The Field of Adult Services helps define the complex world of adult services delivery by examining the fields specialized body of values, knowledge, and skills.

Special Features
Includes numerous tables, charts, and case examples to illustrate complex information so that it is easily grasped
Builds clinical skills, as well as skills in strategic planning and management and program and staff development
Helps readers identify and overcome barriers to optimal practice

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Multicultural Issues in Social Work: Practice and Research - ISBN 0871013029
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NASW Press, a division of National Association of Social Workers (NASW), is a leading scholarly press in the social sciences. We serve faculty, practitioners, agencies, libraries, clinicians, and researchers throughout the United States and abroad.

Known for attracting expert authors, the NASW Press delivers professional information to hundreds of thousands of readers through its scholarly journals, books, and reference works.

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-Social work in the field of aging
-Models of social work
-Social work with children and adolescents
-Ethics in social work
-Community organization
-Professional development

About the Author

Gary M. Nelson, MSW, is director of the Family-Centered Services Program and the Center for Aging Research and Educational Services (CARES) at the School of Social Work, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

Ann C. Eller, MSW, is the Adult Prevention and Placement Services coordinator of the North Carolina Division of Social Services.

Dennis W. Streets, MPH, MAT, LNHA, is a clinical instructor at the School of Social Work, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

Margaret L. Morse, PhD, is the publications coordinator for CARES at the School of Social Work, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

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