The Social Work Experience An Introduction to Social Work and Social Welfare

by Suppes, Mary Ann; Wells, Carolyn Cressy

• ISBN13: 9780205569397
• ISBN10: 0205569390
• Edition: 5th
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2008-05-02
• Publisher: Pearson

Summary

The Social Work Experience: An Introduction to Social Work and Social Welfarehelps students to understand how social workers use their professional expertise to help people solve a wide variety of problems and improve their lives. It not only introduces the profession of social work and its fields of practice, but also provides students with a clear understanding of social welfare policy, its history and contemporary issues. The fifth edition contains three major parts: The first part,Social Work and its Context, introduces professional social work, discusses theoretical perspectives for generalist practice, and guides students in their understanding of poverty and populations-at-risk. The second part,Professional Practice Settings, offers an in-depth discussion of eight fields of practice: family and childrenrs"s services, mental health, health care, schools, substance abuse, older adult services, criminal justice, and developmental disabilities. The third and final part of the text,A Look to the Future, views the future of the profession through the eyes of futurists and highlights the challenges and opportunities that await social workers.

Table of Contents

Social Work and Its Context

The Social Work Profession Susan Dunn

Social Work: A Unique Profession

Professional Social Workers

Generalist BSW Social Workers

The Expertise of the BSW Social Worker

The Baccalaureate Social Work Curriculum: How Expertise Evolves

Advanced Practice: Social Workers with MSW and PhD Degrees

The Social Work Practice Environment

Social Work Professional Roles

Selecting a Career in Social Work

Pamela Wright

Alan Martin

Madeleine Johnson Education and the Social

Work Career Ladder Employment

Opportunities A Research Question: Where Do Social

Work College Graduates Find Jobs?

Employment Patterns for MSWs

Salaries and Demand for Social Workers

Future Employment Opportunities

Legal Regulation of the Profession

State Licensure and Certification

NASW Certification of Professional

Achievement Professional Social Work Organizations

The National Association of Social Workers

The Council on Social Work Education

The National Association of Black Social Workers

Other Professional Organizations

International Social Work Organizations Comparing Related Occupations

Sociology

Psychology

Counseling

Marriage and Family Therapy

Psychiatry

Human Services How Professions

Relate History of Social Work: Linkage to Social

Justice Internet Sites Summary Key Terms

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