Social work fields of practice : historical trends, professional issues, and future opportunities / / [edited by] Catherine N. Dulmus, Karen M. Sowers

• Pubblicazione: Hoboken, N.J., : John Wiley & Sons, Inc., c2012
• Edizione: 1st ed.
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource
• Disciplina: 361.3/20973
• Soggetto topico: Social service - Practice - United States; Social workers - United States
• Altri autori: DulmusCatherine N SowersKaren M (Karen Marlaine)
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
• Nota di contenuto: Intro -- Social Work Fields of Practice -- Contents -- Preface -- About the Editors -- Contributors -- Chapter 1 Child Welfare and Social Work Practice -- History of Social Work and the Child Welfare Partnership -- Child Welfare Workforce and Professional Social Workers -- The 1950 and 1960 U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Studies -- Deprofessionalization of Child Welfare -- Current Status of Child Welfare: Issues, Practice, and Controversies -- Accountability -- Privatization -- Toward Reprofessionalization in Child Welfare: Recruitment, Retention, and Agency/University Title IV-E Partnerships -- Supervision and Mentorship -- Findings From Pertinent Research Studies -- Evidence-Based Practices, Social Work Research, and Child Welfare -- Professionalizing and Improving Child Welfare -- An Increased Societal Need for Child Welfare Services -- An Increased Need to Prepare Child Welfare Professionals -- Social Work Education Partnerships Between University and Child Welfare -- Employee Recruitment, Selection, and Retention -- Credentialing, Career Concerns, and a Vision for the Future of Child Welfare -- Conclusion -- Notes -- Key Terms -- Review Questions for Critical Thinking -- Online Resources -- References -- Chapter 2 Family-Centered Practice: A System-Based Approach to Strengthening Families -- Family-Centered Practice -- Eight Core Principles Organize Family-Centered Practice -- Theoretical Framework for Family-Centered Practice -- Ecological-Transactional Overview -- Family Structure -- Social Development Model -- Social Skills Training -- Risky Parenting Practices -- Family Protective and Resilience Factors -- Family-Centered Programs -- Parent Training Programs -- Family Therapy Programs -- Family Skills Training Programs -- Conclusions -- Key Terms -- Review Questions for Critical Thinking -- Online Resources -- References. ; Chapter 3 School Social Work -- Importance of School Social Work Practice -- Definition of School Social Work Practice -- History of School Social Work -- Professional Organizations, Credentials, and Standards for School Social Workers -- Current Statistics About Numbers of School Social Workers -- Professional Standards -- Licensing and Credentials -- Research on Tasks and Roles of School Social Workers -- School-Based Practices and Program Innovations Impacting School Social Work -- Multiple Responsibilities and Professional Ethics in School Social Work Practice -- Current Social Work Settings in Public Schools -- Administrative and Funding Configurations of School Social Work Service Delivery -- Current Practice Models and Interventions in Use -- Individuals -- Parents and Families -- Groups and Classrooms -- Interventions With the School -- Current Assessment Models -- Trends and Issues in Practice -- Accountability -- Evidence-Based Practice -- Service Trends -- Technology -- Future Issues -- Conclusion -- Key Terms -- Review Questions for Critical Thinking -- Online Resources -- References -- Chapter 4 Substance Abuse -- Holistic View -- Overview of Substance Abuse Problems -- Assessment Instruments -- Cage -- Michigan Alcohol Screening Test -- Problem Oriented Screening Instrument for Teenagers -- Substance Abuse Subtle Screening Inventory -- Addiction Severity Index -- Asam Ppc-2R -- Intervention: The Transtheoretical Model and Motivational Interviewing -- Social Support Systems -- Family Intervention -- Time for Social Skill Building -- Social Workers as Preventionists -- Cultural Considerations: Ethnicity -- Native Americans -- Latinos -- African Americans and Substances -- Broader Cultural Considerations -- Conclusions -- Key Terms -- Review Questions for Critical Thinking -- Online Resources -- References. ; Chapter 5 The Mental Health Field of Practice -- Narrative -- Linking Social Welfare/Public Policy to Clinical Practice -- The Civil Rights of Institutionalized Persons Act of 1980 (CRIPA) -- Conclusion -- Key Terms -- Review Questions for Critical Thinking -- Online Resources -- References -- Chapter 6 Social Work Disability Practice -- Intersection of Human Categorization and Diversity -- Multiculturalism, Category Identity, and Diversity -- Principles for Change -- Explanatory Legitimacy -- Disability Within Explanatory Legitimacy -- History in Brief -- Embodied and Constructed Explanations -- Disjuncture -- Social Work Practice: Healing the Disjuncture Between Bodies and Environments -- Scenario 1 -- Scenario 2 -- Conclusion -- Key Terms -- Review Questions for Critical Thinking -- Online Resources -- References -- Chapter 7 Geriatric Social Work: A Field of Practice -- Practice Challenges -- Demographic Imperative -- Social Workers for the Geriatic Community -- Gerontology: A Biopsychosocial Discipline -- Definitions of Aging -- Contemporary Challenges -- The Changing Family -- Current and Future Directions -- Problems and Major Issues Facing Older Adults -- Assessment and Intervention -- Special Assessment Issues -- Geriatric Interdisciplinary Teams -- Functional Assessment -- Cross-Cultural Assessment -- Disabilities and Health Status -- Intervention -- Individual -- Family or Informal Case Management -- Task-Centered Model -- Group -- Formal Case Management: Community-Based Care -- Key Terms -- Review Questions for Critical Thinking -- Online Resources -- References -- Chapter 8 Forensic Social Work: Current and Emerging Developments -- What the Statistics Show -- History of Social Work and Corrections -- Post-Civil War and Recovery, and Progressive Era (1865 to 1925) -- Great Depression and Social Security for Americans (1925 to 1949). ; Civil and Welfare Rights in the New Reform Era (1945 to 1970) -- Retreat From the Welfare State and the New Federalism (1970 to 1992) -- Decade of The 1990s to Today -- A Rich Tradition in the Social Work Correctional Literature -- Promising Trends in Education -- Evidence-Based Research -- A Strengths Perspective -- Current Status of Forensic Social Work -- Contrasting Values: Criminal Justice and Social Work -- Restorative Justice: A Bridge Between Criminal Justice and Social Work -- Challenges for the Future -- Toward 21st-Century Global Practice -- Forensic Social Work: Social Justice and Human Rights-Based Practice -- Social Justice -- The Promise of Family Justice -- Human Rights -- Conclusion -- Key Terms -- Review Questions for Critical Thinking -- Online Resources -- References -- Chapter 9 Veterinary Social Work Practice -- The Development of Veterinary Social Work -- The Human-Animal Relationship -- The Link Between Human and Animal Violence -- Animal-Assisted Interactions -- Grief and Bereavement -- Compassion Fatigue Management -- Veterinary Social Work and the Ethics of Practice -- Current and Future Directions -- Conclusion -- Key Terms -- Review Questions for Critical Thinking -- Online Resources -- References -- Chapter 10 Social Work Practice With the Military -- History of Military Social Work -- Importance of Social Work Practice With the Military -- Definition of Military Social Work -- Military Culture -- Roles of Military Social Workers -- Clinical Social Work -- Community Organization, Policy, and Administration -- Military Structures and Services Systems in the United States -- Service Systems -- The Future of Military Social Work -- Key Terms -- Review Questions for Critical Thinking -- Online Resources -- References -- Chapter 11 International Social Work Practice -- Definitions -- History. ; Phase One: Early Pioneers, 1880s-1930s -- Phase Two: Professional Imperialism, 1930s-1970s -- Phase Three: Reconceptualization and Indigenization, 1970s-1990s -- Phase Four: International Social Development, 21st Century -- The Search for Global Standards for Social Work Education and a Global Definition of Social Work: Universalism Versus Indigenization? -- The Rationale for International Social Work -- Barriers to Success in International Social Work -- International Social Welfare Organizations -- 2011: The Global Dimension in Local Practice: Local Is Global and Global Is Local -- Global Awareness in Social Work With Immigrants -- Example One: Mail-Order Brides -- Theoretical Frameworks and International Social Work Research -- Conclusion -- Notes -- Key Terms -- Review Questions for Critical Thinking -- Online Resources -- References -- Chapter 12 Immigrant and Indigenous Populations: Special Populations in Social Work -- Special Populations: Roots of Diversity and Tension -- Indigenous People: Culture and Ancestry -- Special Intelligence -- Historical Trauma and Ancestral Memory -- Family System as a Superorganic Structure -- Collectivity and Culture -- Research on Special Populations -- Access and Protocol -- Striving for Authenticity -- Appropriate Research Methods -- Emergent Methodologies -- Claiming and Reclaiming -- Storytelling and Testimonies -- Celebrating Survival -- Intervening -- Revitalizing -- Discovering -- Sharing -- Diverse Identities in Special Populations -- Developing Theories: Resilience and Relational Well-Being -- Conclusions -- Key Terms -- Review Questions for Critical Thinking -- Online Resources -- References -- Chapter 13 Diversity -- Diversity and Social Work Paternalism -- Diversity and Social Work Pioneers -- Diversity and Contemporary Social Work Organizations -- Diversity of Theoretical Frameworks -- Case Study. ; Conclusion.
• Sommario/riassunto: CATHERINE N. DULMUS, PhD, is Professor, Associate Dean for Research, and Director of the Buffalo Center for Social Research in the School of Social Work at the University at Buffalo, SUNY, and Research Director at Hillside Family of Agencies in Rochester, New York. KAREN M. SOWERS, PhD, is Dean and Beaman Professor in the College of Social Work at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville. Her research interests include juvenile justice, sexuality, social work education, child welfare, evidence-based practice, and international social work practice.
• Titolo autorizzato: Social work fields of practice
• ISBN: 9781118227244; 1118227247
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910965350903321
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