--- title: Social Work description: Social work supports individuals and communities through services and advocacy. You will learn practice theories, case management, policy context, ethics and the education and licensure path. category: social-sciences subcategory: sociology difficulty: beginner, intermediate, advanced url: /subject/social-work --- # Social Work Social work supports individuals and communities through services and advocacy. You will learn practice theories, case management, policy context, ethics and the education and licensure path. ## Available Resources 3 Books • 1 Courses • 1 Websites ## Books ### 1. Modern Social Work Theory (5th Edition) **Author:** Malcolm Payne Critical survey of the main practice theories: psychodynamic, cognitive-behavioural, systems and ecological, strengths, solution and narrative, empowerment and advocacy, critical, feminist, anti-oppressive, and eco practice. Compares each theory's strengths and limits for practice. **Difficulty:** Intermediate | **Language:** English | **Price:** Paid **Link:** https://www.amazon.com/dp/0197568084?tag=edmonddante07-20 **Tags:** social-work-theory, practice-theories, anti-oppressive-practice, systems-theory, empowerment ### 2. Direct Social Work Practice: Theory and Skills (11th Edition) **Author:** Dean H. Hepworth, Pa Der Vang, Joan Marie Blakey, Craig Schwalbe, Caroline B. R. Evans, Ronald H. Rooney, Glenda Dewberry Rooney, Kim Strom Standard MSW practice textbook (Cengage Empowerment Series, 11th ed., 2023). Follows the helping process from engagement and multidimensional assessment through goal setting, intervention, and termination, with interviewing skills, case vignettes, and ethical and anti-oppressive practice. **Difficulty:** Intermediate | **Language:** English | **Price:** Paid **Link:** https://www.amazon.com/dp/0357630599?tag=edmonddante07-20 **Tags:** direct-practice, social-work-assessment, interviewing-skills, clinical-social-work, intervention ### 3. Introduction to Social Work: A Look Across the Profession **Author:** James Langford, Craig Keaton (eds. Regina T. Praetorius, Jessica R. Williams, Emily E. Clarke) Free open textbook from the University of Texas at Arlington (Mavs Open Press, 2022, CC BY-NC). Short chapters cover US social work history, ethics, diversity, poverty, generalist practice, and work with children, older adults, disability, mental health, and health care. A full-scope survey of the profession that maps the fields of practice before the learner commits to the paid canonical texts. **Difficulty:** Beginner | **Language:** English | **Price:** Free **Link:** https://uta.pressbooks.pub/introtosocialwork/ **Tags:** social-work, open-textbook, social-work-history, generalist-practice, fields-of-practice ## Courses ### 1. Social Work Practice: Advocating Social Justice and Change University of Michigan School of Social Work course of four modules, about 12 hours. Covers social work roles across settings, core frameworks such as person-in-environment and strengths-based practice, the field's history, and its link to social justice. Includes practitioner interviews that show how the frameworks are used in practice. Free to audit. **Difficulty:** Beginner | **Language:** English | **Price:** Free **Link:** https://www.coursera.org/learn/social-work-practice-advocating-social-justice-and-change **Tags:** social-work, social-justice, person-in-environment, strengths-based-practice, advocacy ## Websites ### 1. NASW Code of Ethics The National Association of Social Workers' full Code of Ethics (2021 revision). Sets out the profession's mission, six core values, ethical principles, and detailed standards covering responsibilities to clients, colleagues, practice settings, the profession, and society. **Difficulty:** Beginner | **Language:** English | **Price:** Free **Link:** https://www.socialworkers.org/About/Ethics/Code-of-Ethics/Code-of-Ethics-English **Tags:** social-work-ethics, professional-ethics, nasw, code-of-ethics --- *This content is part of Dantes.io - Your Treasure Map to Knowledge* *Curated by humans at Dantes.io. Personal study use welcome; republishing this curation requires permission (team@dantes.io).* View this page online: https://dantes.io/subject/social-work