Social Work - G - Oxford Bibliographies
Direct Practice in Social Work
Jacqueline Corcoran
Subject: Social Work »
Date Added: 2009-12-14
Direct Practice in Social Work Introduction Direct practice in social work constitutes one-on-one contact with people at the micro level a...
Disabilities
Joanna C. Rankin, Marcia H. Rioux, Ivan Brown
Subject: Social Work »
Date Added: 2011-04-14
Disabilities Introduction This entry identifies resources relevant to the study of disability that are pertinent to the field of social work. R...
Disasters
Ted Bober
Subject: Social Work »
Date Added: 2011-05-25
Disasters Introduction Disasters are complex interactions between nature, the human-built environment, and social processes that significantly ...
Divorce
Michael Saini
Subject: Social Work »
Date Added: 2011-04-14
Divorce Introduction Divorce is the legal dissolution of an adult couple relationship by a court or other legal authority to terminate the legal...
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...
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