Introduction to social work : the people's profession / Ira Colby, Sophia Dziegielewski.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Colby, Ira C. (Ira Christopher)

Contributor:

Dziegielewski, Sophia F.

Class of 1924 Book Fund.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Social service--United States.

Social service.

United States.

Social workers--United States.

Social workers.

Physical Description:

xv, 434 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm

Edition:

Second edition.

Place of Publication:

Chicago : Lyceum Books, [2004]

Contents:

Part I The Context of Social Work 1

1 Social Work: The Profession 3

The Professional Social Worker 3

Toward a Definition of Social Work 6

Social Work Defined 10

Becoming a Social Worker 12

Membership Associations for Social Workers 18

2 Social Welfare: A System's Response to Personal Issues and Public Problems 23

Toward a Definition of Social Welfare 25

Social Services for Respect and Dignity 25

Social and Economic Justice 26

Social Welfare Defined 28

Residual and Institutional Social Welfare 30

Residual Social Welfare 30

Institutional Social Welfare 33

Is Everyone Really on Welfare? 35

Public Social Welfare 36

Federal Welfare 36

State Welfare 37

Local Welfare 37

Private Social Welfare 37

Social Work in the Social Welfare System 39

The Fading "Public" versus "Private" Distinction 41

Cost Containment versus Quality 41

3 How Did We Get Here from There? 45

The Elizabethan Poor Law of 1601 47

Colonial America 48

Nineteenth-Century Reform Efforts 52

Almshouses and Asylums 52

Charity Organization Societies 53

Settlement House Movement 55

The Twentieth Century 57

Social Reform in the 1960s 58

The 1980s and Beyond: A Return to the Work Ethic 59

Movies to See 61

4 So You Want to Be a Social Worker! 65

The Education of a Social Worker 67

Accreditation and Why It Matters 71

Council on Social Work Education 71

Commission on Accreditation 73

Educational Policy and Accreditation Standards 73

Accreditation Standards for Social Work Programs 73

Educational Content for Baccalaureate and Master's Programs 73

Baccalaureate in Social Work (Educational Model) 75

Master of Social Work (Educational Model) 75

Advanced Standing (Educational Program) 77

PhD/DSW (Educational Program) 78

Social Workers Today 78

What Are Social Workers Paid? 79

Where Do Social Workers Work? 81

Getting a Social Work Job after Graduation 83

Prepare Your Resume Carefully 83

Attend Local NASW Meetings 84

Use Your Field Placement Experience 84

Read Local and National Newspaper Advertisements 85

Use the Internet 85

Get to Know Your Social Work Faculty Advisors and Instructors 85

Explore Your Social Work Student Association or Club 86

Last Thoughts about Your Job Search 86

Part II The Practice of Social Work 89

5 Social Work Practice 91

Understanding Diversity 93

The Basics of Practice 95

Concepts Essential to Social Work Practice 96

Skills 97

Knowledge Base 98

Values and Ethics 99

Differentiating Between Generalist and Specialist Social Work Practice 100

Generalist Practice 100

Specialist Practice 101

The Emergence of Empirically-Based Social Work Practice 103

The Steps in Professional Helping 104

Step 1 Problem Identification 104

Step 2 Assessment and Goal Setting 106

Step 3 Action Plan Development 106

Step 4 Implementation 107

Step 5 Termination 107

Evaluation and Follow-Up 108

Practice Application: The Role of the Medical Social Worker 108

6 Recognizing Diversity and Applying it to Generalist Practice 113

Diversity and Social Work Practice 114

Measurement of Diverse People

The U.S. Census 115

Diversity by Race and Ethnicity in the United States 116

The Generalist Social Worker and Diversity 118

Taking an Empowering Approach to Practice 118

The Systems Perspective 119

Person-in-Situation: Guiding the Practice Framework 123

Selecting a Practice Method 126

Micropractice 128

Mezzopractice 129

Macropractice 130

In Brief: Short-Term Intervention Approaches 132

We All Make Mistakes! 133

Culturally Sensitive Practice 134

Part III Settings for Social Work Practice 141

7 Poverty and Income Maintenance 143

Poverty Defined 145

Measuring Poverty 146

Other Considerations in Measuring Poverty 149

Number in Poverty versus Poverty Rate 150

Who Actually Constitute the Poor? 151

Poverty and Location 152

Poverty and Race 153

Poverty and Gender 153

Poverty and Age 156

Why Is There Poverty in a Wealthy Nation? 158

Programs to Aid the Poor 161

Temporary Assistance for Needy Families 162

Implementation of state discretion and time limits 162

Work requirements 163

Child care 163

Food Programs 164

Food stamps 164

School lunch and breakfast and other food programs 167

Supplemental Security Income 168

Legal Immigrants 170

Earned Income Credit 170

Further Reading on Theories about Poverty 174

8 Child Welfare Services 175

Child Welfare Defined 177

America's Diverse Children and Their Families 178

The Rights of Children 181

The Design of the American Child Welfare System 185

Child Protective Services 185

Family Preservation Services 187

Out-of-Home Services 187

Foster Care 187

Residential care 189

Adoption 191

Children with Special Needs 194

Other Services 196

Youth programs 196

Child Sexual Abuse and Trauma 196

9 Health Care 201

Health Care Social Work Defined 203

A Brief History of Health Care Social Work 204

Understanding the Current Health Care Environment 205

Roles and Tasks of the Health Care Social Worker 209

Direct Practice 209

Support Services 211

Direct Supervision 212

Mediation, Advocacy, and Brokering 214

Health Education and Health Counseling 215

Administration 216

Acute and Long-Term Care Settings 217

Hospital Emergency Room Social Work 219

Home Care Services 220

Hospice Social Work 221

Life-Threatening Conditions and People with HIV/AIDS 222

Why Do It? 223

10 Mental Health 229

Multidimensional Psychosocial Assessment 231

Person-in-Environment: A Systematic Approach to Assessment 237

DSM-IV-TR 239

The Behavioral Biopsychosocial Approach to Social Work Practice 239

Mental Health and Working with the Family in Acute Care Settings 242

Deinstitutionalization and the Mentally Ill in the Criminal Justice System 246

Special Considerations: Mental Health and the Dual Diagnosis 249

11 The Elderly 255

Aging: We Cannot Escape It 257

Theoretical Frameworks for Practice with the Elderly 260

Health, Mental Health, and the Elderly 263

Physical Health Conditions 265

Mental Health Process 267

Depression 267

Discharge Options 268

Employment Changes of the Elderly and Social Work Practice 269

The Working Elderly 270

Caregiving in the Community 272

The Elderly in Retirement 272

Community Care and Management with the Elderly 275

Abuse, Neglect, Risk of Exploitation and Aging 277

Assessing Suicide and Planning for Death 277

12 Domestic Violence 287

Domestic Violence Defined 289

Characteristics of the Abused and Their Abusers 290

Helping Survivors of Abuse 292

The Criminal Justice System 293

The Role of the Social Worker 295

Practice Application: The Role of the Women's Shelter Social Worker 298

13 The Political Arena 305

Why Politics and Social Work? 305

Social Work Values and Political Activity 307

A Historical Overview of Political Activity by Social Workers 308

Electoral and Legislative Politics 314

Social Work Organizations and Electoral Politics 316

Education Legislative Network 316

Political Action for Candidate Election 317

PACE Endorsement Process 319

Social Workers and Political Campaigns 323

Spend time at a campaign office 323

Use buttons and t-shirts 324

Host a fundraiser 324

Realize the importance of election day 324

Lobbying for Social Work Legislation 324

Letter writing 325

Telephone calls 325

Personal visits 325

Public testimony 325

Community Organization: Linking the Political to the Community 327

Part IV Expanding Horizons for Social Work 331

14 International Social Welfare 333

How Do We Compare Different Nations? 335

Recent Happenings and the World Today 338

How Do We Look at International Social Welfare? 342

International Social Welfare Associations 345

United Nations Structures 346

U.S. Government Agencies 347

Private Voluntary Bodies 348

International Professional Social Welfare Organizations 348

International Federation of Social Workers 348

International Association of Schools of Social Work 352

International Council on Social Welfare 352

NASW and CSWE International Initiatives 353

National Association of Social Workers 353

Council on Social Work Education 353

The Time to Decide Is Approaching 360

The Non-Social Work Major 361

The Social Work Major 362

The Future and You 364

Social Work as a Profession: Future Considerations 365

The American Social Welfare System: The Future 367

Social Work Practice 369

Special Topic: Regulation of Professional Social Work Practice 370

Final Thoughts 373

A National Association of Social Workers, Code of Ethics 381

B International Federation of Social Workers, The Ethics of Social Work: Principles and Standards 398

C Council on Social Work Education, Educational Policy and Accreditation Standards 404

D Accredited MSW Programs in the United States, Fall 2003 415

E Selected National and International Social Work Associations and Related Web pages 421

Box 1 Benefits of NASW Membership 19

Box 2 Other Social Work Membership Organizations 20

Box 1 Examples of Residual and Institutional Program 30

Box 2 Food Stamps and the Video Game 31

Box 3 Federal Social Welfare Programs 36

Box 4 Examples of Social Welfare Professionals by Primary or Secondary Classification 39

Table 1 Number of Accredited BSW, MSW, and PhD Programs 70

Table 2 Number of BSW, MSW, and PhD/DSW Students and Graduates of Accredited Programs 71

Box 1 Professional Foundation of Social Work Ethics 74

Box 2 Specialization Models 76

Table 3 Social Work Annual Income: NASW members: Social Work Employment/Self Employment 79

Table 4 Fields of Practice among 32,214 Graduate Students in 2000 in Social Work Education 82

Table 5 A Salary of $30,000 in Houston, Texas, in 2003, Is the Same As 87

Box 1 Dynamic Interplay of Knowledge, Values and Ethics, and Skills 96

Box 2 Social Work Process 105

Table 1 U.S. Population By Race, Ethnicity and Gender 117

Box 1 The Case of Don: The Systems Perspective 120

Box 2 Hate Crimes a Consequence of Diversity 125

Box 3 The Case of Maria: Micropractice 129

Box 4 The Case of a Drug-free Community: Macropractice 131

Table 1 2003 HHS Poverty Guidelines 147

Table 2 Poverty Thresholds for 2002 by Size of Family and Number of Related Children under 18 Years 148

Table 3 The Marginal Effect of Taxes and Transfers on Poverty Estimates 150

Table 4 Poverty Status 152

Table 5 Profile of Persons in Poverty 153

Table 6 Poverty Rates by Race and Hispanic Origin 154

Table 7 Poverty Rates for Families by Race and Hispanic Origin 155

Table 8 Poverty Rates by Age Group and Ethnicity 156

Table 9 Poverty Rates for Children 158

Table 10 Names of State TANF Programs 164

Table 11 Earnded Income Credit in a Nutshell 171

Table 1 Social Workers in State and Local Office 310

Table 2 Social Workers in Elected Offices by Gender/Office 314

Table 3 Social Workers in Elected Offices by Race/Ethnicity/Office 314

Table 4 Social Workers in Elected Offices by Credential/Office 314

Box 1 Political Life Cycle 316

Box 2 Example of Candidate Survey 320

Box 3 Salutations for Letter Writing 326

Box 1 The World System 335

Box 2 Regions of the World as Defined by the World Bank 336

Box 3 Welfare Trends on Selected Issues in the Three Worlds 337

Box 4 Comparison of Eleven Welfare State Variables 338

Table 1 National Infant Mortality Rates Lower than U.S. Rate 341

Table 2 National Life Expectancies Greater Than U.S. Expectancy 343

Box 5 Member of the IFSW 349

Box 6 Meetings Sponsored by IFSW 351

Box 7 Sample of International Social Welfare Organizations and their Web Sites 353

Box 1 Partial List of Occupations Regulated by the State of Florida 371.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Class of 1924 Book Fund.

ISBN:

092506548X

OCLC:

53485194