With its focus on “demonstrated competency,”  Social Work and Social Welfare: An Introduction provides an additional rationale and theme illustrating how social work and social welfare require collaborative efforts in advancing social and economic well-being.). As a historically collaborative profession across broader societal institutions (business and government), students new to social work will be able to learn what social workers do and how their work relates to other professions such as sociology, psychology, human services, and counseling. 

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Contents Preface 1. Social Work as a Profession A Profession Defined                                                                                                Would you enjoy a career in Social Work?                                         Social Work Defined                          Core Competency: Human Rights and Justice             Social Work in Relation to Social Welfare                                         Possible Careers in Social Work                                                                  Social Work with Individuals                                                              Social Work with Families                                                                              Social Work with Groups                                                                               Social Work with Communities                                                          Social Workers in Administration                                                                   Social Workers in Policy Practice                               Core Competency: Policy Practice                                                     Social Workers in Research                                        Social Work in Relation to Other Professions                                    Social Work: A Values-based Profession                                                     Values                                                                                     Core Competency: Professional Identity                                Ethics                                                                                                               Competence in Relation to Diversity and Individual Dignity                                    Core Competency: Diversity in Practice             Social Justice and Human Rights                                                                    Strengths and Empowerment                                                 Baccalaureate Social Work Education                                                        The Future of Social Work                                                               Chapter Summary                                                                            PRACTICE TEST MySocialWorkLab 2. Theoretical and Conceptual Models of Social Work The Complexity of Social Work Theory and Practice                               Human Behavior and the Social Environment                                           Multidimensional View: The Biopsychosocial Model of HBSE                    Biological Domain                                                                                          Psychological Domain                                    Core Competency: Human Behavior             Social Domain                                                                                                  Core Competency: Diversity in Practice             Expanding Our Perspective: The Spiritual and Physical Domains Core Competency: Practice Contexts Systems Theory and Social Work Practice                                     The Strengths Perspective in Social Work Practice                                   Chapter Summary                                                                Practice Test MySocialWorkLab 3. Basic Concepts in Social Welfare Social Welfare: A Conceptualization                                  Core Competency: Human rights and Justice                                                 Ideological Input                                                                                             Economic Institutions                                     Core Competency: Practice Contexts                                                             Political Institutions                            Core Competency: Policy Practice                                                                             Social Institutions                                                                                           Outcome: Societal Well-Being                                   Core Competency: Critical Thinking                                      Chapter Summary                                                                           Practice Test MySocialWorkLab 4. Generalist Social Work Practice Roles and Functions of Social Work                                   Core Competency: Diversity in Practice                                             The Nature of Helping Relationships                                  Core Competency: Professional Identity                                            Diversity and Cultural Competency                                    Core Competency: Ethical Practice                                        Engagement                                                                                        Data Collection and Assessment                              Core Competency: Research Based Practice                                                  Family Assessments                                                                                         Group Assessments                                                                                         Organization and Community Assessment                             Planning and Contracting                                                                 Intervention in Generalist Social Work                                                       Generalist Social Work with Individuals                                                        Generalist Social Work with Families             Generalist Social Work with Groups                                                  Generalist Social Work with Organizations and Communities          Termination                                                                                        Chapter Summary                                                                            Practice Test MySocialWorkLab 5. Social Work and Social Justice: Diversity, Difference, and Oppression Chapter Outline        Human Difference and Diversity                                         Core Competency: Critical Thinking Diverse Peoples of the United States                                                                       Major Social Groups in the United States                                           Core Competency: Diversity in Practice                         Core Competency: Human Rights and Justice Organizing Principals of Diversity and Difference in Society                  Social Groups                                                                                      Inequality: Discrimination and Prejudice                                                       Inequality: Domination and Subordination                                         Identity                                   Core Competency: Practice Contexts             Oppression, Power and Privilege                                                        The Lived Experience of Oppression: “The isms”                                     Racism                                                                                                            Ethnocentrism                                                                                     Xenophobia                                                                                         Classism                                                                                                          Sexism                                                                                                  Homophobia and Heterosexism                                                                      Ableism                                                                                                Social Work and Social Justice                                                                               Empowering Practices: Social Justice in Action                                             Practice Focus: Strengths-Based Practice                                            Chapter Summary                                                                            Practice Test MySocialWorkLab 6:  History of Social Work and Social Welfare The Beginnings of a U.S. Social Welfare System                                      Caring for the Poor: Poverty and the Workhouse                                        The Central Role of Organized Religion and The First Amendment           The Influence of American philanthropy                                                         Industrialization of America                                                                                  The Poor Laborer                                                                                            The Antipauper Movement                                                                             The Growth of Private Nonprofit Agencies for the Poor                               The Development of Charity Organization Societies                                      Core Competency: Professional Identity             The Progressive Era                                        Core Competency: Human Behavior                                                              The Social Advocacy of Women and the Settlement Houses            Business Charitable Contributions: The Growth of Community Chests and Service Clubs The Great Depression and Creation of a National Social Welfare System                                  The Great Depression                                                                          The New Deal                                                                                                 The Role of Social Work in the New Deal                                                      Successes and Failures of the New Deal                                Core Competency: Ethical Practice                            Lyndon B. Johnson and the Great Society                                     The Great Society                                                                                Nixon and the Federal Social Welfare Partnership                                   The Women’s Movement                                                                             Impact of the Civil Rights and Women’s Movements on Professional Social Work Core Competency: Insert Margin Note 6.4 Reagan and New Federalism                                                                       The First President Bush: George H.W. Bush                                                 Bill Clinton and Welfare Reform                                                                    Developments in Social Work                                                                        Social Welfare Developments: 2000-Present                          Chapter Summary                                                                            Practice Test MySocialWorkLab 7: Poverty and Social Welfare Introduction to Poverty                                                              Definition and Causes of Poverty                                                                Defining and Measuring Poverty                                                         Federal Poverty Thresholds and Guidelines                           Current Federal Poverty Thresholds: Problems and Alternatives                         Core Competency: Social Policy             Who are the Poor?                                                                               Demographic Trends in Poverty                                             Causes of Poverty                                                                                               Economic System Factors: Work, Income, and the Labor Market                             Education and “Human Capital”                                                        Oppression and Discrimination                                   Core Competency: Human Rights             The Impact of Changing Family Structures                                        Core Competency: Critical Thinking             The “Culture of Poverty”                                                        Publicly Funded Services to the Poor                                                    Social Insurance Programs                                                                 Unemployment Insurance                                                                               Workers’ Compensation                                                         Public Assistance Programs                                                                               Temporary Assistance to Needy Families (TANF) Core Competency: Practice Contexts             Supplemental Security Income                                                General Assistance                                                                              Current Issues in Public Assistance: A Critical Analysis of Welfare Reform                                                                       Food and Shelter Programs                                                                               Food Stamps                                                                                        The Special Supplemental Food Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC)                        Public Housing and Section 8 Housing Assistance Contributions of Business and the Private Nonprofit Sector to Housing                                                                                    Current Shelter Issues: The Homeless                                                Other Publicly Funded Programs in American Social Welfare                                                                                    Chapter Summary                                                                                  Practice Test MySocialWorkLab 8:  Health, Healthcare and Medical Social Work Social Workers in the Healthcare Profession                                             Major Health Problems                                                                                            Heart Disease                                                                                                  Cancer                                                                                                 Obesity                                                                                                             Asthma