The Foundations Of Social Work Knowledge (east European Monographs 405) [Hardcover]

Frederic G. Reamer is a professor in the School of Social Work at Rhode Island College. He is the author of Social Work Values and Ethics, Social Work Malpractice and Liability, The Philosophical Foundations of Social Work, and Ethical Dilemmas in Social Service; co-author of Rehabilitating Juvenile Justice; and editor of AIDS and Ethics and The Foundations of Social Work Knowledge. He is also the author of the recently published Ethical Standards in Social Work: Commentary on the NASW Code of Ethics.Leading social work educators explain the essential components of the social work curriculum: social work practice, policy and services, human behavior in the social environment, research and evaluation, field education, ethics, oppression and social injustice, and diversity and populations at risk, including ethnic minorities and people of color, women, lesbians and gays, and people with disabilities.Preface
1. The Evolution of Social Work Knowledge, by Frederic G. Reamer
2. Social Work Practice, by Ann Hartmen
3. Social Welfare Policy, by Bruce S. Jansson
4. Human Behavior and the Social Environment, by Carel B. Germain
5. Research and Evalution, by William J. Reid
6. Field Education, by Anne E. Fortune
7. Social Work Values and Ethics, by Frederic G. Reamer
8. Confronting Social Injustice and Oppression, by David G. Gil
9. Diversity and Populations at Risk: Ethnic Minorities and People of Color, by Elaine Pinderhughes
10. Diversity and Populations at Risk: Women, by Nancy R. Hooyman
11. Diversity and Populations at Risk: Gays and Lesbians, by Bernie Sue Newman
12. Diversity and Populations at Risk: People with Disabilities, by Rita Beck Black
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