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Police Social Work
George Patterson
Subject: Social Work »
Date Added: 2012-02-06
Police Social Work Introduction Police social work has been defined several ways among the entries published in major social work reference w...
Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
Allen Rubin
Subject: Social Work »
Date Added: 2009-12-14
Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) Introduction Like most topics in the area of mental health or mental illness, there is an enormous am...
Postmodernism and Social Work
Elizabeth Ann Danto
Subject: Social Work »
Date Added: 2011-05-25
Postmodernism and Social Work Introduction “The postmodern movement has had a dramatic influence on social work,” wrote Joan Laird in 1995. “It...
Poverty
Mark R. Rank
Subject: Social Work »
Date Added: 2011-04-14
Poverty Introduction Poverty generally refers to individuals residing in households lacking the necessary income to purchase a minimally adeq...
Productive Engagement of Older Adults
Nancy Morrow-Howell
Subject: Social Work »
Date Added: 2013-02-26
Productive Engagement of Older Adults Introduction There is extraordinary growth in the number and proportion of older adults in almost every ...
Profession, Social Work
June Gary Hopps, Tony Lowe, Vanessa Robinson-Dooley
Subject: Social Work »
Date Added: 2009-12-14
Social Work Profession Introduction Social work literature discusses how the profession’s history was organized in an effort to address pro...
Psychiatric Rehabilitation
Phyllis Solomon, Lisa T. Schmidt
Subject: Social Work »
Date Added: 2009-12-14
Psychiatric Rehabilitation Introduction Psychiatric rehabilitation is the use of systematic strategies and interventions to assist adults wi...
Psychopathology and Social Work Practice
Sophia F. Dziegielewski, George Jacinto
Subject: Social Work »
Date Added: 2011-05-25
Psychopathology and Social Work Practice Introduction As the field of social work practice has expanded its services within health-care and men...
Psychopharmacology and Social Work Practice
Sophia F. Dziegielewski
Subject: Social Work »
Date Added: 2011-05-25
Psychopharmacology and Social Work Practice Introduction Psychopharmacological treatments are changing the practice landscape for all health an...
Psychosocial Framework
Eda G. Goldstein
Subject: Social Work »
Date Added: 2009-12-14
Psychosocial Framework Introduction This entry describes the psychosocial framework and its resources. It is important to differentiate the psy...
Qualitative Research
James Drisko
Subject: Social Work »
Date Added: 2011-05-25
Qualitative Research Introduction “Qualitative research” is a term that encompasses a wide variety of research types and methods. Its great var...
Race and Racism
Haluk Soydan
Subject: Social Work »
Date Added: 2009-12-14
Race and Racism Introduction In many societies the social work profession operates in a racialized social and psychological environment. Ra...
Religiously Affiliated Agencies
Diana R. Garland
Subject: Social Work »
Date Added: 2009-12-14
Religiously Affiliated Agencies Introduction Religiously affiliated agencies are organizations founded by a congregation or other religious...
Republic of Ireland, History of Social Work in the
Caroline Skehill
Subject: Social Work »
Date Added: 2010-02-15
History of Social Work in the Republic of Ireland Introduction While the origins of social work in the Republic of Ireland are generally tr...
Research
Michael Saini
Subject: Social Work »
Date Added: 2009-12-14
Research Introduction Research is a systematic methodological approach to collecting and analyzing information to create new knowledge. The...
Research Ethics
Jeane W. Anastas
Subject: Social Work »
Date Added: 2013-04-22
Research Ethics Introduction As research activity in social work has increased, so has attention to ethics in research. Research ethics guide ...
Restorative Justice
Katherine van Wormer
Subject: Social Work »
Date Added: 2009-12-14
Restorative Justice Introduction “Restorative justice,” as defined in the Encyclopedia of Social Work, is “a nonadversarial approach usually mo...
Risk Assessment in Child Protection Services
Aron Shlonsky
Subject: Social Work »
Date Added: 2011-09-30
Risk Assessment in Child Protection Services Introduction Child welfare services are designed to promote the safety and well-being of children ...
Risk Management in Social Work
Frederic G. Reamer
Subject: Social Work »
Date Added: 2009-12-14
Risk Management in Social Work Introduction Social workers face several possible risks when they provide services to individuals, couples, f...
Rural Social Work Practice
Nancy Lohmann, Roger Lohmann
Subject: Social Work »
Date Added: 2009-12-14
Rural Social Work Practice Introduction Rural social work may be defined as the practice of social work in any setting identified by those ...
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