About the Book
Provides a look at the role and function of the generalist social worker within the context of practice settings, and focusing on contemporary social problems
KEY TOPICS: Social welfare policy, social work profession, ethical standards in social work, generalist skills in social work, child welfare services, child welfare agency, U.S. child welfare system, working with adolescents, adolescent services in social work, role of the social worker with older adults, successful aging, mental health, mental illness, mental health counseling interventions, homelessness, role of social worker with homeless populations, social work in hospitals, patients with HIV/AIDS, hospice movement, counseling terminally ill, school social work, role of religion in caring for poor, role of spirituality in social work, faith-based service agencies, forensic social work, working with survivors of violence and violent crime, Intimate partner violence, sexual assault, social workers in correctional facilities, psychosocial issues in prison population, international social work, working with refugees, weapons of war: genocide and rape, social work with crimes against women and children
MARKET For students in introductory social work and social welfare courses
About the Author:
Michelle Martin has over 25 years experience working in advocacy, policy and social work. She has a PhD in Peace Studies from the University of Bradford in the UK, an MSocSci in global policy studies from the University of Bristol in the UK, and an MSW from University of Illinois, Jane Addams College of Social Work in Chicago. Michelle is the author of three books, I
ntroduction to Human Services: Through the Eyes of Practice Settings; Advocacy for Social Justice: A Global Perspective, and
Introduction to Social Work: Through the Eyes of Practice Settings, and several articles focusing primarily on social policy and global issues related to human rights violations and conflict. Her area of research focuses on the internationalization of global conflict, including the history of ethnonationalist conflict, and civil war and genocide in Rwanda, with a focus on the role of social media in conflict and peace processes. She has also extensively studied forced migration and conflict-generated diaspora and their engagement in peace and conflict processes. Michelle is also interested in human rights mechanisms and the role of the United Nations in responding to human rights violations, as well as the relationship between emerging technologies, globalization and global conflict situations. Michelle is particularly committed to advocating for marginalized and at-risk populations on a global level. Michelle teaches at Dominican University in the Chicago area.
