Urban Social Work: An Introduction to Policy and Practice in the Cities
This book introduces readers to the profession of social work as it is practiced in the cities. The book utilizes a social systems perspective and helps readers to recognize the linkages between social welfare policy and social work practice within the context of urban social problems. Systems theory is important because it stresses direct practice, the role of the agency and social action. The book includes chapters on the cities and the urban origins of social work; the functions and...
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PrefaceSect. IUnderstanding Social Work and Social Services in the Cities11The Profession of Social Work32Human Behavior in the Urban Environment - The Response of Social Work203From Social Welfare to Social Services: Functions and Structure37Sect. IIOverview of the Development of Urban Social Welfare534Origins and the Social Welfare System in England and the American Colonies555The Urban Roots of Social Welfare and Social Work in the United States726The Development of the Public Sector917The Policy-Practice Connection106Sect. IIISocial Work Practice in the Cities1298Values and Ethics in Social Work Practice1319Knowledge for Client, Agency, and Policy Practice14810Knowledge for Social Work Practice: Diversity of Urban Populations17511Skills for Social Work Practice198Conclusion220References220Epilogue222App. ICode of Ethics of the National Association of Social Workers225App. IICommunity Building: Community Service Society of New York245Name Index249Subject Index250Index of Cases252
