Women in Social Work Who Have Changed the World - Softcover

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0190616059 ISBN 13: 9780190616052

Publisher: Oxford University Press, 2009

Synopsis

"Social work," writes Alice Lieberman, "is the only profession for whom social justice is a core value." The fifteen extraordinary women profiled in this book have lived this core value to the furthest extent. Each of these women has used the teachings of the social work profession to enact profound social change in communities around the world.

This book describes the risks taken and sacrifices made by women from places as varied as Tanzania and East Baltimore, as different as India and Wisconsin, by women who undertake the heavy tasks of providing housing and food for HIV positive community members and designing programs for elder care in impoverished communities. These stories, told through personal interviews, prove that determination and strength of character can trump even the most intimidating hardships and obstacles.

Women in Social Work Who Have Changed the World is an absorbing, inspirational must-read for all social workers who have ever felt overwhelmed by the task of improving the lives of their clients, or for anyone who has ever doubted that one person can make an impact.

About this title

About the Author:

Alice A. Lieberman is Chancellor's Club Teaching Professor of Social Welfare at the University of Kansas. She is the author or editor of numerous books, including The Social WorkOut Book; Social Work Practice with a Difference: Stories, Essays, Cases, and Commentaries (co-edited with Cheryl Lester); and the Social Work in a New Century series. She has also been co-principal investigator on several federal initiatives, funded by the Administration for Children and Families.

Review:

"After reading this book, I felt that I had traveled around the world and rediscovered the core values of the social work profession. More important, these core values were brought to life through the lens of women who practice with elegance and passion what the profession teaches."
--Sandra Edmonds Crewe. Affilia: Journal of Women and Social Work Vol. 26.3

"I believe practicing social workers will enjoy reading this book . . . [and] the book [should] be recommended reading in introductory courses for undergraduates. . . These women are remarkable and their stories are fascinating and inspiring."
--Wynne Korr, University of Illinois

About this edition

• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Publication date: 2009
• ISBN 10: 0190616059
• ISBN 13: 9780190616052
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 236
• Editor: Lieberman Alice A.