TY - BOOK AU - Cox, Lisa E. AU - Tice, Carolyn J.; Long, Dennis D. ED - ED - ED - ED - TI - : an advocacy-based profession SN - 9781452244341 (hardcover : alk. paper) SN - 2 PY - 2016///]46 CY - Los Angeles PB - SAGE Publications KW - KW - 2 KW - 0 KW - 6 KW - 20 KW - Social service KW - sears0 N1 - Includes bibliographical references (pages 412-428) and index; 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; 5 ER -