Social Work in the 21st Century
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Social Work in the 21st Century

  1. 448 pages
  2. English
  3. PDF
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - PDF

Social Work in the 21st Century

About this book

"I am enthusiastic about this publication...it is an excellent manuscript--well-conceived, well-written, and the contributors all appear to be very well-qualified."

--Philip Popple, Western Michigan University

This book will be helpful to you in teaching policy, practice, or introductory social work courses at the BSW or MSW level if you want to:

- Generate stimulating discussion and debate among your students on how social work?s roles are changing now, and may change further in the future.

- Expose your students to the thoughts and opinions of many of today?s leaders in social work education, in essays specially written for this volume.

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Yes, you can access Social Work in the 21st Century by Michael Reisch,Eileen Gambrill, Michael S. Reisch, Eileen D Gambrill in PDF and/or ePUB format, as well as other popular books in Social Sciences & Social Work. We have over one million books available in our catalogue for you to explore.

Information

Publisher
SAGE Publications, Inc
Year
1997
Print ISBN
9780803990913
eBook ISBN
9781452246413
Edition
1
Topic
Social Sciences
Subtopic
Social Work
Index
Social Sciences

Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Contents
  3. Preface
  4. Part I - The External Environment
  5. Chapter 1 - Demographic Changes and Their Implications
  6. Chapter 2 - The Future Economic Landscape: Implications for Social Work Practice and Education
  7. Chapter 3 - The Impact and Implications of Multiculturalism
  8. Chapter 4 - Poverty and Postmodernity
  9. Chapter 5 - Social Work in International Context: Challenges and Opportunities for the 21st Century
  10. Chapter 6 - Nonprofit Organizations, Social Policy, and Public Welfare
  11. Chapter 7 - The Political Context of Social Work
  12. Part II - Policy and Practice
  13. A - Policy Issues
  14. Chapter 8 - The Future of Child Welfare
  15. Chapter 9 - Juvenile Justice: Back to the Future, or Will We Learn from the Past?
  16. Chapter 10 - Family Violence: Implications for Social Work Practice
  17. Chapter 11 - Social Work and the Workplace
  18. Chapter 12 - The Financial Gerontology Birthdays of 1995-1996: Social Security at 60 and the "Baby" Boom at 50
  19. Chapter 13 - Social Work and Health Care in the 21 st Century
  20. Chapter 14 - Mental Health Services
  21. Chapter 15 - Lessons from International Social Work: Policies and Practices
  22. B - Practice Issues
  23. Chapter 25 - Social Workers as Advocates for Elders
  24. Chapter 16 - Prospects for Prevention
  25. Chapter 17 - Prospects for Community Organization
  26. Chapter 18 - A Social-Health Model: A Paradigm for Social Work in Health Care
  27. Chapter 19 - Opportunities for Social Workers in the Law? The Jury Is Out
  28. Chapter 20 - Occupational Social Work Practice
  29. Chapter 21 - Social Work Practice with Marginalized Populations
  30. Chapter 22 - Multicultural Community Organizing
  31. Chapter 23 - School-Community Collaboratives: The Missing Links
  32. Chapter 24 - Recognizing the Role of Religious Congregations and Denominations in Social Service Provision
  33. Part III - Theories, Knowledge, and Values and the Social Work Profession
  34. A - Theories, Knowledge, and Values
  35. Chapter 26 - Social Work and Philosophy
  36. Chapter 27 - Integrating Research and Practice
  37. Chapter 28 - Social Work Education: Current Concerns and Possible Futures
  38. Chapter 29 - Social Work and Psychiatry: Toward a Conceptually Based Partnership
  39. Chapter 30 - Ethical Issues for Social Work Practice
  40. Chapter 31 - Ethics and Administrative Practice: The Politics of Values and the Value of Politics
  41. B - The Social Work Profession
  42. Chapter 32 - Social Work and Social Responsibility
  43. Chapter 33 - The End of Social Work
  44. Chapter 34 - The Future of the Social Work Profession
  45. Chapter 35 - International Social Work at the Millennium
  46. Chapter 36 - The Profession of Social Work: In the Second Century
  47. Index