Social Work: Reference

4 vols:v. 1. The profession of social work -- v. 2. Human behavior in the social environment -- v. 3. Social work practice v. 4. Social policy and policy practice.

2 volumes

The intent of the encyclopedia is to provide information about how Canada, Mexico and the U.S. have dealt with social welfare issues, some similar across borders, others unique, as well as to describe important events, developments, and the lives and work of some key contributors to social welfare developments.
The encyclopedia defines social welfare broadly to include education, informal mutual assistance, the development of the social work profession, and voluntary charitable activities as well as state supported public welfare activities.

20th ed. 4 vols. Entries written by social workers include historical foundations and contemporary issues. References included.

2 volumes

National Association of Social Workers policy statements 2009-2012

Social work language from its diverse specialties that includes acronyms, terms and social work milestones.

Background and history -- Issues and controversies -- Adoption around the world -- Chronology -- Biographical sketches -- Facts and data -- Directory of organizations -- Selected print and nonprint resources

1. Background and history -- 2. Problems, controversies and solutions -- 3. Worldwide perspective -- 4. Chronology -- 5. Biographical sketches -- 6. Facts and statistics -- Summary of Significant Court Cases in U.S. Courts -- 7. 7. Directory of organizations -- 8. Selected resources

Examines the evolution of mental health policy in America from the almshouses of colonial times and the dawn of psychoanalysis in the early 1900s to the community mental health revolution in the 1960s and the insurance problems plaguing the field today.