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Seeing Social Work And Social Welfare Through A Historical Lens This Book Is Part Of The Connecting Core Competencies Series. This Series Helps Students Understand And Master Cswe’s Core Competencies With A Variety Of Pedagogy Highlighted Competency Content And Critical Thinking Questions For The Competencies Throughout. Social Welfare: A History Of The American Response To Need Allows Students To Place Current Issues Of Social Concern In Their Historical Context. Numerous Original Documents Help Students Understand The Impact Of History On Current Social Welfare Issues.the Book Examines The History Of Social Work And Social Welfare In The United States Since The 18th Century. It Shows How Social Conditions, Ideas About Dependency And Poverty, And Institutions Have Shaped Social Policy And The Efforts Of Voluntary Organizations And Individuals Who Work With At-risk Populations. Coverage Of Economic Developments, The Impact Of Volunteerism, And The Impact Of Privatization In Social Welfare: A History Of The American Response To Need Helps Students Understand The Context Of Social Welfare Movements And Policies. By Examining Forces Of Social Change And Continuity, The Text Helps Students See Contemporary Topics Like Health Care Reform, Welfare, And Homelessness Through A Historical Framework. Teaching & Learning Experience Improve Critical Thinking — Analysis Of Current Issues Requires Students To Think Critically About Historical Influences. Engage Students — Numerous Original Documents Help To Engage Students And Ccontemporary And Cutting-edge Information On Health Care And Lgbt Rights Keep Readers Interested. Explore Current Issues — The Text Incorporates Important Topics Of Today, Such As Poverty, Inequality, Race, And Gender. Apply Cswe Core Competencies — Integrates The 2008 Cswe Epas Throughout — Highlights Competencies And Practice Behaviors And Includes Expensive Pedagogy. The Textintegrates The 2008 Cswe Epas, With Critical Thinking Questions And Practice Te
This text investigates how historical developments in American social policy and societal attitudes toward poverty have shaped contemporary welfare systems and social work practices. Authors June J. Axinn and Mark J. Stern utilize a historical framework to connect 18th-century precedents to modern issues such as health care reform, homelessness, and inequality. By analyzing the evolution of institutions and voluntary organizations, the authors provide a structured methodology for students to evaluate the efficacy and intent of current social welfare programs.
What You Will Find
The text functions as a comprehensive academic resource designed for social work curricula, emphasizing the application of historical context to modern practice. Its structured pedagogical approach and inclusion of primary source materials suggest a focus on developing critical thinking skills within the framework of professional social work standards.
Page Count:
384
Publication Date:
2011-01-01
Publisher:
Pearson Higher Ed
ISBN-10:
0205892809
ISBN-13:
9780205892808
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