Social Work Introduction (21st Century Social Work Series Textbooks)

Author: Li Yingsheng
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Publish Date: 2004-02-02
Features: This book provides a comprehensive, systematic, and concise overview of the theory, methods, and practice of social work, divided into three parts. The first part, "General Theory of Social Work," comprehensively discusses the concept, types, elements, process, nature and function, historical development, value system, and theoretical foundation of social work. The second part, "Social Work Methods," systematically introduces individual work, group work, community work, social administration and social policy, as well as supervision, consultation, and research—professional methods in social work. The third part, "Social Work Practice," introduces the basic knowledge of major practice fields in social work, such as elderly care, children, people with disabilities, healthcare, industrial settings, correctional services, poverty alleviation, and community welfare services, in line with China's actual conditions. Additionally, the book includes 13 selected social policy and regulatory documents that have a significant impact on China's social work practice as an appendix.