Empowerment Series: Social Work and Social Welfare

Part I: UNDERSTANDING SOCIAL WORK AND SOCIAL WELFARE: KEY CONCEPTS AND PERSPECTIVES.1. Social Welfare, Past and Present.2. Social Work and Other Helping Professions.3. The Ecological/Systems Perspective.4. Diversity and Social Justice.Part II: SOCIAL WORK PRACTICE: METHODS OF INTERVENTION.5. Social Work with Individuals, Families, and Groups.6. Generalist Practice with Agencies and the Community.Part III: FIELDS OF PRACTICE AND POPULATIONS SERVED BY SOCIAL WORK.7. Poverty, Income Assistance, and Homelessness.8. Mental Health, Substance Abuse, and Developmental Disabilities.9. Health Care.10. The Needs of Children, Youth, and Families.11. Services to Children, Youth, and Families.12. Older Adults: Needs and Services.13. Criminal Justice.14. Social Work in Rural Settings.15. Social Work in the Workplace.16. The Globalization of Social Work: What Does the Future Hold?Appendix: A Final Word to Our Readers.Glossary.Index.