, Dr. Tice operates Olde Friends, a booth in an antique store located on the southern New Jersey coastline, where she has a family home.   Dennis D. Long, PhD, ACSW, is professor in and associate dean of the College of Professional Sciences, Xavier University (Cincinnati, Ohio). Dr. Long previously served as professor and chair of the Department of Social Work at Xavier University, and from 2006 to 2012 was a professor and chair of the Department of Social Work at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte. He received his BA in sociology and psychology from Ohio Northern University, his MSW from The Ohio State University, and his PhD in sociology from the University of Cincinnati. The coauthor of four other books and numerous articles, Dr. Long has focused his scholarship and teaching in the area of macro social work, with special interests in community-based and international practice. He serves on the editorial board of the Journal of Teaching in Social Work and is a long-standing member of the National Association of Social Workers and Council on Social Work Education. Over the years, Dr. Long has provided leadership on numerous community and national boards, including the Butler County Mental Health Board, Oesterlen Services for Youth, Charlotte Family Housing, and the National Board of Examiners in Optometry.