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050			_aHV40.C69 2016
100			_4 Cox, L. E.
245			_aIntroduction to social work : _cCompiled by Lisa E. Cox, Carolyn J. Tice and Dennis D. Long.
260			_aThousand Oaks : Inc. _bSage Publications, _cc2016
300			_axxxiii, 442 p. : _bcolor illustrations ; _c26 cm
440			_aan advocasy-based profession,
500			_apreviously published in 2016.
504			_a Includes bibliographical references (pages 412-428) and index.
505			_aPreface -- Understanding social work -- The social work profession -- The history of social work -- Generalist social work practice -- Advocacy in social work -- Responding to need -- Poverty and inequality -- Family and child welfare -- Health care and health challenges -- Physical and mental challenges -- Mental health -- Substance use and addiction -- Challenges and rewards of aging -- Criminal justice -- Working in changing contexts -- Communities at risk and housing -- The changing workplace -- Veterans, their families, and military social work -- Environmentalism -- Global practice and international social work -- Epilogue: social work and self-care -- Appendices -- A: code of ethics of the National Association of Social Workers -- Principles -- B: workplace preference checklist and social work job inventory -- C: NASW policy statement on mental health.
520			_aThis text takes readers to the roots of the social work profession, framing its history, practice settings, and career paths through the lens of advocacy. Closely aligned with the latest Educational Policy and Accreditation Standards (EPAS), the text goes beyond standard coverage to explore such cutting-edge content as military social work, environmental issues, global/international social work, housing, and more. Robust, applied pedagogy and an emphasis on advocacy and reflective practice help underscore the transformative opportunities and contributions of social work on clinical, client, community, national, and international levels
650			_2Social service.
700			_4Tice, C. J.
700			_4Long, D. D.
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