Introduction to Social Work, Fourth Edition

Ira Colby (MSW, Virginia Commonwealth University; PhD, University of Pennsylvania) is professor of Social Work at the Graduate College of Social Work at the University of Houston. He served as the college's dean for fifteen years as well as developing and directing the baccalaureate social work program at Ferrum College, Ferrum, VA. He was a faculty member at the University of Texas at Arlington, and directed a new school of socialwork at the University of Central Florida.Colby has held many positions nationally, including past president of the Council on Social Work Education, and internationally, serving on the International Association of Schools of Social Work board of directors. He received his BS degree from Springfield College, his MSW from Virginia Commonwealth University, and his DSW from the University of Pennsylvania. He is widely published and has presented papers at state, national, and international meetings and forums. His passions are golf,running, and family, not necessarily in that order.Sophia F. Dziegielewski (MSW, PhD, Florida State University) is professor in the School of Social Work at the University of Central Florida. She also is chair of the Institutional Review Board for this large metropolitan university of over 60,000 students.Previously, she served as dean of the School of Social Work at the University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH, and taught in the School of Social Work at the University of Alabama, the Departments of Family and Preventive Medicine and Psychiatry at Meharry Medical College, the School of Social Work at the University of Tennessee, and the U.S. Army Military College at Fort Benning, GA. She also serves as editor for the Journal of Social Service Research. She is widely published with over135 publications to her credit including eight textbooks and numerous articles and book chapters.

• Part I The Context of Social Work1. Social Work: The Profession2. Social Welfare: A System's Response to Personal Issues and Public Problems3. How Did We Get Here from There?4. So You Want to Be a Social Worker!Part II The Practice of Social Work 5. Social Work Practice6. Recognizing Diversity and Applying It to Generalist PracticePart III Settings for Social Work Practice 7. Poverty and Income Maintenance8. Child Welfare Services9. Health Care10. Mental Health11. Older Adults 12. Domestic Violence13. Social Work Advocacy in the Political ArenaPart IV Expanding Horizons for Social Work 14. Global Social Welfare15. ConclusionGlossaryAppendixes

This textbook is the best that I have seen for my Introduction to Social Work course! It is a refreshing way to present the material, extremely well-written and organized, and really connects with the younger generation." -Jennifer Williams, Barry University