Introduction to social work : an advocacy-based profession - Cox, Lisa E. 4 0 16; Tice, Carolyn J.; Long, Dennis D.; 5 (Los Angeles : SAGE Publications, 2016)
Preface -- Understanding social work -- The social work profession -- The history of social work -- Generalist social work practice -- Advocacy in social work -- Responding to need -- Poverty and inequality -- Family and child welfare -- Health care and health challenges -- Physical and mental challenges -- Mental health -- Substance use and addiction -- Challenges and rewards of aging -- Criminal justice -- Working in changing contexts -- Communities at risk and housing -- The changing workplace -- Veterans, their families, and military social work -- Environmentalism -- Global practice and international social work -- Epilogue: social work and self-care -- Appendices -- A: code of ethics of the National Association of Social Workers -- Principles -- B: workplace preference checklist and social work job inventory -- C: NASW policy statement on mental health.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 412-428) and index.
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