The Social Work Experience: An Introduction to Social Work and Social Welfare (5th Edition)

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The Social Work Experience: An Introduction to Social Work and Social Welfare helps students to understand how social workers use their professional expertise to help people solve a wide variety of problems and improve their lives. It not only introduces the profession of social work and its fields of practice but also provides students with a clear understanding of social welfare policy its history and contemporary issues. The fifth edition contains three major parts: The first part Social Work and its Context introduces professional social work discusses theoretical perspectives for generalist practice and guides students in their understanding of poverty and populations-at-risk. The second part Professional Practice Settings offers an in-depth discussion of eight fields of practice: family and childrens services mental health health care schools substance abuse older adult services criminal justice and developmental disabilities. The third and final part of the text A Look to the Future views the future of the profession through the eyes of futurists and highlights the challenges and opportunities that await social workers.