Showing papers on "Empowerment published in 1980"

Social Work: A Profession of Many Faces

Abstract: All chapters begin with "Prefatory Comment" and conclude with "Concluding Comment" ISOCIAL WORK IN US SOCIETY 1Social Welfare: A Response to Human Need Some Social Workers in Action Identifying Human Needs Social Welfare Programs The Evolution of Social Programs Continuing Issues in Social Welfare 2Social Work: A Comprehensive Helping Profession The Central Themes Underpinning Social Work The Mission of Social Work Defining Social Work Social Work Practice Approaches Social Workers: Their Many Faces 3The Emergence of Social Work as a Profession The Nature of Professions Helping Professions: A Response to Human Need Social Work as a Profession: A Historical Perspective IISOCIAL WORK CAREER OPTIONS 4Entry to the Social Work Profession Issues in Social Work Preparation and Employment Options for Human Service Practice Professional Social Work Practice 5Fields of Social Work Practice Aging Alcohol and Substance Abuse Children and Youth Community/Neighborhood Corrections/Criminal Justice Disabilities (Physical/Mental) Education and Training Family Services Income Maintenance Medical and Health Care Mental Health and Illness Occupational Social Work Schools 6Settings for Social Work Practice Characteristics of Practice Settings Issues Affecting Agency-Based Practice Issues in Private Practice IIITHE PRACTICE OF SOCIAL WORK 7Values and Ethics in Social Work The Nature of Values The Place of Values in Social Work Social Values in US Society Values Held by Social Workers Areas of Practice Addressed by the NASW Code of Ethics An Illustration of Values and Ethics Operating in Social Work Practice Examples of Ethical Issues in Social Work Practice 8Competencies Required for Social Work Practice Today The Competencies Required for Social Work Practice 9Prevention as a New Direction: The Future of Social Work Prevention: An Evolving Concept for Going into the Twenty-First Century Preventing Treatment Abuse with At-Risk Populations Gang Violence and Homicide Prevention Advocacy, Empowerment, and Prevention Class Action Social Work and Prevention 10Social Work Throughout the World World Population Changes: Creating a Global Demand for Social Work A Global Approach to Social Work Employment in International Social Work IVSOCIAL WORK PRACTICE WITH SPECIAL POPULATIONS An Overview of Special Populations Selected Characteristics of Special Populations 11Social Work Practice with Women Current Demographics Ecosystems Perspective Intervention Strategies Emerging Issues and Trends 12Social Work Practice with Lesbian, Gay, and Bisexual People Current Demographics Ecosystems Framework Macro Practice with Lesbian, Gay, and Bisexual People Micro Practice with Lesbian, Gay, and Bisexual People Emerging Issues and Trends 13Social Work Practice with Children and Youth Current Demographics The Ecosystems Model A Micro Case Analysis A Macro Case Analysis 14Social Work Practice with the Elderly General Population Figures Ecosystems Model Analysis Intervention Strategies with the Elderly Mental Health and the Elderly Emerging Issues and Trends 15Social Work Practice with People with Disabilities Social Work Practice with People with Disabilities Defining Disability Disability and the Minority Model Societal Responses to Disability The Ecosystems Model and People with Disabilities Emerging Issues for Social Work Practice with People with Disabilities The Rural, Urban, and Suburban Context of Social Work Practice 16Social Work Practice in Rural Areas: Appalachia as a Case Example Characteristics of the Rural United States Social Welfare in Rural Areas Implications for Social Work Practice in Rural Areas Rural Social Work Practice in Appalachia Social Welfare in Rural Appalachia 17Urban and Suburban Gangs: The Psychosocial Crisis Spreads Understanding Gangs The Ecosystems Model Urban and Suburban Gang Homicidal-Suicidal Behavior Micro Intervention with Homicidal-Suicidal Gang Members Macro Intervention with Gangs Race, Ethnicity, and Culture in Special Populations 18Social Work Practice with Asian Americans Demographics Health and Mental Health Risk Factors Ethnic Group Stressors Service Systems Micro Practice Perspectives Ecosystems Model Framework Micro Case Example Macro Practice Perspectives Emerging Issues 19Social Work Practice with American Indians and Alaskan Natives Current Demographics Ecosystems Framework Micro Social Work Practice with American Indians Macro Social Work Practice with Native Americans The Future 20Social Work Practice with Mexican Americans Mexican Americans: A Heterogeneous Population Demographic Profile Mexican Americans (Latinos) in Social Work Literature Ecosystems Model Micro Social Work Practice Macro Social Work Practice 21Social Work Practice with African Americans Responding to African American Needs Who Are the African Americans? African American Culture and Life-Style Social Work Intervention The Problem-Solving Process 22Social Work Practice with Puerto Ricans Current Demographics Health and Mental Health Risk Factors General Data on Health Care and Puerto Ricans Beliefs and Practices That Influence Puerto Ricans' Health Ecosystems Perspective Intervention Strategies VTHE SOCIAL WORKER IN ACTION 23The Social Worker in Action: A High School Homicide Case Background to the Case Social Work Psychosocial Intervention Applying Crisis Theory to the Tasks at Hand Mobilizing Related Mental Health Disciplines Dealing with the Media A Town Tries to Heal The Report: A Psychosocial Evaluation The Report Is Challenged by the People A Social Worker's Work Is Never Finished Name Index Subject Index

Empowerment as a purpose of education

Abstract: Within the field of alternative higher education is a growing movement which distinguishes itself through its orientation to individual and social change. Its proponents contend that conventional (and many alternative) higher education programs are oriented primarily to the conservation and maintenance of the dominant societal systems. Furthermore, they contend that those systems hinder us, individually and collectively, in achieving greater social, political and economic justice and a higher quality of life for all. This sector operates with the conviction that alternative education can have a liberating or empowering impact for individuals and communities by contributing to their appropriate development.