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9780231080347

The Foundations of Social Work Knowledge

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  • ISBN13:

    9780231080347

  • ISBN10:

    0231080344

  • Format: Hardcover
  • Copyright: 1994-10-01
  • Publisher: Columbia Univ Pr

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Summary

The twelve chapters of this important book, written by leading social work educators, define and explain the essential components of the social work curriculum: social work practice, social welfare policy and services, human behavior in the social environment, research and evaluation, field education, values and ethics, oppression and social injustice, and diversity and populations at risk, including ethnic minorities and people of color, women, lesbians and gays, and people with disabilities. The only contemporary collections of essays analyzing what every social worker needs to know about the profession's intellectual underpinnings The Foundations of Social Work Knowledgewill stimulate discussion and debate throughout the profession and will be essential reading for social work faculty, administrators, practitioners, and students.

Table of Contents

Preface ix
The Evolution of Social Work Knowledge
1(12)
Frederic G. Reamer
Social Work Practice
13(38)
Ann Hartman
Social Welfare Policy
51(37)
Bruce S. Jansson
Human Behavior and the Social Environment
88(34)
Carel B. Germain
Research and Evaluation
122(29)
William J. Reid
Field Education
151(44)
Anne E. Fortune
Social Work Values and Ethics
195(36)
Frederic G. Reamer
Confronting Social Injustice and Oppression
231(33)
David G. Gil
Diversity and Populations at Risk: Ethnic Minorities and People of Color
264(45)
Elaine Pinderhughes
Diversity and Populations at Risk: Women
309(37)
Nancy R. Hooyman
Diversity and Populations at Risk: Gays and Lesbians
346(47)
Bernie Sue Newman
Diversity and Populations at Risk: People with Disabilities
393(24)
Rita Beck Black
About the Contributors 417(2)
Index 419

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