Days in the Lives of Social Workers
Edited by Linda May Grobman
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DAYS IN THE LIVES OF SOCIAL WORKERS:
54 PROFESSIONALS TELL "REAL-LIFE" STORIES FROM SOCIAL WORK PRACTICE
3rd Edition
Edited by Linda May Grobman, ACSW, LSW,
Publisher/Editor of THE NEW SOCIAL WORKER
 | 6 new chapters |
A book from the publisher of THE NEW SOCIAL WORKER: THE MAGAZINE FOR SOCIAL WORK STUDENTS AND RECENT GRADUATES.
Did you ever wish you could tag along with a professional in your chosen field, just for a day, observing his or her every move? DAYS IN THE LIVES OF SOCIAL WORKERS allows you to take a firsthand, close-up look at the real-life days of 54 professional social workers as they share their stories. Join them on their journeys, and learn about the rewards and challenges they face.
This book is an essential guide for anyone who wants an inside look at the social work profession. Whether you are a social work student, an experienced professional wishing to make a change in career direction, or just thinking about going into the field, you will learn valuable lessons from the experiences described in DAYS IN THE LIVES OF SOCIAL WORKERS.
About the Editor: Linda May Grobman, ACSW, LSW, is founder, publisher, and editor of THE NEW SOCIAL WORKER, the magazine for social work students and recent graduates. She has practiced social work in mental health and medical settings, and was the interim executive director of two state chapters of the National Association of Social Workers.
Table of Contents
About the Editor/Contributors
Introduction
PART 1—HEALTH CARE
Chapter 1—Social Work in the ER
Chapter 2—Social Work in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit
Chapter 3—Remembering Why I Became a Social Worker: Lessons Learned on Internal Medicine (New in 3rd edition)
Chapter 4—Social Work in an Infertility Clinic
Chapter 5—Working with Pregnant Women in Public Health
Chapter 6—Managing in Managed Care
Chapter 7—Social Work in the Commissioned Corps (New in 3rd edition)
PART 2—HIV/AIDS
Chapter 8—Private Practice with Urban Gay Men: With a Subspecialty in HIV/AIDS
Chapter 9—A Very Special Nursing Home in the South Bronx
Chapter 10—Pediatric HIV ResearchPART 3—SCHOOL SOCIAL WORK
Chapter 11—Elementary School Social Work
Chapter 12—An Inner-City High School
Chapter 13—Social Work in a Rural School DistrictPART 4—CHILDREN, YOUTH, AND FAMILIES
Chapter 14—Urban Child Protective Services
Chapter 15—A Neighborhood Youth Center
Chapter 16—Working with Gay and Lesbian Youth
Chapter 17—Child Welfare Ombudsman
Chapter 18—Employee Assistance Programs
Chapter 19—Social Work Goes to Summer Camp (New in 3rd edition)
PART 5—DISABILITIESChapter 20—Developmental Disabilities
Chapter 21—"Us" Becoming "Them"
PART 6—MENTAL HEALTH
Chapter 22—Involuntary Admission: A New Worker’s Introduction to the "603"
Chapter 23—Partial Hospitalization
Chapter 24—Social Work in a Clubhouse
Chapter 25—Life as a Group Home Manager
Chapter 26—Disaster Mental Health Services (Updated in 3rd edition to include 9/11)
PART 7—SUBSTANCE ABUSE
Chapter 27—Dual Diagnosis: Substance Abuse and Mental Health in an Inpatient Setting
Chapter 28—Social Work in the Alaskan Bush
Chapter 29—Adventure-Based Practice
PART 8—PRIVATE PRACTICE
Chapter 30—Private Practice and the Eclectic Social Worker
Chapter 31—An Office to Call My Own: Private Practice in the Lesbian Community
PART 9—CRIMINAL JUSTICE: WORKING WITH OFFENDERS AND VICTIMS
Chapter 32—Prison Substance Abuse Treatment
Chapter 33—A Hard Day’s Night: Working with Assaultive Men in Prison
Chapter 34—Residential Treatment for Adolescent Sexual Offenders
Chapter 35—Forensic Social Work: Mitigating Death Penalty Cases
Chapter 36—Victim Services
PART 10—OLDER ADULTS AND THE END OF LIFE
Chapter 37—Social Work With Survivors of the Holocaust (New in 3rd edition)
Chapter 38—Nursing Home Social Work
Chapter 39—Senior Adult Coordinator
Chapter 40—Hospice Social Work
Chapter 41—Home Health Social Work
PART 11—MANAGEMENT
Chapter 42—Life as an Agency CEO
Chapter 43—Association Management
PART 12—VETERANS AND THE MILITARY
Chapter 44—Family Advocacy in the Military
Chapter 45—Outreach to Homeless Veterans
PART 13—HIGHER EDUCATION
Chapter 46—Life as a BSW Educator
Chapter 47—University Counseling Center
PART 14—INTERNATIONAL SOCIAL WORK
Chapter 48—Consulting in Armenia
Chapter 49—Working with Unaccompanied Minors in Britain (New in 3rd edition)
Chapter 50—Working with Raskal Gangs in the Highlands of Papua New Guinea
Chapter 51—Working with Russian Immigrants (New in 3rd edition)
PART 15—WORKING IN COMMUNITIES
Chapter 52—Community Organizing for Social Change
Chapter 53—A Day in the Life of a Policy Practitioner
Chapter 54—Mucho Gusto en Conocerle: Working with Migrant Farm Families
APPENDIX A: Organizations of Interest to Social Workers
APPENDIX B: Additional Reading
APPENDIX C: Internet Resources
ISBN: 1-929109-15-6
Publication Date: January 2005
Price: $19.95
410 pages
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