Future of Social Work

Contents: Preface. 1. What is social work? 2. Community practice and social work. 3. Community building and social work. 4. Academia and social work. 5. Community organising for social work. 6. Critical social work for today and tomorrow. 7. Human rights and social work. 8. Human rights violations. 9. International development and social work. 10. International relations and social work. 11. International, social and community economic development. 12. Policy analysis and social work. 13. Participation, decision-making and social work. 14. Relationship education and social work. 15. Research and social work. 16. Social actions for social work. 17. Social change and social work. 18. Social justice and social work. 19. Social movement and social work. 20. Social engineering. Bibliography. Index.

Social work is a vast subject which mainly involves ameliorating social problems such as poverty, child labour, domestic violence and homelessness. It is both a profession and social science, which involves the application of social theory and research methods to study and improve the lives of people, groups and societies. As the world has shrink into a global village and everything is available with the click of a mouse the multi-opportunities in social work will generate employment opportunities for social workers. Some social workers work as psychotherapists, counselors, psychiatric social workers, or mental health practitioners, often working in collaboration with psychiatrists, psychologists or other medical professionals. (jacket)