Introduction to Social Work and Social Welfare Critical Thinking Perspectives

by Kirst-Ashman, Karen K.

• ISBN13: 9780495002444
• ISBN10: 0495002445
• Edition: 2nd
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2006-02-02
• Publisher: Brooks Cole

Summary

Get a better grade with INTRODUCTION TO SOCIAL WORK AND SOCIAL WELFARE! Designed to give you a solid introduction to the profession of social work, this social work text helps you master the concepts and issues in social welfare that social workers address everyday. Studying is made easy with the Book Companion Website that provides you with the opportunity to complete self-assessments as well as pre and post tests for each chapter. Case studies found throughout the text help you see the relevance of what you are learning to the real world.

Table of Contents

PART ONE THE PROFESSION OF SOCIAL WORK	1	(100)
Introduction to Social Work and Social Welfare	3	(31)
What Is Social Work?	5	(1)
What Is Social Welfare?	6	(3)
Highlight 1.1 What Is Critical Thinking?	7	(2)
Residual, Institutional, and Developmental Perspectives on Social Welfare	9	(2)
Focus on Critical Thinking 1.1 What Are Your Views About Social Welfare?	11	(1)
The Conservative--Liberal Continuum	11	(2)
How Do You Fare on the Conservative--Liberal Continuum?	13	(1)
Social Work and Social Welfare History	13	(1)
Fields of Practice in Social Work	13	(2)
Focus on Critical Thinking 1.2 Where Do You Stand on the Conservative--Liberal Continuum?	14	(1)
The Continuum of Social Work Careers	15	(1)
Baccalaureate Social Workers (BSWs)	15	(1)
Master's Social Workers (MSWs)	16	(1)
Doctorates in Social Work	17	(3)
Focus on Critical Thinking 1.3 Thinking About Your Career	17	(3)
Social Work Builds on Many Disciplines	20	(1)
The Uniqueness of Social Work	21	(5)
Highlight 1.2 Theoretical Ways of Viewing Social Work: A Focus on Systems in the Environment	24	(2)
Content Areas in the Social Work Curriculum	26	(1)
Social Work Values and Ethics	27	(1)
Diversity	27	(1)
Populations-at-Risk and Social and Economic Justice	28	(1)
Human Behavior and the Social Environment	28	(1)
Social Welfare Policy and Services	29	(1)
Focus on Critical Thinking 1.4 Focusing on the Environmental Context of Problems	30	(1)
Social Work Practice	30	(2)
Research	32	(1)
Field Education	33	(1)
Looking Ahead	33	(1)
For Further Exploration on the Internet	33	(1)
Social Work Values and Ethics	34	(21)
The NASW Code of Ethics	36	(1)
Social Workers' Ethical Responsibilities to Clients	37	(9)
Focus on Critical Thinking 2.1 What Should a Social Worker Do?	38	(2)
Highlight 2.1 Ethical Standards in the NASW Code of Ethics	40	(2)
Highlight 2.2 Social Work, Confidentiality, and the Internet	42	(4)
Social Workers' Ethical Responsibilities to Colleagues	46	(2)
Social Workers' Ethical Responsibilities in Practice Settings	48	(2)
Social Workers' Ethical Responsibilities as Professionals	50	(1)
Social Workers' Ethical Responsibilities to the Social Work Profession	50	(1)
Social Workers' Ethical Responsibilities to the Broader Society	50	(2)
Highlight 2.3 Social Workers' Ethical Obligations to Help People at the Macro Level	51	(1)
International Social Welfare in a Global Context	52	(1)
Personal and Professional Values	53	(1)
Looking Ahead	53	(1)
Focus on Critical Thinking 2.2 Identifying Personal Values	54	(1)
For Further Exploration on the Internet	54	(1)
Empowerment and Human Diversity	55	(46)
Discrimination, Oppression, Stereotypes, and Prejudice	56	(1)
Populations-at-Risk and Social and Economic Justice	57	(1)
Focus on Critical Thinking 3.1 Racial Self-Awareness	58	(1)
Empowerment and a Strengths Perspective	58	(1)
Resiliency: Seeking Strength amid Adversity	59	(4)
Highlight 3.1 Empowerment for Women in Groups	60	(3)
Human Diversity	63	(1)
Race and Ethnicity	63	(1)
Highlight 3.2 Terms Used to Describe Latino/a/Hispanic People	64	(1)
Culture and Cultural Competence	64	(1)
Ethnic and Cultural Differences	65	(13)
Focus on Critical Thinking 3.2 Cultural Issues to Address	66	(12)
National Origin	78	(3)
Highlight 3.3 Appreciating Cultural Differences in National Origin	80	(1)
Class	81	(1)
Gender	81	(2)
Sexual Orientation	83	(3)
Focus on Critical Thinking 3.3 What Is Feminism?	84	(2)
Family Structure	86	(4)
Focus on Critical Thinking 3.4 What Does Gender Really Mean?	87	(2)
Highlight 3.4 Reflections About Being a Lesbian in a Homophobic Society	89	(1)
Marital Status	90	(2)
Age	92	(1)
Disability	92	(1)
Religion and Spirituality	92	(5)
Highlight 3.5 Kwanzaa: A Spiritual Celebration of Life, Culture, and History	94	(3)
Looking Ahead	97	(1)
For Further Exploration on the Internet	97	(1)
Case Study for Critical Thinking: An Agency Providing Foster Family Care	98	(3)
PART TWO SOCIAL WORK PRACTICE	101	(56)
The Process of Generalist Practice	102	(24)
Defining Generalist Practice	104	(3)
Highlight 4.1 Concepts in the Definition of Generalist Practice	105	(2)
Working in an Organizational Structure Under Supervision	107	(1)
A Wide Range of Roles	107	(1)
Critical Thinking Skills	108	(2)
Focus on Critical Thinking 4.1 Avoiding the Fallacy Trap	109	(1)
The Planned-Change Process	110	(3)
Step 1: Engagement	113	(2)
Step 2: Assessment	115	(5)
Highlight 4.2 Cultural Differences in Nonverbal and Verbal Communication	116	(2)
Highlight 4.3 Assessment Emphasizing Strengths and Empowerment	118	(2)
Step 3: Planning	120	(1)
Step 4: Implementation	121	(1)
Step 5: Evaluation	121	(3)
Highlight 4.4 Implementation with Macro Client Systems	122	(2)
Step 6: Termination	124	(1)
Looking Ahead	125	(1)
For Further Exploration on the Internet	125	(1)
Practice Settings	126	(31)
Social Work Practice Today	127	(1)
Settings in Social Work Practice: Organizations and Communities	127	(1)
Social Services in the Context of Social Agencies	127	(1)
Social Work Practice in the Context of Communities	128	(1)
Micro Practice: Social Work with Individuals	129	(6)
Highlight 5.1 The Special Circumstances of Social Work Practice in Rural Communities	130	(2)
Highlight 5.2 Urban Social Work	132	(3)
Micro/Mezzo Practice: Social Work with Families	135	(1)
The Importance of Social Networks for Families	136	(2)
Mezzo Practice: Social Work with Groups	138	(1)
Treatment Groups	138	(1)
Task Groups	138	(4)
Highlight 5.3 Treatment Groups in Social Work	139	(2)
Highlight 5.4 Task Groups in Social Work	141	(1)
Macro Practice: Social Work with Organizations and Communities	142	(1)
Generalist Practice: A Three-Level Process	143	(1)
Professional Organizations in Social Work	143	(1)
The National Association of Social Workers	143	(1)
The Council on Social Work Education	144	(1)
Careers in Social Work	144	(8)
Highlight 5.5 Social Work Licensure and Categories of Social Work Practice	145	(2)
Highlight 5.6 Employment Settings for Social Workers by Fields of Practice	147	(5)
Social Work Salaries	152	(2)
Looking Ahead	154	(1)
For Further Exploration on the Internet	154	(1)
Case Study for Critical Thinking: An Elderly Woman with Multiple Needs	155	(2)
PART THREE SOCIAL WELFARE POLICY	157	(110)
An Overview of Social Welfare and Social Work History	158	(47)
Early European Approaches to Social Welfare	161	(1)
England After Feudalism's Demise	162	(1)
The English Elizabethan Poor Law of 1601	162	(1)
The Speenhamland System	163	(1)
The English Poor Law Reforms of 1834	163	(1)
U.S. Social Welfare History: Early Colonization to the Mid-1800s	164	(1)
Highlight 6.1 Early Philosophical Views About Children	165	(1)
Focus on Mental Health and Mental Illness	165	(1)
Focus on American Indian (First Nations Peoples) History: Treaties and Federal Control	166	(2)
Highlight 6.2 Dorothea Dix: Mental Health Advocate	167	(1)
Focus on Chicano/a History: The Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo	168	(1)
The Civil War Era	169	(1)
Focus on African Americans: The Freedmen's Bureau	170	(1)
The 1870s to 1900	170	(1)
Focus on Children: Early Policies	171	(1)
Settlement Houses, Charity Organization Societies, and Generalist Social Work	171	(2)
Highlight 6.3 The Early Development of Protective Services	172	(1)
Focus on American Indians: Attempts at Assimilation	173	(4)
Highlight 6.4 Jane Addams	174	(2)
Highlight 6.5 Mary Richmond	176	(1)
The Progressive Period: 1900 to 1930	177	(2)
Focus on Critical Thinking 6.1 Government Policy and Self-Determination for First Nations Peoples	178	(1)
Focus on Mental Health Policy	179	(1)
Focus on Asian Immigration	179	(1)
Focus on Chicano/a and Puerto Rican Immigration	180	(1)
The Great Depression and the 1930s	180	(1)
Highlight 6.6 A Brief History of Puerto Rico	181	(1)
Early Initiatives of the New Deal	181	(2)
Highlight 6.7 Human Conditions During the Great Depression	182	(1)
The Social Security Act of 1935	183	(1)
War and Wealth: The 1940s	184	(1)
Highlight 6.8 Public Assistance for Children and Families	185	(1)
Peace and Complacency: The 1950s	185	(1)
Highlight 6.9 Japanese American Internment During World War II	186	(1)
Amendments to the Social Security Act	186	(1)
The End of School Segregation	186	(1)
Focus on Critical Thinking 6.2 Personal Rights of Assistance Recipients	187	(1)
Focus on Mental Health: The Deinstitutionalization Movement	187	(1)
The 1960s and the War on Poverty	187	(1)
The Public Welfare Amendments of 1962	188	(1)
The ``Great Society''	188	(2)
Highlight 6.10 The Economic Opportunity Act of 1964	189	(1)
Focus on Mental Health: The Community Mental Health Centers Act	190	(1)
Focus on the Elderly: The Older Americans Act of 1965	190	(1)
Civil Rights in the 1960s	191	(1)
Focus on Mexican Americans: The Chicano/a Movement	191	(1)
Focus on Critical Thinking 6.3 Civil Rights	192	(1)
Focus on American Indians: Striving for Self-Determination	192	(2)
A Return to Conservatism in the 1970s	194	(1)
Old Age, Survivors, Disability, and Health Insurance	194	(1)
Focus on Social Welfare Policies Concerning Child and Family Welfare	194	(1)
Conservative Extremes in the 1980s and Early 1990s	195	(1)
Focus on People with Disabilities: 1990s Legislation	195	(1)
Welfare Reform in the Clinton Era	196	(1)
The Conservatism of George W. Bush	196	(2)
Focus on Critical Thinking 6.4 What Are Future Issues in Social Welfare?	198	(1)
The Development of the Social Work Profession	198	(1)
Early Development of Social Work Education	199	(1)
Social Work During the Great Depression	199	(2)
Highlight 6.11 Social Work Accreditation at the Baccalaureate and Master's Levels	200	(1)
Social Work in the 1950s	201	(1)
Formation of the National Association of Social Workers	201	(1)
Social Work in the 1960s to the Early 1980s	201	(1)
Social Work Today	202	(1)
Looking Ahead	202	(2)
For Further Exploration on the Internet	204	(1)
Policy, Policy Analysis, and Policy Advocacy: Foundations for Service Provision	205	(26)
Social Welfare Policy	208	(2)
Highlight 7.1 How Policies Structure and Coordinate Life	209	(1)
Agency Policy	210	(1)
Social Welfare Policy Development	210	(4)
Highlight 7.2 Public Opinion and Policy Development	213	(1)
Structural Components of Social Welfare Programs	214	(1)
What Are People's Needs and Program Goals?	214	(2)
Highlight 7.3 When Values Change	215	(1)
What Kinds of Benefits Are Provided?	216	(1)
What Are the Eligibility Criteria for the Program?	216	(2)
Focus on Critical Thinking 7.1 Which Benefits Are Most Beneficial to Poor People?	217	(1)
Who Pays for the Program?	218	(1)
How Is the Program Administered and Run?	218	(1)
Value Perspectives on Social Responsibility and Social Welfare Program Development	219	(1)
The Conservative--Liberal Continuum	219	(2)
Radicalism	221	(1)
Residual and Institutional Perspectives on Social Welfare Policy and Program Development	221	(1)
Focus on Critical Thinking 7.2 Universal Versus Selective Service Provision	222	(1)
Universal Versus Selective Service Provision	222	(1)
Policy Analysis	223	(1)
The Five-E Approach to Policy Analysis	224	(3)
Policy Practice and Policy Advocacy	227	(3)
Highlight 7.4 Figures Pursuing Policy Practice and Advocacy in a Historical Context	228	(2)
Highlight 7.5 Focus on Another Policy Practice Role: Social Workers in Politics	230	(1)
Looking Ahead	230	(1)
For Further Exploration on the Internet	230	(1)
Policies and Programs to Combat Poverty	231	(36)
Highlight 8.1 International Perspectives: Poverty Is a Global Problem	233	(1)
Poverty in the United States	234	(1)
Gender, Family Structure, and Race	234	(1)
The Feminization of Poverty	235	(3)
Poverty and Social Class	238	(1)
Reasons People Are Poor	239	(3)
Focus on Critical Thinking 8.1 What Is It Like to Be Poor?	240	(2)
A Culture of Poverty?	242	(1)
Social Welfare Policies and Programs	242	(1)
Social Work Roles	243	(1)
Social Insurance Policy	244	(1)
Old Age, Survivors, Disability, and Health Insurance	245	(1)
Unemployment Insurance and Workers' Compensation	246	(1)
Medicare	246	(4)
Highlight 8.2 The Medicare Prescription Drug Plan	249	(1)
Focus on Critical Thinking 8.2 Who Should Pay for Seniors' Prescription Drugs?	250	(1)
Public Assistance Policy	250	(1)
Historical Perspectives on Public Assistance to Families	250	(1)
Focus on Critical Thinking 8.3 Policy Issues in Social Insurance	251	(1)
Temporary Assistance to Needy Families	251	(3)
Focus on Critical Thinking 8.4 Working Mothers, Child Care, and the Quality of Family Life	253	(1)
Stereotypes About Public Assistance Recipients	254	(1)
Focus on Critical Thinking 8.5 The Current State of Public Assistance	255	(1)
Supplemental Security Income	255	(3)
Highlight 8.3 What Are the Stereotypes About People ``on Welfare''---and to What Extent Are They Accurate?	256	(2)
Medicaid	258	(1)
Food Stamps	259	(1)
General Assistance	260	(1)
Housing Assistance	260	(2)
Highlight 8.4 International Perspectives: ``Cash for Kids'' in Canada	261	(1)
Looking Ahead	262	(1)
For Further Exploration on the Internet	262	(1)
Case Study for Critical Thinking: The WIC Program	263	(4)
PART FOUR CLIENT POPULATIONS AND CONTEXTS	267	(219)
Social Work and Services for Children and Families	268	(47)
Major Thrusts of Services for Children and Families	270	(1)
Supportive and Substitute Services	271	(2)
Highlight 9.1 Child Welfare: A Historical Social Work Field of Practice	272	(1)
Child Maltreatment and Child Protective Services	273	(1)
What Are Child Maltreatment, Abuse, and Neglect?	274	(2)
Highlight 9.2 International Perspectives: The Child Slave Trade in West Africa	276	(1)
How Many Children Are Maltreated?	276	(1)
What Causes Child Maltreatment?	277	(1)
Child Protective Services and the Social Work Role	278	(1)
Highlight 9.3 The Assessment of Risk in Child Maltreatment Cases	279	(1)
Working with and Referring to Other Agencies	279	(3)
Intensive Family Preservation: One Treatment Approach	282	(2)
Focus on Critical Thinking 9.1 Advocacy and Child Maltreatment in the Macro Arena	283	(1)
Key Themes in Family Preservation	284	(2)
Child Day Care	286	(1)
Highlight 9.4 What Makes for High-Quality Day Care?	287	(1)
Other Supportive Services	287	(1)
Family Life Education	288	(1)
Respite Care	288	(1)
An Ongoing Macro Issue: Advocacy for Resources	289	(1)
Substitute Services	289	(1)
Kinship Care	290	(2)
Foster Family Care	292	(1)
Types of Foster Family Homes	292	(1)
Highlight 9.5 Reasons for Foster Family Care	293	(1)
Social Work Roles in Foster Family Care	293	(3)
Residential Settings: Group Homes, Treatment Centers, and Independent Living Arrangements	296	(2)
Highlight 9.6 Who Is Placed in Residential Settings?	297	(1)
Group Homes	298	(1)
Residential Treatment Centers	298	(1)
Independent Living Services	298	(1)
Highlight 9.7 Who Works in Residential Treatment Centers?	299	(1)
Adoption	299	(1)
Highlight 9.8 Cultural Competence Issues	300	(1)
Types of Adoption	300	(1)
The Adoption Process	300	(1)
Social Work Roles in Adoption	301	(2)
Alcohol and Other Drug Abuse in Families	303	(1)
Focus on Critical Thinking 9.2 Controversial Issues in Adoption	304	(1)
Definitions in Alcohol and Other Drug Abuse	304	(3)
People with Alcohol Problems	307	(2)
Alcoholism Affects Family Relationships	309	(1)
Treatment for Alcoholics	310	(3)
Highlight 9.9 Resources for the Treatment of Alcoholism	311	(2)
Looking Ahead	313	(1)
Highlight 9.10 A Case Example of an Alcoholic in Treatment	314	(1)
For Further Exploration on the Internet	314	(1)
Social Work and Services for the Elderly	315	(28)
Highlight 10.1 International Perspectives: ``Global Graying''	317	(1)
Demographic Characteristics of the Elderly Population: Race, Gender, and Social Class	318	(1)
Common Problems Facing Elderly People	319	(1)
Ageism	319	(3)
Focus on Critical Thinking 10.1 Confronting Myths About the Elderly	320	(2)
Discrimination in Employment	322	(1)
Poverty	322	(2)
Retirement	324	(2)
Focus on Critical Thinking 10.2 How Would You Fix Social Security?	325	(1)
Focus on Critical Thinking 10.3 Does Social Security Discriminate Against Women?	326	(1)
Health Care	326	(1)
Elderly Abuse	327	(1)
Living Conditions and Family Variables	327	(1)
Transitional Issues	327	(1)
Highlight 10.2 ``Gayging'' and Invisibility	328	(1)
Contexts for Social Work Practice with the Elderly	328	(1)
Long-Term Care Through Home-Based and Community Health Services	329	(3)
Focus on Critical Thinking 10.4 Macro Practice Empowerment for the Elderly	332	(1)
Discharge Planning in Hospital Settings	332	(2)
Service Provision in Nursing Homes	334	(1)
Empowerment for Diverse Populations of Elderly People	335	(1)
Highlight 10.3 A Focus on Practice: Social Workers' Roles in Nursing Homes	336	(1)
Concepts and Strategies in Empowerment	336	(3)
Highlight 10.4 Diversity and Individual Differences Among the Elderly	338	(1)
Empowerment of African American Grandparents Who Become Primary Child Caregivers	339	(1)
Appreciation of Spirituality and Empowerment for Navajo Elders in a Nursing Home	340	(2)
Looking Ahead	342	(1)
For Further Exploration on the Internet	342	(1)
Social Work and Services for People with Disabilities	343	(29)
People with Mobility Disabilities	346	(1)
Ethical Implications for Social Work Practice: The Importance of Self-Determination	346	(2)
Highlight 11.1 Acquired Mobility Disabilities	347	(1)
Adopting a Consumer-Oriented Approach	348	(1)
Learning About Services and Resources	349	(1)
Advocating for Clients with Disabilities Whenever Possible	350	(1)
Defining Developmental Disabilities	350	(1)
Focus on Critical Thinking 11.1 Residual Versus Institutional Approaches to Service Provision for People with Disabilities	351	(1)
Cognitive Disabilities	351	(1)
Focus on Critical Thinking 11.2 Empowerment Through Language: People with Cognitive Disabilities	352	(1)
Cerebral Palsy	352	(1)
Epilepsy	353	(1)
Orthopedic Problems	353	(1)
Hearing Impairment	353	(1)
Visual Impairment	353	(1)
Autism	353	(1)
Multiple Disabilities	354	(1)
Treatment Over Time of People with Developmental Disabilities: The Quest for Social and Economic Justice	354	(1)
Prior to the Late 1960s: Individual Pathology	354	(1)
The 1970s and 1980s: A Community-Based Approach	355	(2)
Focus on Critical Thinking 11.3 Deinstitutionalization: An Attempt at Empowerment	356	(1)
The 1990s and Beyond: Consumer Empowerment	357	(2)
Highlight 11.2 A Word of Caution About Choice	358	(1)
Social Work with People Who Have Developmental Disabilities	359	(2)
Highlight 11.3 Discrimination Against People with Developmental Disabilities	360	(1)
Empowerment Through Legislation: Seeking Social and Economic Justice	361	(1)
The Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990	361	(1)
The Developmental Disabilities Assistance and Bill of Rights Act of 1990	362	(1)
Social Work and Community Empowerment for People with Disabilities	362	(1)
Legislative Empowerment for People with Visual Impairment	362	(2)
Focus on Critical Thinking 11.4 Does the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) Actually Help People with Disabilities Attain Social and Economic Justice?	363	(1)
Community Empowerment for People with Cognitive Disabilities	364	(1)
Highlight 11.4 Social Work and Community Empowerment for People with Visual Impairment	365	(1)
ARCs and Related Resources	365	(6)
Highlight 11.5 Empowerment of Elderly Caregivers	367	(3)
Highlight 11.6 Empowerment for People with Cognitive Disabilities: Creating Linkages with Community Life	370	(1)
Looking Ahead	371	(1)
For Further Exploration on the Internet	371	(1)
Social Work and Services in Health Care	372	(28)
Health Problems	374	(1)
Social Work Roles in Health Care	375	(1)
Social Work Roles in Direct Health Care Practice	375	(2)
Macro Practice in Health Care: Seeking Empowerment	377	(1)
Health Care Policy and Problems in the Macro Environment	378	(1)
The Escalating Cost of Health Care	378	(1)
Unequal Access to Health Care	378	(1)
Highlight 12.1 Poor People and People of Color as Populations-at-Risk	379	(1)
Problems in Managed Care	379	(2)
Focus on Critical Thinking 12.1 Health Care Costs and Policy	380	(1)
Ethical Dilemmas in Managed Care	381	(1)
Highlight 12.2 Responding to Ethical Dilemmas: Improving Health Care Provision	382	(1)
Cultural Competence and the U.S. Health Care System	382	(1)
Value Dimensions in API Cultures Relating to Health Care Provision	383	(3)
Focus on Critical Thinking 12.2 The Hazards of Overgeneralizing	384	(2)
Conflicts Between API Cultural Values and the U.S. Health Care System	386	(2)
International Perspectives: Aids---A Global Crisis	388	(2)
Highlight 12.3 Recommendations for a More Culturally Competent Health Care System	389	(1)
HIV and AIDS	390	(1)
Highlight 12.4 How Is HIV Transmitted?	391	(1)
Measurement of the CD4 T-Cell Count	391	(1)
Treatment for AIDS	392	(1)
Empowerment for People Living with AIDS	393	(1)
Social Work Roles and Empowerment for People Living with AIDS	394	(3)
Highlight 12.5 Evaluating the Consequences of Life Experiences	395	(1)
Highlight 12.6 Empowerment by Dealing with Life and Death	396	(1)
International Perspectives: AIDS in Sub-Saharan Africa	397	(2)
Highlight 12.7 What Would Your Life Be Like If You Had AIDS and Lived in Sub-Saharan Africa?	398	(1)
International Perspectives: HIV in Thailand	399	(1)
Looking Ahead	399	(1)
For Further Exploration on the Internet	399	(1)
Social Work and Services in Mental Health	400	(36)
Mental Health, Mental Illness, and Social Work Roles	402	(1)
Employment Settings in Mental Health for Social Workers	403	(1)
The Least Restrictive Setting on a Continuum of Care: Empowering Clients	403	(1)
Highlight 13.1 Differences Between BSW and MSW Positions and Responsibilities	404	(1)
Inpatient Mental and Psychiatric Hospitals	404	(1)
Residential Treatment Centers for Children and Adolescents	405	(1)
Group Homes	405	(2)
Highlight 13.2 Using Positive Reinforcement, Empathy, and Feedback to Change Behavior	406	(1)
Psychiatric Units in General Hospitals	407	(1)
Outpatient Treatment Agencies	407	(1)
Employee Assistance Programs	407	(1)
Community Mental Health Centers: A Macro Response to Individual Needs	408	(1)
Clients with Mental Health Problems	409	(1)
Highlight 13.3 What's in a Title?	410	(1)
Dementia	410	(1)
Focus on Critical Thinking 13.1 Potential Shortcomings of the DSM-IV-TR	411	(1)
Schizophrenia and Other Psychotic Disorders	411	(1)
Mood Disorders	412	(1)
Bipolar Disorders	413	(1)
Anxiety Disorders	413	(1)
Dissociative Disorders	414	(1)
Sexual Disorders	414	(1)
Eating Disorders	414	(4)
Highlight 13.4 Who Was Sybil? The Most Famous Case of Multiple Personalities	415	(3)
Impulse Control Disorders	418	(1)
Personality Disorders	418	(1)
What Social Workers Do in Mental Health	419	(1)
Case Management in Micro Practice	419	(1)
Micro Practice: Psychotherapy	420	(4)
Highlight 13.5 Cognitive Therapy with a Depressed Adult Male	421	(3)
Mezzo Practice: Running Treatment Groups	424	(1)
Mezzo Practice: Treating Families	424	(1)
Macro Practice and Policy Practice in Mental Health	424	(5)
Focus on Critical Thinking 13.2 Is Electroshock Therapy Back?	425	(2)
Highlight 13.6 Are You Thinking About Working in the Mental Health Field?	427	(2)
Managed Care Policies and Programs in Mental Health	429	(1)
Cultural Competence in Mental Health Settings	429	(2)
Focus on Critical Thinking 13.3 What Is the Real Intent of Managed Care?	430	(1)
Barriers to Receiving Mental Health Services	431	(3)
Focus on Critical Thinking 13.4 Mental Health Care and Policy	432	(2)
Macro Perspectives on Cultural Competence	434	(1)
Highlight 13.7 What Can Be Done to Improve Mental Health Services to People of Color?	435	(1)
Looking Ahead	435	(1)
For Further Exploration on the Internet	435	(1)
Social Work and Services for Youths and in the Schools	436	(30)
School Social Work	437	(3)
School Social Work Roles	440	(4)
Highlight 14.1 Focus on Mezzo Practice: Types of Groups School Social Workers Run	442	(2)
Gay and Lesbian Youths: A Population at Risk	444	(4)
Highlight 14.2 Enhancing Multiculturalism and Reducing Racism in Schools	445	(3)
Highlight 14.3 Myths and Facts About LGB People	448	(1)
Creative Empowerment for Youths Through Macro Practice	448	(1)
Empowering Latino/a Youths by Conducting a Community Assets Assessment	449	(1)
Helping a Spiritual Community Empower Its African American Youths	450	(1)
School Social Workers' Role in the Prevention of School Violence	451	(4)
Teenage Sexual Activity, Pregnancy, and Parenting Issues	455	(1)
Highlight 14.4 Global Perspectives on Adolescent Pregnancy and Birthrates	456	(1)
Reasons for Concern	456	(2)
Reasons Teens Get Pregnant	458	(2)
Focus on Critical Thinking 14.1 Conservative and Liberal Views on Policy Regarding the Provision of Sex Education	459	(1)
Social Work Roles	460	(5)
Highlight 14.5 Providing Straightforward Information About Sex	462	(3)
Looking Ahead	465	(1)
For Further Exploration on the Internet	465	(1)
Social Work and Services in the Criminal Justice System	466	(20)
Introducing Crime and Criminal Justice	467	(1)
Highlight 15.1 Main Types of Crime	468	(1)
Who Commits Crimes? Race, Social Class, and Gender Issues	468	(2)
Are Crime Rates Rising or Falling?	470	(2)
Focus on Critical Thinking 15.1 An Ethical Dilemma: Punishment Versus Empowerment	471	(1)
Criminal Justice Settings and Forensic Social Work	472	(1)
Adult Correctional Institutions	473	(1)
Focus on Critical Thinking 15.2 Should Prisoners Get Expensive Health Care?	474	(1)
Administrative Planning Centers	474	(1)
Community-Based Corrections: Probation and Parole Services	474	(1)
Victim Assistance Programs	475	(1)
Domestic Violence Services	476	(1)
Juvenile Corrections	476	(2)
Highlight 15.2 The Cycle of Domestic Violence: Empowering Women as Survivors	477	(1)
Overlaps Among Juvenile Corrections, Mental Health Services, and Child Welfare	478	(2)
Highlight 15.3 Mezzo Practice and Empowerment for African American Youths in the Juvenile Justice System	479	(1)
Youth Gangs	480	(3)
Highlight 15.4 International Perspectives: Gangs Around the World	482	(1)
Looking Ahead	483	(1)
For Further Exploration on the Internet	483	(1)
Case Study for Critical Thinking: A Client with a Serious Hereditary Disease	484	(2)
Epilogue: Your Values and Your Future: Applying Critical Thinking Skills	486	(6)
The Importance of Values in Career Decision Making	487	(1)
Assessing Your Own Capabilities and Interests	488	(1)
What Are Your Competencies?	488	(1)
What Are Your Employment Goals?	489	(1)
What Are Your Job Preferences?	489	(2)
Looking Ahead	491	(1)
References	492	(20)
Name Index	512	(5)
Subject Index	517