Issues in Social Work A Critical Analysis

Illustrations
Acknowledgments
Introduction: Scanning for Critical Issues in Social Work by Roland G. Meinert
The Social Development Model as an Organizing Framework for Social Work Practice by James O. Billups
Direct Practice: Model Framework for the Past, Present and Future by Donald R. Bardill and Jannah J. Hurn
A Postmodern Justification for Holism in Social Work Practice by John W. Murphy
Assessing Competence for Social Work Practice: The Role of Standardized Tests by Bruce A. Thyer
Breaking Away: The Potential and Promise of a Strengths-Based Approach to Social Work Practice by William Patrick Sullivan and Charles A. Rapp
Toward a Politically Acceptable Reformulation of the American Welfare State by Howard Jacob Karger and David Stoesz
Issues in Social Work Education by Miriam Dinerman
An Exploration of Factors Explaining the Distinction and Achievement Levels of Social Work Editorial Boards by John T. Pardeck
Transnational Strategies for Social Work: Toward Effective Reciprocal Exchanges by James Midgley
Index