The Foundations of Social Work Knowledge

The twelve chapters of this important book, written by leading social work educators, define and explain the essential components of the social work curriculum: social work practice, social welfare policy and services, human behavior in the social environment, research and evaluation, field education, values and 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. The only contemporary collections of essays analyzing what every social worker needs to know about the profession's intellectual underpinnings The Foundations of Social Work Knowledge will stimulate discussion and debate throughout the profession and will be essential reading for social work faculty, administrators, practitioners, and students. Edited by Frederic G. Reamer 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 About the Contributors Index