Columbia University Press The Foundations of Social Work Knowledge (East European Monographs; 405)

Product Description Leading social work educators explain the essential components of the social work curriculum: social work practice, policy and services, human behavior in the social environment, research and evaluation, field education, ethics, oppression and social injustice, and diversity and populations at risk, including ethnic minorities and people of color, women, lesbians and gays, and people with disabilities. Synopsis Defines and explains the essential components of the social work curriculum: social work practice; social welfare policies and services; human behaviour in the social environment; research and evaluation; field education; values and ethics; social injustice; and populations at risk. About the Author Frederic G. Reamer is a professor in the School of Social Work at Rhode Island College. He is the author of Social Work Values and Ethics, Social Work Malpractice and Liability, The Philosophical Foundations of Social Work, and Ethical Dilemmas in Social Service; co-author of Rehabilitating Juvenile Justice; and editor of AIDS and Ethics and The Foundations of Social Work Knowledge. He is also the author of the recently published Ethical Standards in Social Work: Commentary on the NASW Code of Ethics.