{"product_id":"the-profession-of-social-work-9781118176917","title":"The Profession of Social Work","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAn expert introduction to the foundations of the social work professionfrom its historical roots to its evolution in an era of evidence-based practice \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Profession of Social Work\u003c\/i\u003e provides a broad overview of the history, scope, values, ethics, and organizational framework of the social work profession. Exploring professional ethics and human rights, evidence-based practice and practice-guided research, as well as emerging trends and issues, this important book presents topics of critical importance to anyone considering a career in social work.  \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEach chapter in the text offers an array of pedagogical features, including Key Terms, Review Questions for Critical Thinking, and Online Resources.  \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIdeal for introductory courses for both undergraduate and graduate students, \u003ci\u003eThe Profession of Social Work\u003c\/i\u003e features coverage closely aligned with social work accreditation standards (EPAS) and includes chapters authored by established scholars on topics incl\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Students, social work educators, and social work practitioners who want to understand the social work profession of today contextualized in our rich history can stop looking .... I am happy to endorse this book for any introductory course on social work. Undergraduates through doctoral students will find this textbook uniquely informative.\" (\u003ci\u003eThe New Social Worker\u003c\/i\u003e, 2013)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePreface viii\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAbout the Editors x\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eContributors xi\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 1 The History of Social Work and Social Welfare 1\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eLeslie Leighninger\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReligious Origins of Social Work 1\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGovernment Enters the Picture 4\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Rise of the Market 8\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eJane Addams and the Settlement House 13\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Progressive Era 18\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eProfessionalization Begins 20\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Great Depression 23\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Postwar Period and Further Organization 26\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Age of Reagan 28\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Age of Impasse 31\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eKey Terms 32\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReview Questions for Critical Thinking 32\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eOnline Resources 32\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 33\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 2 Educating for Social Work 35\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eJulia M. Watkins and Jessica Holmes\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNeed for Trained Social Workers 36\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAccreditation 37\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePurpose of Social Work Education 39\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEducation for Practice 44\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eOpportunities and Challenges 45\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCurriculum for the 21st Century 47\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eKey Terms 48\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReview Questions for Critical Thinking 48\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eOnline Resources 48\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 49\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 3 Social Work Practice in the New Millennium 51\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eJune G. Hopps and Tony B. Lowe\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSummary of the Profession’s Evolution 52\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePurpose of Social Work Practice 53\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSocial Work’s Relation to Biological and Social Sciences 56\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eConceptual Framework of Practice 57\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePrimacy of the Methods Triad 60\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTreatment and the Joining of Casework and Group Work 68\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFields of Practice 77\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Future 79\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eKey Terms 80\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReview Questions for Critical Thinking 80\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eOnline Resources 80\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 81\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 4 Professional Credentials and Professional Regulations: Social Work Professional Development 91\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eDonna DeAngelis and Mary Jo Monahan\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDevelopment of Social Work as a Profession 91\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eProfessional Credentials 92\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eKey Terms 102\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReview Questions for Critical Thinking 102\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eOnline Resources 102\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 103\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 5 Social Work Organizations 105\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eGary R. Lowe and Terry L. Singer\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Beginning: 1600 to 1900 106\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Educational and Organizational Foundations for Social Work 111\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEducation 119\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe 1950s 122\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFragmentation Versus Unity: A Reflection on a Theme Between Practice and Education 129\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eConclusion 134\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eKey Terms 134\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReview Questions for Critical Thinking 135\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eOnline Resources 135\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 136\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 6 Values and Ethics for Professional Social Work Practice 137\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eKimberly Strom-Gottfried\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eUnderstanding Values 137\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eOpportunities for Conflict 139\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEthics 140\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCore Areas in Social Work Ethics 143\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eConclusion 158\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eKey Terms 158\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReview Questions for Critical Thinking 158\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eOnline Resources 159\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 159\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 7 The Strengths Perspective: Putting Possibility and Hope to Work in Our Practice 163\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eDennis Saleebey\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eOrigins and Background of Strengths-Based Knowing and Doing 165\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReaction Against the Medical\/Deficit Model 168\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCore Conditions of Change and Positive Development 172\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePrinciples of the Strengths Perspective 176\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWhat Are Strengths and How Do You Discover Them? 180\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eConclusion 185\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eKey Terms 186\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReview Questions for Critical Thinking 186\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eOnline Resources 187\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 187\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 8 Putting Evidence-Based Practice Into Practice 191\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eJames G. Barber\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCommon Myths About Evidence-Based Practice 192\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWhat Evidence-Based Practice Is 195\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eObstacles to Implementation 199\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eConclusion 200\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eKey Terms 201\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReview Questions for Critical Thinking 201\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eOnline Resources 201\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 202\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 9 Improving the Scientific Base of Social Work Practice 203\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eAllen Rubin and Danielle E. Parrish\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Research-Practice Chasm 203\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEvidence-Based Practice Movement 209\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eImplications for Making Social Work Practice More Scientific 214\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eConclusion 218\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eKey Terms 219\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReview Questions for Critical Thinking 220\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eOnline Resources 220\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 220\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 10 Contemporary Issues in Social Work 225\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eStanley L. 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