e-Resources (books, reference)

Co-published by the National Association of Social Workers and Oxford University Press, the 20th edition of the Encyclopedia of Social Work is widely considered the cornerstone of reference in its field. This new edition includes coverage of areas that have come to the fore since the 1995 publication of the 19th edition, including demographic changes from immigration, technology, the implications of managed care, faith-based assistance, evidence-based practice, gerontology, and trauma and disaster.

Introduction and overview -- Roles, functions, and typical daily schedule of social workers in different practice settings -- Social work values, ethics, and licensing standards -- Theoretical foundations and treatment approaches in clinical social work -- Assessment in social work practice : knowledge and skills -- Working with couples and families -- Developing and implementing treatment plans with specific groups and disorders -- Guidelines for specific techniques -- Guidelines for specific interventions -- Case management guidelines -- Social work fields of practice -- Community practice -- Working with vulnerable populations and persons at risk -- School social work -- Forensic social work -- Evidence-based practice

Volume 1: the Social Work Profession. Chapter 1 The History of Social Work and Social Welfare is a comprehensive look at social welfare history from Greek, Babyloninan, Islamic, Muslim, and Jewish traditions through developments in Great Britain, the American Colonies, and the United States, covering a time period from 2000 BC through the 21st century. The entry also discusses the development of social work as a profession in Great Britain and the U.S.

Brings together 1800 specially commissioned entries written and edited by an international team of the world's best scholars and teachers. Contains brief and more detailed articles on both classical sociology and contemporary developments in the field, and introductions to sociological theories and research that have developed outside of the United States and Western Europe. The online version provides online additions three times a year, extending and updating coverage and functionality

"This updated and revised version of a very popular and well received book provides a key quick reference work for students, and new and experienced practitioners. The succinct résumés of current issues and their implications for practice and policy help readers to get to grips with the wide range of key concepts and terms used in social work, social care, law and health services. This book is highly recommended for its wide-ranging set of summaries which are valuable in first encounters with, or updating of, knowledge in social work." Professor Brian Littlechild, Associate Head of School of Nursing, Midwifery and Social Work, University of Hertfordshire "This Dictionary of Social Work provides a comprehensive and authoritative guide to the terminology used in social work. The evidence based entries are cross-referenced and informed by up to date legislation. Very detailed and useful contextual information are included and the reader is directed to other sources of information. This book is a key reference for students in further and higher education who are preparing for careers in social work, community care, residential care, child care, the probation service, counselling, and psychiatric nursing.