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Ecological Framework

Susan P. Kemp

Subject: Social Work »

Date Added: 2009-12-14

Ecological Framework Introduction Ecology, the study of the relationships between organisms and their environments, is a vibrant interdisciplin...

Economic Evaluation

Jennifer Francis, Ann Netten

Subject: Social Work »

Date Added: 2011-06-29

Economic Evaluation Introduction In a weak economic climate, politicians and local government decision makers cannot afford to ignore value-for...

End-of-Life Decisions

Ellen L. Csikai

Subject: Social Work »

Date Added: 2013-04-22

End-of-Life Decisions Introduction End-of-life decisions occur throughout the lifespan and involve many aspects of the dying process. As medic...

Ethics and Values in Social Work

Frederic G. Reamer

Subject: Social Work »

Date Added: 2009-12-14

Ethics and Values in Social Work Introduction The topic of social work values and ethics has always been central to the profession. Scholarl...

Ethnicity

Haluk Soydan

Subject: Social Work »

Date Added: 2011-05-25

Ethnicity Introduction Like social class, gender, and age, ethnicity defines the values, behavior patterns, and life styles acquired, held, and ...

Evidence-based Social Work Practice

Edward J. Mullen

Subject: Social Work »

Date Added: 2009-12-14

Evidence-Based Social Work Practice Introduction This entry identifies evidence-based practice (EBP) resources with specific reference to s...

Evidence-based Social Work Practice: Finding Evidence

Edward J. Mullen

Subject: Social Work »

Date Added: 2009-12-14

Evidence-based Social Work Practice: Finding Evidence Introduction This entry identifies and describes bibliographic resources useful f...

Evidence-based Social Work Practice: Issues, Controversies, and Debates

Edward J. Mullen

Subject: Social Work »

Date Added: 2009-12-14

Evidence-based Social Work Practice: Issues, Controversies, and Debates Introduction This entry provides references to issues, controver...

Experimental and Quasi-Experimental Designs

Matthew Morton, Paul Montgomery

Subject: Social Work »

Date Added: 2011-06-29

Experimental and Quasi-Experimental Designs Introduction In strengthening social work’s ability to improve lives and communities, experimental ...

Families

Heather Coleman

Subject: Social Work »

Date Added: 2009-12-14

Families Introduction This entry identifies family resources with reference to social work family theories. Given the multidisciplinary work in...

Family Policy

Neil Gilbert

Subject: Social Work »

Date Added: 2011-06-29

Family Policy Introduction As a field of study, the boundaries of family policy have shifted over time in response to changing concerns about f...

Family Services

Toni Naccarato, Katharine Briar-Lawson, Brian D. Roland

Subject: Social Work »

Date Added: 2010-12-27

Family Services IntroductionEncompassing a broad range of programs, practices, and strategies, family services address individual family members and i...

Family Violence

Bonnie E. Carlson

Subject: Social Work »

Date Added: 2011-06-29

Family Violence Introduction Since the 1970s, a great deal has been learned about different types of family violence, including child abuse, ad...

Fathering Among Families Served By Child Welfare

Jennifer Bellamy

Subject: Social Work »

Date Added: 2011-04-14

Fathering Among Families Served by Child Welfare Introduction Fathering among families served by child welfare is a relatively underdeveloped b...

Field Education

Marion Bogo

Subject: Social Work »

Date Added: 2009-12-14

Field Education Introduction Field education in social work is a component of social work education programs where students learn to pr...

Foster Care

Joan Shireman

Subject: Social Work »

Date Added: 2012-04-24

Foster Care Introduction There have always been children who need temporary care outside their own homes, and in the United States, family fost...

Gay Men

James I. Martin

Subject: Social Work »

Date Added: 2009-12-14

Gay Men Introduction Gay men are generally considered to be men who have sexual desires for other men, although this is an oversimplificati...

Group Work

Mark J. Macgowan

Subject: Social Work »

Date Added: 2009-12-14

Group Work Introduction Group work can be defined as “goal-directed activity with small treatment and task groups aimed at meeting socioemot...

Group Work across Populations, Challenges, and Settings

Mark J. Macgowan

Subject: Social Work »

Date Added: 2009-12-14

Group Work across Populations, Challenges, and Settings Introduction Group work may be defined as “goal-directed activity with small treatm...

Group Work, Research, Best Practices, and Evidence-based

Mark J. Macgowan

Subject: Social Work »

Date Added: 2011-06-29

Research, Best Practices, and Evidence-based Group Work Introduction Both the methods used to study groups and discussions on the use of re...

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