Empowerment Series: Introduction to Social Work and Social Welfare

Charles Zastrow, M.S.W., Ph.D., is professor emeritus in social work at the University of Wisconsin–Whitewater, where he chaired the social work department for six years. He has also been the assistant director and professor in the social work program at George Williams College in Williams Bay, Wisconsin. He has worked as a practitioner in a variety of public and private social welfare agencies and has chaired 28 social work accreditation site visit teams for the Council on Social Work Education (CSWE). Dr. Zastrow has served two terms as a commissioner on the Commission on Accreditation of CSWE. He has also been a board member of the Association of Baccalaureate Social Work Program Directors, Inc. (BPD). In addition, Dr. Zastrow has chaired the Commission on Educational Policy of CSWE. He is a licensed clinical social worker in the state of Wisconsin.

• Part I: INTRODUCTION: SOCIAL WELFARE AND SOCIAL WORK. 1. Social Welfare: Its Business, History, and Future.2. Social Work as a Profession and a Career.3. Generalist Social Work Practice.Part II: SOCIAL PROBLEMS AND SOCIAL SERVICES. 4. Poverty and Public Welfare.5. Emotional/Behavioral Problems and Counseling.6. Family Problems and Services to Families.7. Sexual Orientation, Gender Identity, and Services to Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual Transgender and Questioning (LGBTQ) Individuals.8. Drug Abuse and Drug Treatment Programs.9. Crime, Juvenile Delinquency, and Correctional Services.10. Problems in Education and School Social Work.11. Work-Related Problems and Social Work in the Workplace.12. Racism, Ethnocentrism, and Strategies for Advancing Social and Economic Justice.13. Sexism and Efforts for Achieving Equality.14. Aging and Gerontological Services.15. Health Problems and Medical Social Services.16. Physical and Mental Disabilities and Rehabilitation.17. Overpopulation, Misuse of the Environment, and Family Planning.