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Jerry Marx, PhD, MSW, is a tenured, Associate Professor in the Department of Social Work at the University of New Hampshire, where he teaches in the undergraduate and graduate programs. In 2003, he received the Teaching Excellence Award from the U.N.H. College of Health and Human Services. Jerry's research interests are community and administrative practice. His articles have appeared in Social Work, Administration In Social Work, the Nonprofit and Voluntary Sector Quarterly, Nonprofit Management & Leadership, and the Journal of Technology in Human Services. His scholarship resulted in a college research award in 1999 and an invitation to the first White House Conference on Philanthropy in 1999. His first book is Social Welfare: The American Partnership, published with Allyn & Bacon.
Jerry serves on the Editorial Boards of the Journal of Community Practice, Journal of Evidence-based Practice, Social Work in Public Health and as a Reviewer for the Nonprofit & Voluntary Sector Quarterly.
Jerry received his Ph.D. from Boston College in 1994 and his MSW from Boston College in 1984. Before earning his Ph.D., he served as Executive Director of a private nonprofit human service agency in Portland, Maine for eight years.
Fleur A. Hopper, MSW, is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker in the State of Maine. She earned her Bachelor’s of Arts in Women’s Studies from Colby College and her Master’s of Social Work from the Boston College Graduate School of Social Work. Fleur has worked with children, adolescents, young adults and families in a variety of clinical social work settings, including residential treatment, public schools, college counseling and private practice. She has also worked in macro social work settings including nonprofit organizations and state government.
David Worster earned a Bachelor of Science in Education degree from Keene (NH) State College in 1973 and a Master of Social Work degree from University of Connecticut in 1983. Following graduation, David worked as a Senior Psychiatric Social Worker with developmentally disabled adults and was Director of Staff Development for NH Hospital. Since 1989, David has been the Director of Concord (NH) Hospital’s EAP. David is a member of the Academy of Clinical Social Workers (ACSW), a Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker in New Hampshire and South Carolina and a Certified Employee Assistance Professional (CEAP).
David has served as an Adjunct Instructor for the UNH Department of Social Work since 1987 developing a specialty in teaching introductory social work classes. He was awarded a President’s Steward Award for teaching excellence in 2007. Among his contributions to the literature have been articles on rural social work, diversity in the workplace, down-sizing and the rising cost of healthcare.
David has served in numerous leadership roles with NH Chapter – NASW over the years. He was elected to the Board of Directors of the International Employee Assistance Professionals Association (EAPA) in 1998 and is currently serving as that Association’s President.
Anne Broussard, Ph.D., MSW, is associate professor and department chair-elect of Social Work at the University of New Hampshire. She is the Principal Investigator for the Title IV-E Child Welfare Educational Partnership between the New Hampshire Department of Children, Youth and Families and the University. Dr. Broussard has chaired the Sociology and Social Welfare Division for the Society for the Study of Social Problems and currently serves on the editorial boards of The Journal of Poverty, The Journal of Social Work Values and Ethics and the Marriage and Family Review. Her research, which focuses on structural inequities in schools and in the health care system that put some families and children at risk, has appeared in a number of scholarly journals including Children and Schools, Equity and Excellence in Education, Health and Social Work, Journal of Psychosocial Oncology, and Social Work in Health Care. In 2008, she published Families in Diverse Contexts (New York: Routledge) with Alfred Joseph. Dr. Broussard earned her BA degree from the University of Texas and her MSW from Louisiana State University. She completed her Ph.D. in Sociology at Washington State University in 1986.
Contents
Preface
1. Social Work as a Profession
A Profession Defined
Would you enjoy a career in Social Work?
Social Work Defined
Core Competency: Human Rights and Justice
Social Work in Relation to Social Welfare
Possible Careers in Social Work
Social Work with Individuals
Social Work with Families
Social Work with Groups
Social Work with Communities
Social Workers in Administration
Social Workers in Policy Practice
Core Competency: Policy Practice
Social Workers in Research
Social Work in Relation to Other Professions
Social Work: A Values-based Profession
Values
Core Competency: Professional Identity
Ethics
Competence in Relation to Diversity and Individual Dignity
Core Competency: Diversity in Practice
Social Justice and Human Rights
Strengths and Empowerment
Baccalaureate Social Work Education
The Future of Social Work
Chapter Summary
PRACTICE TEST
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2. T heoretical and Conceptual Models of Social Work
The Complexity of Social Work Theory and Practice
Human Behavior and the Social Environment
Multidimensional View: The Biopsychosocial Model of HBSE
Biological Domain
Psychological Domain
Core Competency: Human Behavior
Social Domain
Core Competency: Diversity in Practice
Expanding Our Perspective: The Spiritual and Physical Domains
Core Competency: Practice Contexts
Systems Theory and Social Work Practice
The Strengths Perspective in Social Work Practice
Chapter Summary
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3. Basic Concepts in Social Welfare
Social Welfare: A Conceptualization
Core Competency: Human rights and Justice
Ideological Input
Economic Institutions
Core Competency: Practice Contexts
Political Institutions
Core Competency: Policy Practice
Social Institutions
Outcome: Societal Well-Being
Core Competency: Critical Thinking
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4. Generalist Social Work Practice
Roles and Functions of Social Work
Core Competency: Diversity in Practice
The Nature of Helping Relationships
Core Competency: Professional Identity
Diversity and Cultural Competency
Core Competency: Ethical Practice
Engagement
Data Collection and Assessment
Core Competency: Research Based Practice
Family Assessments
Group Assessments
Organization and Community Assessment
Planning and Contracting
Intervention in Generalist Social Work
Generalist Social Work with Individuals
Generalist Social Work with Families
Generalist Social Work with Groups
Generalist Social Work with Organizations and Communities
Termination
Chapter Summary
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5. Social Work and Social Justice: Diversity, Difference, and Oppression
Chapter Outline
Human Difference and Diversity
Core Competency: Critical Thinking
Diverse Peoples of the United States
Major Social Groups in the United States
Core Competency: Diversity in Practice
Core Competency: Human Rights and Justice
Organizing Principals of Diversity and Difference in Society
Social Groups
Inequality: Discrimination and Prejudice
Inequality: Domination and Subordination
Identity
Core Competency: Practice Contexts
Oppression, Power and Privilege
The Lived Experience of Oppression: “The isms”
Racism
Ethnocentrism
Xenophobia
Classism
Sexism
Homophobia and Heterosexism
Ableism
Social Work and Social Justice
Empowering Practices: Social Justice in Action
Practice Focus: Strengths-Based Practice
Chapter Summary
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6: History of Social Work and Social Welfare
The Beginnings of a U.S. Social Welfare System
Caring for the Poor: Poverty and the Workhouse
The Central Role of Organized Religion and The First AmendmentThe Influence of American philanthropy
Industrialization of America
The Poor Laborer
The Antipauper Movement
The Growth of Private Nonprofit Agencies for the Poor
The Development of Charity Organization Societies
Core Competency: Professional Identity
The Progressive Era
Core Competency: Human Behavior
The Social Advocacy of Women and the Settlement Houses
Business Charitable Contributions: The Growth of Community Chests and
Service Clubs
The Great Depression and Creation of a National Social Welfare System
The Great Depression
The New Deal
The Role of Social Work in the New Deal
Successes and Failures of the New Deal
Core Competency: Ethical Practice
Lyndon B. Johnson and the Great Society
The Great Society
Nixon and the Federal Social Welfare Partnership
The Women’s Movement
Impact of the Civil Rights and Women’s Movements on Professional Social Work
Core Competency: Insert Margin Note 6.4
Reagan and New Federalism
The First President Bush: George H.W. Bush
Bill Clinton and Welfare ReformDevelopments in Social Work
Social Welfare Developments: 2000-Present
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7: Poverty and Social Welfare
Introduction to Poverty
Definition and Causes of Poverty
Defining and Measuring Poverty
Federal Poverty Thresholds and Guidelines
Current Federal Poverty Thresholds: Problems and Alternatives
Core Competency: Social Policy
Who are the Poor?
Demographic Trends in Poverty
Causes of Poverty
Economic System Factors: Work, Income, and the Labor Market
Education and “Human Capital”
Oppression and Discrimination
Core Competency: Human Rights
The Impact of Changing Family Structures
Core Competency: Critical Thinking
The “Culture of Poverty”
Publicly Funded Services to the Poor
Social Insurance Programs
Unemployment Insurance
Workers’ Compensation
Public Assistance Programs
Temporary Assistance to Needy Families (TANF)Core Competency: Practice Contexts
Supplemental Security Income
General Assistance
Current Issues in Public Assistance: A Critical Analysis of Welfare ReformFood and Shelter Programs
Food StampsThe Special Supplemental Food Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC)
Public Housing and Section 8 Housing Assistance Contributions of Business and the Private Nonprofit Sector to HousingCurrent Shelter Issues: The Homeless
Other Publicly Funded Programs in American Social WelfareChapter Summary
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8: Health, Healthcare and Medical Social Work
Social Workers in the Healthcare Profession
Major Health Problems
Heart Disease
Cancer
Obesity
Asthma
AIDS
Socioeconomic Aspects of Illness
Health Services
Medicare and Medicaid
Private Insurance and Managed Care
Problems in the Healthcare System
Problems with Managed Care
Uninsured and Underinsured
Why Don’t People Have Health Insurance?
The Un-Covered Middle Class
Prescription Drugs
Core Competency: Policy Practice Innovations and Proposed Solutions
Core Competency: Human Rights and Justice
Policy Proposal: National Healthcare System
Social Work in a Medical Setting
Hospital Social Work
Community Health Clinics
Hospice
Health Promotion and Prevention
Core Competency: Human Behavior
Inter-professional Collaboration: Social Work and Healthcare Professionals
Core Competency: Engage, Assess, Intervene, Evaluate
Chapter Summary
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9: Emotional and Behavioral Problems and Social Work Treatment
Mental Health in the United States
Mental Health and “Illness”: Conceptualizations of Mental Disorder
The Medical Model
Developmental Models
Sociological Theories and the “Myth of Mental Illness”
The Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM)
Core Competency: Critical Thinking
Mental Disorders
Disorders Usually First Diagnosed in Infancy, Childhood, or Adolescence
Delirium, Dementia, Amnesic, and Other Cognitive Disorders
Schizophrenia and Other Psychotic Disorders
Mood disorders
Anxiety Disorders
Sexual and Gender Identity Disorders
Eating Disorders
Personality Disorders
Culture-Bound Syndromes
Core Competency: Diversity
Social Work and Mental Health Services
Micro Practice: Services to Individuals
Mezzo Practice: Practice with Groups and Families
Core Competency: Practice Contexts
Macro Practice: Policy, Administration, and Advocacy
Practice Settings
Core Competency: Ethics
Challenges and Trends in Mental Health and Social Work Practice
Racial Disparities in Mental Health Care
Managed Care
Evidence-Based Treatment
Focus on Collaboration: Assertive Community Treatment (ACT)
Chapter Summary
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10: Children, Youth, Family Problems and Services
Families in the United States: Decades of Change
Demographic Changes in the Family
Changes In Functions of the Family
Diverse Family Forms
Core Competency: Diversity in Practice
Monica McGoldrick and the Family Life Cycle
Core Competency: Human Behavior
Major Challenges Facing Children, Youth and Families
Divorce, Single Parent Families and Blended Families
Single Parent Families
Core Competency: Human Rights and Justice
Blended Families
Family Violence
Core Competency: Practice Contexts
Partner Abuse
Sexual Violence
Child Abuse and Neglect
Types of Abuse
Child Sexual Abuse and Incest
The Family (Un)friendly Workplace
Major Services to Children, Youth and Families
Child Welfare and Child Protection
Family Intervention
Out of Home Placements and Foster Care
The Removal vs. Reunification Debate
Adoption Services
Parenting Support Services and Education
Self-Help: Parents Anonymous
Adolescent Pregnancy and Parenting
Family Planning Services
Family Violence Services
Services to Survivors
Services to Batterers
Services to Families in an Educational Setting
Head Start and Early Head Start
School Social Work
Alternative Education Programs
Child, Couple and Family Therapy
Therapeutic Work With Children: Play Therapy
Couples Counseling, Marital Therapy and Family Therapy
Child Abuse and Family Violence Prevention
Adolescent Pregnancy Prevention
Chapter Summary
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11: Physical and Developmental Disabilities
Defining Disability
Physical Disabilities
Core Competency: Diversity in Practice
Developmental Disabilities
Core Competency: Human Rights and Justice
Core Competency: Professional Identity
Cognitive Disabilities
Disabling Illness: Stroke, ALS
Social Response to Individuals with Disabilities
Historical Perspective
Current trends
Major Services to Individuals with Disabilities
Publicly Funded Services
Rehabilitation and Vocational Services
Residential Services
In-home Services
Special Education
Core Competency: Practice Contexts
Inter-professional Collaboration: Social Workers and Occupational Therapists,
Physical Therapists, Speech Therapists
Chapter Summary
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12: Substance Abuse and Social Work
Substance Use and Abuse Defined
What is Substance Abuse?
Current Issues in Substance Use and Abuse
Preventing Youth Smoking
Youth, Drugs, and Alcohol
Core Competency: Policy Practice
The Debate Over the Legalization of Marijuana
Crystal Methamphetamine Abuse: An Emerging National Epidemic?
Status of the Federal “War on Drugs”
Models of Addiction
The Biopsychosocial Model of Addiction
Sociocultural Models of Addiction
Psychological Models of Addiction
The Disease Model
Core Competency: Critical Thinking
Substance Abuse Intervention
Self-Help: Twelve Step Support Groups
Professional Treatment Programs and Services
Treatment Facilities
Core Competency: Engagement, Assessment, Intervention, Evaluate
Needle Exchange Programs
Drug Courts
Future Challenges in Drug Treatment: Dual Diagnosis
Substance Abuse Prevention
Core Competency: Critical Thinking
Chapter Summary
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13: Crime and Social Work Intervention
Defining Crime
Categories of Criminal Behavior
Theories of Crime and Criminal BehaviorTrends in Crime and Incarceration
Racism, Crime and Incarceration
The Adult Criminal Justice System: Law Enforcement, the Courts, Corrections
Law Enforcement
The Courts
Corrections
Youth Offenders and Juvenile Crime
Juvenile Justice System
Juvenile and Family Court
Recent Developments and Trends
Prevention and Diversion Programs
Restorative Justice
Girls and Juvenile Justice
Social Work and Criminal Justice
Correctional Social Workers and Services to Inmates
Post-Release and Rehabilitation Services
Probation and Parole
Criminal Justice Reform
Crime Prevention
Reducing Recidivism
Crime Prevention Programs
Inter-professional CollaborationChapter Summary
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14: Aging and Gerontological Social Work
Who are Older Americans?
Young-Old, Old-Old, and Oldest-Old
The Graying of America
Social and Economic Challenges
Ageism
Declines in Private Pensions
Health Care and Prescription Drugs
Transportation Alternatives
Remaining at Home
Elder Abuse
Lifecycle Challenges
Loss and Grief
Death and Dying
Finding Meaning In Later Life
Services to the Older Americans
Social Security
Medicare
In-Home Care and Assistance Services
Residential Care and Assisted-Living
Senior Centers
Hospice Care
Advocacy and Collaboration for Older Americans
Chapter Summary
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15: Globalization and International Social Work
The Global Economy
Globalization Defined
A Brief History of Globalization
The Political Foundation of Globalization
Positive Aspects of Globalization
China and Globalization
The Negative Aspects of Globalization
The Clash of Civilizations
Unemployment and Economic Inequality
Case Study: Wal-Mart and the Power of Global Corporations
Loss of Cultural Identity
Loss of Indigenous Economies
Loss of Corporate Social Accountability
The Weakening of Democracy
The Future: Collaboration and International Social work
International Social Work and The Importance of Social Work Values
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16. Social Work, Policy, and Advocacy
Social Workers Engaged in Policy Practice
Various Approaches to Problem Definition
The Social Worker as Advocate
Social and Economic Justice
Diversity, Oppression, and Human Rights
Stakeholders, Collaboration, and Political Strategy
Policy Research
Major Stakeholders
The Strengths Perspective and Policy Advocacy
Policy Windows of Opportunity
Collaboration and Political Strategy in Policy Advocacy
Social Workers and Policy Debate
Internet Advocacy
Social Workers and Advocacy Success
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