Social Work Fields of Practice

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.

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• Preface xiiiAbout the Editors xvContributions xviiChapter 1. Child Welfare and Social Work Practice 1Robin E. Perry and Alberta J. EllettChapter 2. Family-Centered Practice: A System-Based Approach to Strengthening Families 55Barbara Thomlison and Raymond J. ThomlisonChapter 3. School Social Work 81Cynthia Franklin, Beth Gerlach, and Amy ChanmugamChapter 4. Substance Abuse 113Lori K. Holleran Steiker and Samuel A. MacMasterChapter 5. The Mental Health Field of Practice 147King Davis and Hyejin JungChapter 6. Social Work Disability Practice 159Elizabeth DePoy and Stephen GilsonChapter 7. Geriatric Social Work: A Field of Practice 183Roberta R. GreeneChapter 8. Forensic Social Work: Current and Emerging Developments 207Katherine van Wormer, David W. Springer, and Tina MaschiChapter 9. Veterinary Social Work Practice 245Elizabeth Strand, Bethanie A. Poe, Sarina Lyall, Jan Yorke, Janelle Nimer, Erin Allen, Geneva Brown, and Teresa Nolen-PrattChapter 10. Social Work Practice With the Military 273Anthony M. Hassan and Marilyn FlynnChapter 11. International Social Work Practice 291Doreen Elliott and Uma A. SegalChapter 12. Immigrant and Indigenous Populations: Special Populations in Social Work 333Jon Matsuoka and Hamilton I. McCubbinChapter 13. DiversityIris B. Carlton-LaNey and Sharon Warren CookAuthor Index 385Subject Index 397