Description
Book SynopsisSocial Work and Social Welfare: An Invitation is a best-selling text and website for introduction to social work courses. It provides students with the knowledge, skills, and values that are essential for working with individuals, families, groups, organizations, communities, and public policy in a variety of practice settings. The fifth edition of Social Work and Social Welfare is in full color, with more visuals and photos throughout. As with previous editions, this book is an up-to-date profile of the world in which today's social workers practice, with current demographic, statistical, legislative, policy, and research information; and sensitive discussions of contemporary ethical issues. The text includes exercises from six interactive cases.Visit www.routledgesw.com for the detailed cases and companion materials that teach students about social work through practice. In this book and companion custom website you will find: An emphasis on a strengths-based perspective and at
Trade ReviewMarla Berg-Weger provides a comprehensive overview of the context of social work practice and the history and structure of the social welfare system. Students will develop a rich understanding of the social work profession in the 21st century because this book highlights the challenges and opportunities they will encounter in a rapidly changing world.
—Joni Swanson Ernst, Professor and Associate Dean for Academic Affairs, Wayne State School of Social Work
The reader expects that each new edition of a textbook will update all the changes that have occurred since the last edition, but this edition does more than that. It has added a glossary to each chapter, includes more activities for students, expanded discussions in various sections, includes the newest social work interventions and current and future employment opportunities. The revision of the previous chapters four and five represents a rethinking of the content of those two chapters into one and it has strengthened the presentation of the content on diversity and cultural competence so that the environment in which social workers now practice and will practice is seen within the context of our changing demographic, social, political and economic environment. This introduction exposes students to the entire world of the social work profession.
—E. Aracelis Francis, PhD, ACSW, Associate Professor of Social Work, University of the Virgin Islands
Table of ContentsPreface; Acknowledgments; About the Authors; 1. A Glimpse into the World of Social Work; 2. History of Social Work and Social Welfare; 3. U.S. Poverty and the Implications for Social Work; 4. Diversity with the Social Work Practice Environment; 5. Values and Ethics in Social Work Practice; 6. Social Work Perspectives and Methods; 7. Fields of Social Work Practice; 8. Social Work Practice with Individuals and Families; 9. Social Work Practice with Groups; 10. Social Work Practice with Organizations and Communities, and Public Policy; 11. The Social Work Profession; References; Glossary/Index
