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Features

• Covers the emergence of the profession of social work, career opportunities for social workers, values and competencies required of social workers, and social work with diverse populations.
• Includes separate chapters on the diverse groups to whom social workers provide services, including ethnic and racial minorities, gays, lesbians and bisexuals, women, people with disabilities, and the elderly.
• Discusses the special needs of those living in rural populations, and the current urban and suburban crises caused by deadly gangs (such as the Columbine massacre of April 1999 in Littleton, Colorado).
• Includes a powerful and informative chapter on social work practice with Muslims in America, a vulnerable population in the aftermath of September 11, 2001 (Ch. 18).
• Integrates up-to-date statistics throughout the text, reflecting data from the 2000 Census.
• Features recently revised chapters on social work with women and social work in rural areas (Chs. 11 & 16).
• Includes case materials to help students apply conceptual materials (Chs. 5, 7 & throughout).
• Covers urban, suburban, and international terrorist gangs (first to identify al-Qaeda as a gang).

New To This Edition

• New Co-Author: Malcolm Scoot (Colorado State University).
• A new introductory case, “Child Welfare and Neglect: A Social Worker in Action,” helps facilitate learning by allowing students an opportunity to observe social workers in action and better understand the  societal structures that underpin a practice (Ch. 1).
• Two newly designed & condensed chapters (10-12 pgs.) on “Special Populations,” shortened to help stimulate class discussion and/or serve as a basis for group assignments on emerging practice issues (Chs. 12 & 13). 
• New! A chapter on dealing with casualties of the Middle East wars, an often neglected topic. Written in collaboration with an experienced social worker in a Veterans Affairs (VA) trauma center, this chapter examines the effects of injuries and death on family members of clients (Ch. 14).
• Contains current, streamlined material, eliminating lengthy introductory descriptions and incorporating considerable updates of demographic information (Chs. 15-25).
• Incorporates extensive edits and updates of all citations, census-based data and suggested readings throughout the text, providing students with the most accurate and up-to-date information in the field.

Table of Contents

Most chapters conclude withConcluding Comments, Key Words and Concepts, Suggested Information Sources, and Endnotes.

Preface

I. A Social Worker Makes a Difference.

1. A Child Welfare Case: A Social Worker in Action.

Demitria’s First Case.

Concluding Comment.

II. Social Work in U.S. Society.

2. Social Welfare: A Response to Human Need.

Identifying Human Needs.

Social Welfare Programs.

The Evolution of Social Welfare.

Social Welfare in the Early 2000s.

The Successes and Failures of Human Services Programs.

3. 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.

4. The Emergence of Social Work as a Profession.

The Nature of Professions.

Social Work as a Profession: A Historical Perspective.

Social Work on 9/11: The Case of a Maturing Profession.

III. Social Work Career Options.

5. Entry to the Social Work Profession.

Issues in Social Work Preparation and Employment.

Options for Human Service Practice.

Professional Social Work Practice.

6. Fields of Social Work Practice.

Aging.

Alcohol and Substance Abuse.

Child Welfare.

Community/Neighborhood Services.

Corrections/Criminal Justice.

Disabilities (Physical and Mental).

Family Services.

Income Maintenance.

Medical and Health Care.

Mental Health and Illness.

Occupational or Industrial Social Work.

Schools.

Youth Services.

Sources.

7. Settings for Social Work Practice.

Characteristics of Practice Settings

Issues Affecting Agency-Based Practice

Issues in Private Practice

IV. The Practice of Social Work.

8. 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.

Illustrations of Values and Ethics Operating in Social Work Practice.

9. Competencies Required for Social Work Practice Today.

The Universal Social Work Competencies.

Frequently Utilized Social Work Competencies.

Competencies Occasionally Needed by Social Workers.

Low Utilization Competencies for Most Social Workers.

10. The Role of Social Work in Prevention.

Prevention: An Evolving Concept in the Twenty-First Century.

Preventing Treatment Abuse with At-Risk Populations.

Gang Violence and Homicide Prevention.

U.S. Homeland Security Department as a Prevention Effort.

Class Action Social Work and Prevention.

11. Social Work throughout the World.

Today’s Global Social Concerns: A context for Social Work.

World Population Changes: Creating a Global Demand for Social Work in the Future.

Social Welfare Programs: A Varied Response to Human Need.

A Global Approach to Social Work.

Social Workers Act Globally: The Tsunami Disaster.

Employment in International Social Work.

12. The Challenges for Social Workers in Rural Areas.

Characteristics of Rural Areas.

Social Welfare in Rural Areas

Characteristics of Social Work Practice in Rural Areas.

A Glimpse of Rural Social Work Practice.

Special Considerations in Rural Practice Today.

13. Domestic and International Gang Terrorism.

Defining and Understanding Terrorism.

Defining and Understanding Gangs.

Gang Behavior Career Continuum.

Theories of Gangs.

The Prevalence of Gangs.

Types of Gangs.

The Ecosystems Model.

The Origin of Domestic and International Gang Violence.

Macro Intervention with Domestic Terrorist Gangs.

Macro Intervention with International Terrorist Gangs.

14. Social Work with U.S. Casualties of the Middle East Wars.

Social Work and Survivors of War.

Social Work with Soldiers and Veterans.

Social Work with the Families of Soldiers and Veterans.

Social Programs for Soldiers and Veterans.

Social Work Practice during Reintegration Efforts.

Special Considerations Regarding Today’s Victims of War.

Social Work and the Prevention of War.

V. Social Work with Special Populations.

15. Social Work Practice with Women.

Current Demographics.

Health and Mental Health Risk Factors.

Ecosystems Model.

Intervention Strategies.

Emerging Issues and Trends.

16. 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.

17. Social Work Practice with Children and Youth.

Current Demographics.

The Ecosystems Model.

A Micro Case Analysis.

A Macro Case Example.

18. Social Work Practice with Older Americans.

Indicators of Social and Economic Well-Being.

Indicators of Health.

Ecosystems Model Analysis.

Intervention Strategies with Older People.

Issues and Trends in Social Work with Older People.

19. Social Work Practice with People with Disabilities.

Social Work Practice with People with Disabilities.

Defining Disability.

Disability and the Minority Model.

Societal Responses to Disability.

The Ecosystems Model and People with Disabilities.

Emerging Issues for Social Work Practice with People with Disabilities.

20. Social Work Practice with Muslims in the United States.

Muslims in America.

A Preliminary Understanding of Islam.

The Demographics of Muslims in the United States.

Muslim Families.

Common Cultural Values in Islamic Discourse.

Structural Factors in the Social Environment.

Historical Factors.

Implications for Micro and Macro Practice.

21. Social Work Practice with Asian Americans.

Demographics.

Health and Mental Health Risk Factors.

Ethnic Group Stressors.

Service Systems.

Micro Practice Perspectives.

Ecosystems Model Framework.

Macro Practice Perspectives.

Emerging Issues.

22. Social Work Practice with American Indians and Alaskan Natives.

Current Demographics.

Ecosystems Framework.

Micro Social Work Practice with American Indians.

Macro Social Work Practice with American Indians.

The Future.

23. Social Work Practice with Mexican Americans.

Demographic Profile.

Ecosystems Model.

Micro Social Work Practice with Mexican Americans.

Macro Social Work Practice with Mexican Americans.

24. Social Work Practice With African Americans.

Current Demographics.

African Americans: A Diverse and Resilient People.

Key Social Issues and Elements of African American Culture.

The Ecosystems Model and African Americans.

Competent Social Work Practice with African American Clients.

Emerging Considerations for Work with African Americans.

25. Social Work Practice with Puerto Ricans.

Current Demographics.

Health and Mental Health Risk Factors.

General Data on Health Care and Puerto Ricans.

Beliefs and Practices that Influence Puerto Ricans’ Health.

Ecosystems Perspective.

Intervention Strategies.

VI. Social Workers in Action.

26.School Homicide and the Death Penalty: Social Workers in Action.

Background to the Case.

Social Work Psychosocial Intervention.

Applying Crisis Theory to the Tasks at Hand.

Mobilizing Related Mental Health Disciplines.

Dealing with the Media.

A Town Tries to Heal.

The Report: A Psychosocial Evaluation.

The Report Is Challenged by the People.

A Social Worker’s Work Is Never Finished.

Name Index.

Subject Index.

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Social Work: A Profession of Many Faces, 11^th Edition

Armando T. Morales, University of California at Los Angeles

Bradford W. Sheafor, Colorado State University

Malcolm E. Scott, Colorado State University

This best-selling text continues to offer a comprehensive introduction to the field of social work with a unique focus on the diverse groups to whom social workers provide services, including children, older adults, disabled persons, and members of minority racial and ethnic groups.

Now in its Eleventh Edition, Social Work: A Profession of Many Faces has educated approximately 150,000 students since 1977. It has stayed current with changes in the human services and social work profession, introducing proactive, cutting-edge material rather than maintaining a reactive position, as reflected in most other texts of its kind. Especially timely issues that this edition addresses include the following: the events of 9/11 and their dramatic influence on human services in the United States; United States involvement in Middle East warfare and the aftermath of physical and emotional damage to individuals involved and their families; and the 2000 Census and how substantial changes in the U.S. population suggest a need for realignment of social services.   

Fundamentally, this text 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.

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“[Social Work: A Profession of Many Faces] contains a lot of information that is relevant and pertinent to the profession, the welfare system, the settings in which social work is practiced, and the client population addressed. The text does an excellent job of presenting historical information about the profession.”

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“[Social Work: A Profession of Many Faces] does an outstanding job of covering all the major topics necessary in an introduction course, as well as content necessary to meet CSWE accreditation requirements.”

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