Profession of Social Work

CATHERINE N. DULMUS, PHD, is Professor, Associate Dean for Research, and Director of the Buffalo Center for Social Research in the School of Social Work at the University at Buffalo, SUNY, and Research Director at Hillside Family of Agencies in Rochester, New York. KAREN M. SOWERS, PHD, is Dean and Beaman Professor in the College of Social Work at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville. Her research interests include juvenile justice, sexuality, social work education, child welfare, evidence-based practice, and international social work practice.

"Students, social work educators, and social work practitioners who want to understand the social work profession of today contextualized in our rich history can stop looking .... I am happy to endorse this book for any introductory course on social work. Undergraduates through doctoral students will find this textbook uniquely informative." (The New Social Worker, 2013)

• Preface viiiAbout the Editors xContributors xiChapter 1 The History of Social Work and Social Welfare 1Leslie LeighningerReligious Origins of Social Work 1Government Enters the Picture 4The Rise of the Market 8Jane Addams and the Settlement House 13The Progressive Era 18Professionalization Begins 20The Great Depression 23The Postwar Period and Further Organization 26The Age of Reagan 28The Age of Impasse 31Key Terms 32Review Questions for Critical Thinking 32Online Resources 32References 33Chapter 2 Educating for Social Work 35Julia M. Watkins and Jessica HolmesNeed for Trained Social Workers 36Accreditation 37Purpose of Social Work Education 39Education for Practice 44Opportunities and Challenges 45Curriculum for the 21st Century 47Key Terms 48Review Questions for Critical Thinking 48Online Resources 48References 49Chapter 3 Social Work Practice in the New Millennium 51June G. Hopps and Tony B. LoweSummary of the Profession’s Evolution 52Purpose of Social Work Practice 53Social Work’s Relation to Biological and Social Sciences 56Conceptual Framework of Practice 57Primacy of the Methods Triad 60Treatment and the Joining of Casework and Group Work 68Fields of Practice 77The Future 79Key Terms 80Review Questions for Critical Thinking 80Online Resources 80References 81Chapter 4 Professional Credentials and Professional Regulations: Social Work Professional Development 91Donna DeAngelis and Mary Jo MonahanDevelopment of Social Work as a Profession 91Professional Credentials 92Key Terms 102Review Questions for Critical Thinking 102Online Resources 102References 103Chapter 5 Social Work Organizations 105Gary R. Lowe and Terry L. SingerThe Beginning: 1600 to 1900 106The Educational and Organizational Foundations for Social Work 111Education 119The 1950s 122Fragmentation Versus Unity: A Reflection on a Theme Between Practice and Education 129Conclusion 134Key Terms 134Review Questions for Critical Thinking 135Online Resources 135References 136Chapter 6 Values and Ethics for Professional Social Work Practice 137Kimberly Strom-GottfriedUnderstanding Values 137Opportunities for Conflict 139Ethics 140Core Areas in Social Work Ethics 143Conclusion 158Key Terms 158Review Questions for Critical Thinking 158Online Resources 159References 159Chapter 7 The Strengths Perspective: Putting Possibility and Hope to Work in Our Practice 163Dennis SaleebeyOrigins and Background of Strengths-Based Knowing and Doing 165Reaction Against the Medical/Deficit Model 168Core Conditions of Change and Positive Development 172Principles of the Strengths Perspective 176What Are Strengths and How Do You Discover Them? 180Conclusion 185Key Terms 186Review Questions for Critical Thinking 186Online Resources 187References 187Chapter 8 Putting Evidence-Based Practice Into Practice 191James G. BarberCommon Myths About Evidence-Based Practice 192What Evidence-Based Practice Is 195Obstacles to Implementation 199Conclusion 200Key Terms 201Review Questions for Critical Thinking 201Online Resources 201References 202Chapter 9 Improving the Scientific Base of Social Work Practice 203Allen Rubin and Danielle E. ParrishThe Research-Practice Chasm 203Evidence-Based Practice Movement 209Implications for Making Social Work Practice More Scientific 214Conclusion 218Key Terms 219Review Questions for Critical Thinking 220Online Resources 220References 220Chapter 10 Contemporary Issues in Social Work 225Stanley L. Witkin and Roberta Rehner IversenWhat Do We Mean by ‘‘Issues’’? 225From the Modern to the Postmodern: Social Construction and Social Work 228Globalization and Global Social Work 233Evidence-Based Practice 239Ethics 245The Profession, Professionals, and Personalization 250Key Terms 255Review Questions for Critical Thinking 256Online Resources 256References 256Author Index 263Subject Index 267