Social Work Fields of Practice : Historical Trends, Professional Issues, and Future Opportunities.

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.

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