Introduction to Social Work, 12th edition
Published by Pearson (June 29, 2011) © 2012
- O William Farley University of Utah
- Larry Lorenzo Smith University of Utah
- Scott W. Boyle University of Utah
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A COMPREHENSIVE AND HISTORICAL INTRODUCTION TO SOCIAL WORK
- Presents a historical perspective on the evolution of social work and social welfare.
- Pays special attention to AIDS, welfare reform, school violence, alcohol and drug dependence, case management, mental illness, suicide prevention and other challenging social problems.
IMPROVE CRITICAL THINKING
- Critical thinking questions in the margins encourage students to examine concepts through a critical lens.
ENGAGE STUDENTS
- The text answers students' questions about social work and their social work education.
- New International Perspectives to the profession highlight the expansions to countries around the world.
- End-of-chapter review questions and in-text cases test students’ understanding of chapter content.
EXPLORE CURRENT ISSUES
- Updated statistics are included throughout the text, giving students the most current information.
- New International Perspectives to the profession highlights the expansions to countries around the world.
- New important issues discussed in this edition include:
- Clients Experiencing Poverty, including how to work with these clients and how to involve them in their own treatment (Ch. 9)
- The Medicare Drug Program, including costs, coverage, and limitations (Ch. 12)
- The “Keep Children in Families Safe Act” (Ch. 13)
- Adolescent drug abuse in the U.S., including the most-effective prevention programs (Ch. 16)
- The War with Afghanistan and Iraq and its effects on the social work profession (Ch. 20)
APPLY CSWE CORE COMPETENCIES
- Explains why the core competencies are important
- Includes a complete CSWE EPAS grid describing each of the 10 core competencies and practice behavior examples
- Includes chapter-specific practice behavior coverage in the text
- Includes complete core competency coverage by chapter in the text
- Lists core competencies in the table of contents under each heading
- Chapter opening grid highlighting the core competencies addressed throughout the chapter
- Competency-based critical thinking questions tie to both competency application and chapter content
- Includes an assess your competence section to rate how well students understand key concepts from the chapter
SUPPORT INSTRUCTORS
- Strong Supplements Package - Instructor’s Manual and Test Bank, Computerized Test Bank (MyTest), BlackBoard Test Item File, and PowerPoint presentations.
- Create a Custom Text - For enrollments of at least 25, create your own textbook by combining chapters from best-selling Pearson textbooks and/or reading selections in the sequence you want. To begin building your custom text, visit www.pearsoncustomlibrary.com. You may also work with a dedicated Pearson Custom editor to create your ideal text–publishing your own original content or mixing and matching Pearson content. Contact your Pearson Publisher’s Representative to get started.
Found in this section:
1. Overview of changes2. Chapter-by-chapter changes
1. Overview of Changes
IMPROVE CRITICAL THINKING
- Includes critical thinking questions and supplemental materials emphasizing every foundation competency and many practice behaviors outlined in the 2008 CSWE EPAS.
ENGAGE STUDENTS
- New International Perspectives to the profession highlights the expansions to countries around the world.
- The text integrates the 2008 CSWE EPAS, with critical thinking questions and practice tests to assess student understanding and development of competency.
EXPLORE CURRENT ISSUES
- Updated statistics are included throughout the text, giving students the most current information.
- New International Perspectives to the profession highlights the expansions to countries around the world.
- New important issues discussed in this edition include:
- Clients Experiencing Poverty, including how to work with these clients and how to involve them in their own treatment (Ch. 9)
- The Medicare Drug Program, including costs, coverage, and limitations (Ch. 12)
- The “Keep Children in Families Safe Act” (Ch. 13)
- Adolescent drug abuse in the U.S., including the most-effective prevention programs (Ch. 16)
- The War with Afghanistan and Iraq and its effects on the social work profession (Ch. 20)
APPLY CSWE CORE COMPETENCIES
- Explains why the core competencies are important
- Includes a complete CSWE EPAS grid describing each of the 10 core competencies and practice behavior examples
- Includes chapter-specific practice behavior coverage in the text
- Includes complete core competency coverage by chapter in the text
- Lists core competencies in the table of contents under each heading
- Chapter opening grid highlighting the core competencies addressed throughout the chapter
- Competency-based critical thinking questions tie to both competency application and chapter content
- Includes an assess your competence section to rate how well students understand key concepts from the chapter
SUPPORT INSTRUCTORS
- Strong Supplements Package - Instructor’s Manual and Test Bank, Computerized Test Bank (MyTest), BlackBoard Test Item File, MySocialWorkLab with Pearson eText, and PowerPoint presentations.
- Create a Custom Text - For enrollments of at least 25, create your own textbook by combining chapters from best-selling Pearson textbooks and/or reading selections in the sequence you want. To begin building your custom text, visit www.pearsoncustomlibrary.com. You may also work with a dedicated Pearson Custom editor to create your ideal text—publishing your own original content or mixing and matching Pearson content. Contact your Pearson Publisher’s Representative to get started.
2. Chapter-by-chapter changes
Chapter 2:
- New information on the plight of children in the U.S. — 13 million who live in poverty.
Chapter 8:
- New evidence-based practice and why it’s important to the social work profession and practice.
Chapter 9:
- New Clients Experiencing Poverty section illustrates how to work with these clients and how to involve them in their own treatment.
Chapter 10:
- New Clients with Disabilities includes a list of dos and don’ts when working with these clients.
Chapter 11:
- New section on Motivational Interviewing — how to use with clients who lack motivation to change troublesome behavior
Chapter 12:
- New section on the Medicare Drug Program includes discussion of costs, coverage, and limitations, i.e. the “doughnut hole.”
Chapter 13:
- New material regarding the “Keep Children in Families Safe Act.”
Chapter 15:
- New section on depression and the elderly.
Chapter 16:
- Updated information on adolescent drug abuse in the U.S. includes a discussion of the most-effective prevention programs.
- Added information on the effects of marijuana.
Chapter 20:
- New information on the War with Afghanistan and Iraq and its effects on the social work profession
IN THIS SECTION:
1.) BRIEF
2.) COMPREHENSIVE
BRIEF TABLE OF CONTENTS:
Part I: Introduction
Chapter 1: What is Social Work?
Chapter 2: The Evolution of Social Welfare and Social Work in the United States
Chapter 3: Education for Social Work
Chapter 4: Generalist Practice and Introductory Theory
Part II: Social Work Practice
Chapter 5: Social Work Practice with Individuals
Chapter 6: Social Work Practice with Groups
Chapter 7: Social Work Practice with Communities
Chapter 8: Administration and Research
Part III: Social Work Services
Chapter 9: Mental Health Services
Chapter 10: Social Work in Health Care
Chapter 11: Social Work in Schools
Chapter 12: Social Security and Public Welfare
Chapter 13: Family and Child Welfare Services
Chapter 14: Correctional Services
Chapter 15: Services for the Aged
Chapter 16: Drug Abuse and Social Work
Chapter 17: Services with Minorities
Chapter 18: Social Work in Rural Areas
Chapter 19: Case Management
Part IV: Professional Development
Chapter 20: Social Work: A Maturing Profession
Chapter 21: Social Work Prevention and Enrichment
Chapter 22: Social Work and the Future
COMPREHENSIVE TABLE OF CONTENTS:
Preface
Part I: Introduction
Chapter 1: What Is Social Work?
Social Welfare
Social Work
Distinguishing Characteristics of Social Work
Social Work Careers
Sociology and Social Work
Psychiatry and Social Work
Psychology and Social Work
Counseling and Social Work
Social Work in the World Today
Summary
Practice Test
Chapter 2: The Evolution of Social Welfare and Social Work in the United States
Echoes of the Pas
European Roots
Public Assistance and Social Welfare Emerge
Services of Volunteers
Social Workers Appear
International Social Work
Summary
Practice Test
Chapter 3: Education for Social Work
Social Work Education
The Master’s Program
Evaluating Master’s Programs
The Baccalaureate Program
The Doctoral Program
Continuing Education
Student Participation in Social Work Education
Council on Social Work Education
Summary
Practice Test
Part II: Social Work Practice
Chapter 4: Generalist Practice and Introductory Theory
Need for a Theoretical Framework
Introductory Inner and Outer Forces Paradigm
Additional Model Definition
The Life Cycle and the Inner and Outer Forces Model
Social Functioning
Levels of Social Functioning
A Base for Generalist Social Work Practice
Summary
Practice Test
Chapter 5: Social Work Practice with Individuals
Social Work with the Individual–A Generalist Approach
Clinical Social Work Defined
History of Social Casework and Clinical Social Work
Trends in Casework and Clinical Work
The Practice Framework
Methods of Clinical Social Work
The Clinical/Direct Practice Process of Social Work
The Multisystems Approach
Summary
Practice Test
Chapter 6: Social Work Practice with Groups
Historical Developments
Group Work Defined
Group Work Models
Formation of Groups
Preparation of Group Members
Structuring the Group
Stages of Groups
Group Work Settings
Summary
Practice Test
Chapter 7: Social Work Practice with Communities
What Is Community Organization?
Beginnings of Community Social Work
Underlying Principles in Community Organization
Community Social Work Processes
Roles of the Community Organizer
Summary
Practice Test
Chapter 8: Administration and Research
Administration
Research
Summary
Practice Test
PART III: SOCIAL WORK SERVICES
Chapter 9: Mental Health Services
Beginnings in Mental Health
Elements of the Mental Health Network
Essential Elements of Comprehensive Mental Health
Special Problems and Issues in Mental Health
Summary
Practice Test
Chapter 10: Social Work in Health Care
Definition of Social Work in Health Care
The Meaning of Illness
The Role of Social Work in Health Care
The Future of Social Work in Health Care Services
Health Care Reform
Prevention and Social Work
Summary
Practice Test
Chapter 11: Social Work in the Schools
The Education Delivery System: New Approaches
Problems Plaguing the Public Schools
Beginnings in School Social Work
Social Work Practice in Schools
Social Work Using a Group Approach
School Social Work and the Community
Working with Minorities
Summary
Practice Test
Chapter 12: Social Security and Public Welfare
Government’s Responsibility for Welfare
The Social Security Act
Government and Public Welfare
Summary
Practice Test
Chapter 13: Family and Child Welfare Services
Marriage/Partner and Family Counseling
Child Welfare Services
In-Home Care of Children
Foster Care of Children
Adoption Services
Child Protective Services
Summary
Chapter 14: Correctional Services
The Social Problems of Delinquency and Crime
Social Work and Corrections
Social Work Practice in Corrections
Processes and Principles
Social Services and Case Examples
Social Work in Institutions
Summary
Practice Test
Chapter 15: Services for Older Americans
Older Americans Act of 1965
White House Conference on Aging, 1971
Adequate Income
Appropriate Living Arrangements
Institutional Responsiveness and a New Attitude toward Aging
Independence and Dignity
George Black, A Peace Corps Volunteer
Joy in Working with Older People
Summary
Practice Test
Chapter 16: Drug Abuse and Social Work
Misused Drugs and What They Do
Extent and Cost of Drug Abuse
Programs for Control, Prevention, Treatment
Summary
Practice Test
Chapter 17: Services with Minorities
Minority Problems
Social Services
Educational Developments
Summary
Practice Test
Chapter 18: Social Work in Rural Areas
Beginnings in Rural Social Work
Rural Social Work Practice
Roles of the Rural Social Worker
Rural Social Service Agencies
Distance Learning for Rural Social Work
Summary
Practice Test
Chapter 19: Case Management
Historical Developments
Case Management Defined
Case Management Research
Summary
Practice Test
PART IV: PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
Chapter 20: Social Work: A Maturing Profession
Criteria of a Profession
Historical Background
Social Work Today
Summary
Practice Test
Chapter 21: Social Work Prevention and Enrichment
Social Work Focus on Prevention
Problems Involved
Examples of Prevention
Implications of Prevention
Social Work Enrichment
Summary
Practice Test
Chapter 22: Social Work and the Future
Professional Maturation
Increase in Services
Professional Identification and Visibility
Certification and Licensing
Spirituality in Social Work Practice
Changing Continuum in Social Work Education
Development of the Role of Consultant
Status of the Social Worker
Private Practice
The Aging of Our Population
Advocacy Role
Improved Public Relations
Rural Social Work
Technology
Expansion of Leadership Roles
Increase in International Social Work
Prevention
Enrichment
Movement for Higher Quality
Summary
Practice Test
Notes
Photo Credits
Name Index
Subject Index
O. William Farley received his B.S, M.S.W., and Ph.D. degrees from the University of Utah. Following his graduation from the M.S.W. program, Dr. Farley served for three years in the United States Air Force as a Captain in the Medical Services. AT his last assignment, Dr. Farley was the Chief Psychiatric Social Worker at the USAF Hospital at Travis Air Force Base in California. In 1962, Dr. Farley became a full-time faculty member at the University of Utah College of Social Work.
Dr. Farley has held many different positions at the College of Social Work, including the Director of Master's Program, the Director of the Doctoral Program, and Associate Dean for Research and Director of the Social Research Institute. Dr. Farley retired from the College of Social Work in spring of 2010. Dr. Farley is also a licensed clinical social worker and marriage and family therapist.
Dr. Farley has published extensively in the fields of health, mental health, and clinical practice and co-authored a book on rural social work and another on direct social work practice. He has been the principle investigator on many research grants including an NIMH grant on Case Management Strategies. Dr. Farley has served on many university and community committees and boards and received the University of Utah Faculty Community Service Award in 1998.
Larry L. Smith received his B.S., M.S.W., and D.S.W. degrees from the University of Utah. After completing his doctoral education, Dr. Smith worked for three years as a clinical social worker at the University of Utah Medical Center. He has been a full-time faculty member at the University of Utah College of Social Work since 1974.
For ten years, Dr. Smith was the Director of the Part-Time and Rural M.S.W. programs at the College of Social Work. He was the Director of Admissions for the M.S.W. program for twenty-one years and the director of the M.S.W Program for ten years. Along with his administrative duties, Dr. Smith teaches courses in clinical practice, human behavior, and research. Dr. Smith is also a licensed clinical social worker and marriage and family therapist.
Dr. Smith has published articles on crisis intervention, health, mental health, and corrections along with an earlier book on crisis intervention. His current research interests also include alcohol and drug prevention and treatment programs.
Scott W. Boyle received his B.S. degree in Recreation from Brigham Young University, his M.S.W. from the University of Southern Mississippi, and his Ph.D. in Counseling Psychology from Brigham Young University. For the first ten years of his professional career, Dr. Boyle worked as a clinical social worker in a number of mental health and hospital settings.
Dr. Boyle's first academic position was at Grambling State University where he was the Chairperson of the Health and Mental Health Concentration. He continued in that position for eight years before becoming a full-time faculty member at the University of Utah College of Social Work in 1996. Dr. Boyle previously served as the coordinator of the Evening M.S.W. Program at the College of Social Work and as the chairperson of the Human Behavior and Social Environment Committee.
In 2001, he joined two other faculty in developing the BSW Program within the college and continues in this position Associate Professor.
Dr. Boyle teaches courses in direct/clinical practice and human behavior. He is also a licensed clinical social worker and psychologist and maintains a private practice in Farmington, Utah. His research focus has been in the area of anger and substance abuse.
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