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Social Work
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Definition of 'Social Work'The use of community resources, individual case work, or group work to promote the adaptive capacities of individuals in relation to their social and economic environments. It includes social service agencies. Common names: Social Work; Work, Social; Social Service; Service, Social; Services, Social; Social Services; Social Workers; Social Worker; Worker, Social; Workers, Social |
Saturday, November 21, 2009
Child welfare worker caseload: what's just right?
29 Sep 2009 
This study was designed to establish a caseload standard for child welfare workers. Understanding reasonable workload expectations for child welfare workers is a cornerstone of quality service provision and the recruitment and retention of qualified ... Read more...
Results from a national study of social workers sanctioned by state licensing boards.
29 Sep 2009 This article presents the results of a descriptive study, synthesizing the reports of 27 state regulatory boards about their actions against certified and licensed social workers (N = 874) during the period of 1999 to 2004. The purpose of this study ... Read more...
Treating female perpetrators: state standards for batterer intervention services.
29 Sep 2009 Although domestic violence has historically been considered primarily a crime perpetrated by men, increasing numbers ofwomen are being arrested and mandated into batterer intervention programs. This study examined existing state policies to explore ... Read more...
Latest indexed articles for 'Social Work'
These are the very latest articles for this heading:
- Making difficult decisions.
29 Sep 2009 - Child welfare worker caseload: what's just right? 29 Sep 2009
- Results from a national study of social workers sanctioned by state licensing boards. 29 Sep 2009
- Treating female perpetrators: state standards for batterer intervention services. 29 Sep 2009
- Civilian social work: serving the military and veteran populations. 29 Sep 2009
- The big picture: how social work can effectively utilize photographs. 29 Sep 2009
- Consumer-driven health care: answer to global competition or threat to social justice? 29 Sep 2009
- New practice model for Latinos in need of social work services. 29 Sep 2009
- The end of a decade: challenges for a changing world. 29 Sep 2009
- Family psychosocial risk, distress, and service utilization in pediatric cancer: predictive validity of the Psychosocial Assessment Tool. 13 Sep 2009
- Sign for a fair society. 30 Aug 2009
- La tecnología y las monjitas: constellations of authoritative knowledge at a religious birthing center in south Texas. 30 Aug 2009
- Current issues in care and support for HIV-positive gay men in Sydney. 30 Aug 2009
- Age based discrimination in health and social care services. 23 Aug 2009
- HEART--the Hounslow Early Active Recovery Team: implementing an inclusive strength-based model of care for people with early psychosis. 30 Jul 2009
- Knowledge and attitudes of mental health professionals in Ireland to the concept of recovery in mental health: a questionnaire survey. 30 Jul 2009
- Plan of action. Physicians are working with the City of Minneapolis to keep kids from becoming repeat victims of violence. 30 Jul 2009
- Sexuality and life-threatening illness: implications for social work and palliative care. 30 Jul 2009
- Neuroplasticity, psychosocial genomics, and the biopsychosocial paradigm in the 21st century. 30 Jul 2009
- The emerging needs of veterans: a call to action for the social work profession. 30 Jul 2009
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Technical information about 'Social Work'
Definition: The use of community resources, individual case work, or group work to promote the adaptive capacities of individuals in relation to their social and economic environments. It includes social service agencies.
Descriptor UI: D012947
Alternative terms: Social Work; Work, Social; Social Service; Service, Social; Services, Social; Social Services; Social Workers; Social Worker; Worker, Social; Workers, Social;
Related Mesh Headings: Community Health Services; Relief Work;
Allowable Qualifiers: classification; economics; education; history; instrumentation; legislation & jurisprudence; manpower; methods; organization & administration; standards; trends; statistics & numerical data; ethics;
Tree Number: I01.880.792; N02.421.849;
Online Note: use SOCIAL WORK to search SOCIAL SERVICE 1966-77
History Note: 78; was SOCIAL SERVICE 1963-77
Technical Notes: SPEC: SPEC qualif