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Introduction to social work : an advocacy-based profession / Lisa E. Cox, Carolyn J. Tice, Dennis D. Long.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublisher: Thousand Oaks : SAGE Publications, Inc, [2022]Copyright date: 2022Edition: Third EditionDescription: xliv, 635 pages : illstrations ; 26 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9781071839812
  • 1071839810
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 361.3 23
LOC classification:
  • HV40 .C69 2021
  • HV40 .C69 2022
Summary: "Winner of the 2019 Textbook Excellence Award from the Textbook & Academic Authors Association (TAA) The best-selling Introduction to Social Work takes students on an exploration of what social work is, what it was historically, and how to practically and effectively be an advocate as a social worker. Built on a unique advocacy practice and policy model comprised of four components - economic and social justice, a supportive environment, human needs and rights, and political access - this book provides an crucial lens for viewing today's social issues. Authors Lisa E. Cox, Carolyn J. Tice and Dennis D. Long emphasizeadvocacy throughout all of the sectors of social work, include a focus on environmental, international, and military social work, and stress the importance of interprofessionalism. Written with a person-first approach, this Third Edition closely aligns with the latest Educational Policy and Accreditation Standards (EPAS) from the Council on Social Work Education (CSWE), references the 2018 Code of Ethics from the National Association of Social Workers (NASW), and includes profound discussion of societal impacts on areas of public health, policy, juvenile justice, race, inequality, social movements, self care, etc"--
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Social Work as a profession

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Revised edition of the authors' Introduction to social work, [2019].

Includes bibliographical references and index.

"Winner of the 2019 Textbook Excellence Award from the Textbook & Academic Authors Association (TAA) The best-selling Introduction to Social Work takes students on an exploration of what social work is, what it was historically, and how to practically and effectively be an advocate as a social worker. Built on a unique advocacy practice and policy model comprised of four components - economic and social justice, a supportive environment, human needs and rights, and political access - this book provides an crucial lens for viewing today's social issues. Authors Lisa E. Cox, Carolyn J. Tice and Dennis D. Long emphasizeadvocacy throughout all of the sectors of social work, include a focus on environmental, international, and military social work, and stress the importance of interprofessionalism. Written with a person-first approach, this Third Edition closely aligns with the latest Educational Policy and Accreditation Standards (EPAS) from the Council on Social Work Education (CSWE), references the 2018 Code of Ethics from the National Association of Social Workers (NASW), and includes profound discussion of societal impacts on areas of public health, policy, juvenile justice, race, inequality, social movements, self care, etc"--

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