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Social Work: A Profession of Many Faces, now in its ninth edition, has stood the test of time as an introduction to the profession of social work. This book includes historical material on the emergence of social work as a profession, the areas and groups where human services are provided, and career opportunities for social workers today. The book reflects up-to-date empirical data about where social workers are employed, what positions they hold, what personal characteristics they bring to their practice, and the competencies required to perform their work. The main focus of the text is on the various groups (most of them disenfranchised), to whom social workers provide services, including children, older adults, women, disabled persons, and members of minority racial and ethnic groups. A new chapter entitled "Social Work Throughout the World" helps readers gain a broader understanding of how the profession of social work has evolved in different parts of the world. For anyone interested in Social Work.

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• All chapters begin with Prefatory Comment and conclude with Concluding Comment
• I Social Work in U.S. Society
• 1 Social Welfare: A Response to Human Need
• Some Social Workers in Action
• Identifying Human Needs
• Social Welfare Programs
• The Evolution of Social Programs
• Continuing Issues in Social Welfare
• 2 Social Work: A Comprehensive Helping Profession
• The Central Themes Underpinning Social Work
• The Mission of Social Work
• Defining Social Work
• Social Work Practice Approaches
• Social Workers: Their Many Faces
• 3 The Emergence of Social Work as a Profession
• The Nature of Professions
• Helping Professions: A Response to Human Need
• Social Work as a Profession: A Historical Perspective
• II Social Work Career Options
• 4 Entry to the Social Work Profession
• Issues in Social Work Preparation and Employment
• Options for Human Service Practice
• Professional Social Work Practice
• 5 Fields of Social Work Practice
• Aging
• Alcohol and Substance Abuse
• Children and Youth
• Community/Neighborhood
• Corrections/Criminal Justice
• Disabilities (Physical/Mental)
• Education and Training
• Family Services
• Income Maintenance
• Medical and Health Care
• Mental Health and Illness
• Occupational Social Work
• Schools
• 6 Settings for Social Work Practice
• Characteristics of Practice Settings
• Issues Affecting Agency-Based Practice
• Issues in Private Practice
• III The Practice of Social Work
• 7 Values and Ethics in Social Work
• The Nature of Values
• The Place of Values in Social Work
• Social Values in U.S
• Society
• Values Held by Social Workers
• Areas of Practice Addressed by the NASW Code of Ethics
• An Illustration of Values and Ethics Operating in Social Work Practice
• Examples of Ethical Issues in Social Work Practice
• 8 Competencies Required for Social Work Practice Today
• The Competencies Required for Social Work Practice
• 9 Prevention as a New Direction: The Future of Social Work
• Prevention: An Evolving Concept for Going into the Twenty-First Century
• Preventing Treatment Abuse with At-Risk Populations
• Gang Violence and Homicide Prevention
• Advocacy, Empowerment, and Prevention
• Class Action Social Work and Prevention
• 10 Social Work Throughout the World
• World Population Changes: Creating a Global Demand for Social Work
• A Global Approach to Social Work
• Employment in International Social Work
• IV Social Work Practice with Special Populations
• An Overview of Special Populations
• Selected Characteristics of Special Populations
• 11 Social Work Practice with Women
• Current Demographics
• Ecosystems Perspective
• Intervention Strategies
• Emerging Issues and Trends
• 12 Social Work Practice with Lesbian, Gay, and Bisexual People
• Current Demographics
• Ecosystems Framework
• Macro Practice with Lesbian, Gay, and Bisexual People
• Micro Practice with Lesbian, Gay, and Bisexual People
• Emerging Issues and Trends
• 13 Social Work Practice with Children and Youth
• Current Demographics
• The Ecosystems Model
• A Micro Case Analysis
• A Macro Case Analysis
• 14 Social Work Practice with the Elderly
• General Pop