Social Work: Issues and Opportunities in a Challenging Profession - Hardcover

Dinitto, Diana M.; McNeece, C. Aaron

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9780138169435: Social Work: Issues and Opportunities in a Challenging Profession

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ISBN 10: 0138169438 ISBN 13: 9780138169435

Publisher: Prentice Hall, 1990

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An introduction to the field, describing the theories and methods of social work practice, and the controversial issues within the profession. Emphasizes issues and concerns about the profession itself, such as the current status of social work, and its relationship to other human service professions. Annotation copyright Book News, Inc. Portland, Or.

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A comprehensive look at the profession of social work, including the rewarding aspects of social work practice as well as the struggles and problems faced by social workers as they do their jobs and uphold the values and ethics of the profession. The book uses case vignettes, boxed illustrations on issues of current importance to the profession, questions, and other pedagogical devices to bring the practice of social work to life. Controversial issues are also presented, such as whether the profession is moving away from social goals of political advocacy and reducing poverty, and toward an emphasis on psychotherapy and private practice. Women's issues and ethnic concerns are addressed in depth, as well as the history of the profession, practice methods, and fields of practice. The text also addresses issues faced by human service professionals and the interrelationships among social workers and other human service professionals. For professionals working in the field of social work.

About the Author:

Diana M. DiNitto, (MSW, PhD, Florida State University) is the Cullen Trust Centennial Professor in Alcohol Studies and Education at the University of Texas at Austin. She received a Lifetime Achievement Award from the Social Welfare Policy and Practice Group in 2003 and has been a University Distinguished Teaching Professor since 1997.

C. Aaron McNeece (MSW, PhD, University of Michigan) is Walter W. Hudson Professor and dean at the College of Social Work, Florida State University. He is the author of five other books and numerous journal articles. McNeece was awarded the Pro Humanitate Award in 2005 by the North American Resource Center for Child Welfare.

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