Description
Book SynopsisThe seventh edition of Social Work and Social Welfare: An Invitation provides an authoritative and accessible overview of the knowledge, skills, and values that are essential for future social workers across various practice settings in an ever-evolving world. As with previous editions, this book is an up-to-date profile of the landscape in which todayâs social workers practice, encompassing current demographic, statistical, legislative, policy, and research information, sensitive discussions around contemporary ethical issues, and fresh profiles of social workers with first-person narratives that demonstrate the fulfilling field students will be joining. To reflect and address the changes within the profession and the world since the previous edition was released, Vithya Murugan, Marla Berg-Weger and new co-author Annah Kay Bender revised and added content that:
- Presents the histories of social welfare and the social work profession as the intertwined phenomena t
