Download or read book Social Work Social Welfare and American Society written by Philip R. Popple and published by Allyn & Bacon. This book was released on 2005 with total page 724 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This popular introductory text is written by two of the best-known authors in the social work and social welfare fields. The sixth edition continues to examine the values, ethics, and knowledge needed by social workers, as well as exploring social workers' current roles in social welfare programs. Strong coverage of the history of social welfare movements throughout the text allows students to place developments in a historical context. Highlights of the Sixth Edition: NEW data from National Opinion Research Corporation (NORC) interviews demonstrate the range of ideological identifications among Americans along a liberal-conservative continuum and describe the range of positions on particular social welfare issues. NEW photographs further liven up this well-designed, student-friendly text. More emphasis on the position that, in order to really understand social welfare, one must understand the ideological positions that shape it. Student access code to "Research Navigator(TM)" included, granting students access to four exclusive databases of credible and reliable source material. "Research Navigator(TM)" helps students quickly and efficiently make the most of their research time. Visit www.researchnavigator.com to learn more. Don't Miss These Special Value Pack Options: Allyn & Bacon's "The Career Center" offers registered students eight 30-minute sessions with a career specialist. This $25.00 retail value is AVAILABLE AT NO ADDITIONAL COST when packaged with any Allyn & Bacon social work textbook. For more information about "The Career Center "visit www.ablongman.com/careercenter, or contact your local Allyn & Bacon representative and request a special packaging code to take advantage of this great offer. "Thinking about a Career in Social Work," Leon Ginsberg This handy supplement is the perfect companion to any Allyn & Bacon social work text. It includes information on social work education, finding employment, salaries and benefits, and licensing and legal regulation. AVAILABLE AT NO ADDITIONAL COST when packaged with any Allyn & Bacon social work text. Contact your Allyn & Bacon representative at www.ablongman.com for details.
Download or read book Social Work Practice and Social Welfare Policy in the United States written by Philip R. Popple and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2018 with total page 393 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Introduction -- Social welfare in the new nation, 1776-1865 -- America confronts poverty, 1776-1860 -- Modern America, modern problems: 1860-1900 -- Scientific charity, 1850-1900 -- Progress in social welfare, 1895-1929 -- The birth of a profession: 1898-1930 -- Crises: the great depression and World War II -- The Depression: a crisis for the new profession, 1930-1945 -- America's welfare state experiment: 1945-1974 -- Social work practice, 1945-1974 -- Ending welfare as we know it -- Social work in the conservative 21st century welfare state
Download or read book Social Work Social Welfare and American Society written by Philip R. Popple and published by Prentice Hall. This book was released on 2011 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Social Work, Social Welfare and American Society provides students with a political perspective on social welfare with definitions of liberal, conservative, and radical positions - in order to help them better appreciate the political context of social welfare programs. Each chapter reflects and integrates the core competencies in the 2008 Educational Policy and Accreditation Standards (EPAS) set by the Council on Social Work Education (CSWE). End-of-chapter assessment reinforces this integration, and MySocialWorkLab.com activities support the mastery of CSWE's core competencies. This popular introductory text is written by two of the best-known authors in social work and social welfare. The Eighth Edition continues to examine the values, ethics, and knowledge needed by social workers, as well as exploring social workers' current roles in social welfare programs. A key strength of this text is its strong coverage of the history of social welfare movements. It allows students to place welfare developments in an historical context.
Download or read book Social Work and Social Welfare written by Marla Berg-Weger and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2013-05-20 with total page 427 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Social Work and Social Welfare: An Invitation is a nationally recognized, best-selling text and unique website for US Introductory Social Work and Social Welfare courses. It provides students with the knowledge, skills, and values that are essential for working with individuals, families, groups, organizations, communities, and public policy in a variety of practice settings. This new third edition is an up-to-date profile of the world in which today’s social workers practice, with current demographic, statistical, legislative, policy, and research information; sensitive discussions of contemporary ethical issues; and new first-person narratives from social workers in a variety of fields. The call to become engaged in some of society’s most challenging issues is clearer than in previous editions.
Download or read book Social Work Social Welfare and the American Society written by Sharon Berry Parkinson and published by Prentice Hall. This book was released on 1995-07-01 with total page 267 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Social Work Social Welfare and American Society Books a la Carte Edition written by Philip R. Popple and published by Prentice Hall. This book was released on 2010-11-18 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Social Work, Social Welfare and American Society provides students with a political perspective on social welfare with definitions of liberal, conservative, and radical positions - in order to help them better appreciate the political context of social welfare programs. Each chapter reflects and integrates the core competencies in the 2008 Educational Policy and Accreditation Standards (EPAS) set by the Council on Social Work Education (CSWE). End-of-chapter assessment reinforces this integration, and MySocialWorkLab.com activities support the mastery of CSWE's core competencies. This popular introductory text is written by two of the best-known authors in social work and social welfare. The Eighth Edition continues to examine the values, ethics, and knowledge needed by social workers, as well as exploring social workers' current roles in social welfare programs. A key strength of this text is its strong coverage of the history of social welfare movements. It allows students to place welfare developments in an historical context.
Download or read book Social Work Social Welfare and American Society written by Philip R. Popple and published by Allyn & Bacon. This book was released on 1993 with total page 616 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Social Work and Social Welfare written by Marla Berg-Weger and published by Taylor & Francis. This book was released on 2010 with total page 373 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Like the first edition of Social Work and Social Welfare: An Invitation, this edition introduces students to the knowledge, skills, and values that are essential for working with individuals, families, groups, organizations, and communities in a variety of practice settings. With updated demographic, statistical, legislative, policy, and research information; sensitive discussions of contemporary ethical issues; and new first-person narratives from social workers in a variety of fields, the second edition provides an up-to-date profile of the world in which today's social workers practice. At www.routledgesw.com/intro, you will find a wealth of resources to help you create a dynamic, experiential introduction to social work for your students.
Download or read book The Welfare State and Social Work written by Josefina Figueira-McDonough and published by SAGE. This book was released on 2007 with total page 460 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Presents an assessment of the historical, sociopolitical, and economic factors that have influenced social work policy and practice in the United States.
Download or read book Introduction to Social Work and Social Welfare written by Mary Wirtz Macht and published by Merrill Publishing Company. This book was released on 1991 with total page 488 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book What is Professional Social Work written by Leroy Allen Halbert and published by . This book was released on 1923 with total page 162 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Social Work Social Welfare and American Society with Mysocialworklab and Pearson Etext written by Philip R. Popple and published by Prentice Hall. This book was released on 2010-11 with total page 634 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This package contains the following components: -0205793835: Social Work, Social Welfare and American Society -0205769918: MySocialWorkLab with Pearson eText
Download or read book Social Work and Social Policy written by Ira C. Colby and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2013-01-22 with total page 230 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A comprehensive overview of domestic and global social welfare policy Written by a team of renowned social policy experts sharing their unique perspectives on global and U.S. social welfare policy issues, Social Work and Social Policy helps social workers consider key issues that face policymakers, elected officials, and agency administrators in order to develop policies that are both fair and just. Designed as a foundational social welfare policy text, this important book meets the Council on Social Work Education's (CSWE) Educational Policy and Accreditation Standards (EPAS). Encouraging readers' critical thinking on various issues, each chapter begins with an overarching question and "what if" scenarios, and ends with a set of suggested key terms, online resources, and discussion questions. Recognizing that policy work requires practitioners to be as fully versed as possible with the issue at hand, Social Work and Social Policy thoroughly explores: Social welfare policy as a form of social justice The evolution of the American welfare state Human security and the welfare of societies Social policy from a global perspective Challenges for social policies in Asia Welfare reform and the need for social empathy The U.S. Patriot Act and its implications for the social work profession Human rights and emerging social media Compelling and broad in scope, Social Work and Social Policy is an indispensable text for students and a valuable resource for practitioners concerned with creating social policy and governmental action guided by justice for all.
Download or read book Social Work and Social Welfare written by Jerry D. Marx and published by Pearson College Division. This book was released on 2011 with total page 410 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: With its focus on "demonstrated competency," Social Work and Social Welfare: An Introduction provides an additional rationale and theme illustrating how social work and social welfare require collaborative efforts in advancing social and economic well-being.). As a historically collaborative profession across broader societal institutions (business and government), students new to social work will be able to learn what social workers do and how their work relates to other professions such as sociology, psychology, human services, and counseling.
Download or read book Social Work and Social Welfare written by Rosalie Ambrosino and published by Brooks Cole. This book was released on 2001 with total page 616 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This revision of the authors' best-selling text continues to inspire student interest in the profession of social work, while helping them to understand the role that the profession plays in the social welfare system. The authors' systems/ecological approach to understanding social welfare focuses on specific social welfare areas in which social workers play major roles in policy and practice. The authors encourage students to consider the many reasons social problems occur and to begin to think critically about the issues in a new way, drawing on the book's coverage of the history, values, economic, political, and cultural factors that affect social work and social welfare. The book gives students a broad understanding of the profession of social work itself, including a brief history of its origin, a discussion of various theoretical principles, as well as applications of these principles to common social problems.
Download or read book Beyond Altruism written by Willard C. Richan and published by Psychology Press. This book was released on 1987 with total page 262 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "When one is dealing with matters like the welfare poor and control of threatening behavior and abuse of young children and teenage pregnancy, there are few neutrals." So begins Willard Richan's challenging new book on social welfare policy. Beyond Altruism proceeds from the assumption that social welfare policy is not formulated in an environment free from politics and special interests. The allocation and redistribution of resources, the setting of policy priorities, and even the licensing of social workers are issues that are highly charged and are of enormous signficance to both the parts and the whole of society.
Download or read book From Charity to Enterprise written by Stanley Wenocur and published by University of Illinois Press. This book was released on 2001 with total page 352 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Addresses the question of how aspiring occupations became professions and, in particular, examines how social workers historically went about this profession-building process and with what consequences. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR
