Social workers' desk reference

People all over the world are confronted by issues such as poverty, a lack of access to quality education, unaffordable and or inadequate housing, and a lack of needed health and mental services on a daily basis. Due to these issues, there is a need for social workers who have access to relevant and timely scholarly materials in order to meet the needs of those facing these issues. The social, psychological, and biological factors resulting from these issues determine the level of a person's mental health at any given point in time and it is necessary for social workers to continue to evolve a.

Part I, Overview and Introduction to social work : -- 1. What Changes and What Remains in a Practice Profession -- 2. Professional Socialization: On Becoming and Being a Social Worker.

Part II, Roles, Functions, and Fields of Social Work Practice : -- 3. Evidence-based Social Work Practice with Children and Adolescents -- 4. Overview of Alcohol and Drug Dependence: Identification, Assessment and Treatment -- 5. School Social Work -- 6. Social Work Practice and Leadership -- 7. Essentials of Private Practice -- 8. Social Work Practice and the Affordable Care Act -- 9. Social Work Practice in Home-based Services -- 10. Social Work Practice in Disasters -- 11. Victim Services -- 12. Social Work in Domestic Violence Services -- 13. Traumatic Stress and Emergency Services -- 14. Military Social Work -- 15. Military Social Work in the Community -- 16. Social Work with Military Families -- 17. Social Work Practice and Personal Self-care.

Part III, Social Work Values, Ethics, and Licensing Standards : -- 18. Ethical Issues in Social Work -- 19. Risk Management in Social Work -- 20. Advocacy in Administrative Forums: Guidelines for Practice in Benefit Appeals -- 21. Social Work Regulatio…