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B> Providing a broad overview of the field and profession of social work, this book stresses the link between professional education and practice. It offers both a historical perspective on the development of social work and current social work practice paradigms, with special consideration of current social problems. The introductory theoretical base of the text highlights the trend toward the generalist perspective and model of practice. Part I provides a historical and theoretical context for social work, including its relationship to other social services. Part II discusses social work practice with individuals, groups, and communities, including case work, administration, and research. Social work services are discussed in Part III, including the role of social work in mental health, health care, the public schools, public welfare, child and family services, Social Security, the correctional system, the workplace, and working with the aged. Areas receiving special attention include drug abuse, work with minorities, and social work in rural areas. Part IV covers professional development, including the current focus on prevention and future opportunities. For anyone considering social work as a profession or interested in a current overview of the field.

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• Each chapter concludes with Summary and Selected References
• I Introduction
• 1 What Is Social Work?
• Social Welfare
• Social Work
• Distinguishing Characteristics of Social Work
• Sociology and Social Work
• Psychiatry and Social Work
• Psychology and Social Work
• Counseling and Social Work
• Social Work in the World Today
• 2 The Evolution of Social Welfare and Social Work in the United States
• Echoes of the Past
• European Roots
• Beginnings in the United States
• Public Assistance and Social Welfare Emerge
• Services of Volunteers
• Social Workers Appear
• 4 Education for Social Work
• Social Work Education
• Council on Social Work Education
• II Social Work Practice
• 4 Generalist Practice and Introductory Theory
• Need for a Theoretical Framework
• Introductory Inner and Outer Forces Paradigm
• Additional Model Definition
• The Life Cycle and the Inner and Outer Forces Model
• Social Functioning
• Levels of Social Functioning
• A Base for Generalist Social Work Practice
• 5 Social Work Practice with Individuals
• Work with the Individual A Generalist Approach
• Social Casework Defined
• History of Social Casework
• Contributions of Freud and Psychoanalysis
• The Practice Framework
• Methods of Social Casework
• Problems in Social Casework
• The Casework Process
• The Multi-Systems Approach
• 6 Social Work Practice with Groups
• Historical Developments
• Group Work Defined
• Group Work Models
• Formation of Groups
• Selection of Group Members
• Preparation of Group Members
• Structuring the Group
• Group Work Settings
• 7 Social Work Practice with Communities
• What Is Community Organization?
• Beginnings of Community Social Work
• Underlying Principles in Community Organization
• Community Social Work Processes
• Roles of the Community Organizer
• Case Summaries
• 8 Administration and Research
• Administration
• Research
• III Social Work Services
• 9 Mental Health Services
• Beginnings in Mental Health
• Elements of the Mental Health Network
• Essential Elements of Comprehensive Mental Health
• Special Problems and Issues in Mental Health
• 10 Social Work in Health Care
• Definition of Social Work in Health Care
• The Meaning of Illness
• The Role of Social Work in Health Care
• The Future of Social Work in the Health Care Services
• Prevention and Social Work
• 11 Social Work in the Schools
• The Education Delivery System: New Approaches
• Problems Plaguing the Public Schools
• Beginnings in School Social Work
• Social Work Practice in the Schools
• Social Work Using a Group Approach
• School Social Work and the Community
• Working with Minorities
• When the System Fails
• 12 Social Security and Public Welfare
• Government's Responsibility for Welfare
• The Social Security Act
• Aid to Families with Dependent Children
• Government and Public Welfare
• 13 Family and Child Welfare Services
• Marriage and Family Counseling
• Child Welfare Services
• Home Care of Children
• Foster Care of Childr