SOCIAL WORK Principles, Practices and Contemporary Perspectives

Social work is a profession and an academic discipline dedicated to improving the well-being of individuals, families, groups and communities. It addresses human needs not only at the level of individual difficulties but also in relation to social, economic, cultural, political and environmental conditions. Social workers work with people experiencing poverty, discrimination, unemployment, family conflict, disability, illness, homelessness, substance dependence, violence, displacement and m...