Social Work and Social Welfare

Unique in its use of a human rights framework Social Work and Social Welfare goes beyond American borders to examine U.S. government policies-including child welfare social services health care and criminal justice-within a global context. Guided by the belief that forces from the global market and predominant political ideologies affect all social workers in their practice the book addresses a wide range of relevant topics including the refugee journey the impact of new technologies war trauma environmental justice and restorative justice. As a general textbook the content is organized to follow outlines for basic introductory and more advanced courses examining social welfare programs policies and issues.<br>