Offering a contemporary, comprehensive overview of the Social Work profession, Zastrow's bestselling INTRODUCTION TO SOCIAL WORK AND SOCIAL WELFARE: EMPOWERING PEOPLE gives you a glimpse into contemporary society with a realistic view of social problems. By presenting positive strategies in the context of the core values, ethics, skills, and knowledge base of today's professional social worker, Zastrow encourages you to think critically about new and workable ways to solve problems and empower clients. Case studies, exhibits and tables on social problems give you hands-on experience applying concepts and comparing and contrasting important issues. The twelfth edition includes comprehensive Council on Social Work Education (CSWE) core content that aligns with the latest Educational Policy and Accreditation Standards (EPAS), as well as insightful coverage of new and emerging issues, making it the number one book for social work students.
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Empowerment Series: Introduction to Social Work and Social Welfare
Empowering People
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Teaching Arts & HumanitiesTable of contents
- Cover
- ES2
- ES3
- Title
- Statement
- Copyright
- About the Author
- Dedication
- Brief Contents
- Contents
- Empowering People
- Values and Ethics
- Preface
- Ch 1: Social Welfare: Its Business, History, and Future
- Ch 2: Social Work as a Profession and a Career
- Ch 3: Generalist Social Work Practice
- Ch 4: Poverty and Public Welfare
- Ch 5: Emotional/Behavioral Problems and Counseling
- Ch 6: Family Problems and Services to Families
- Ch 7: Sexual Orientation, Gender Identity, and Services to Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Questioning (LGBTQ) Individuals
- Ch 8: Drug Abuse and Drug Treatment Programs
- Ch 9: Crime, Juvenile Delinquency, and Correctional Services
- Ch 10: Problems in Education and School Social Work
- Ch 11: Work-Related Problems and Social Work in the Workplace
- Ch 12: Racism, Ethnocentrism, and Strategies for Advancing Social and Economic Justice
- Ch 13: Sexism and Efforts for Achieving Equality
- Ch 14: Aging and Gerontological Services
- Ch 15: Health Problems and Medical Social Services
- Ch 16: Physical and Mental Disabilities and Rehabilitation
- Ch 17: Overpopulation, Misuse of the Environment, and Family Planning
- Epilogue
- Glossary
- Name Index
- Subject Index
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