Social Work Practice and Social Welfare Policy in the United States: A History – eBook

The first new social work history to be written in over 2 decades, Social Work Practice and Social Welfare Policy in the United States: A History (PDF) presents a history of the field from the perspective of service providers, elites, and recipients. This ebook uniquely chronicles and analyzes the development of social work practice theory on 2 levels: from the top-down, looking at the conference presentations, writings, and training course material developed by leaders of the profession; and from the bottom up, looking at case records for evidence of techniques that were actually applied by social workers in the field.

Additionally, the author takes a careful and critical look at the development of social work methods, setting it apart from existing histories that generally accept the effectiveness of the field’s work. Addressing CSWE EPAS standards at both the MSW and BSW levels, Social Work Practice and Social Welfare Policy in the United States is ideal both as a primary textbook for the history of social welfare/social work classes and a supplementary textbook for an introduction to social welfare/social work or social welfare policy and services classes.