Subject(s): Social service in United States. -- Profession of social work : social work and social welfare -- Evolving profession : Emergence of social work as a profession, defining social work as a profession, quest for professional status, common base of social work practice, tenets for the social work profession -- Social work and social systems : Ecosystems perspective, social functioning, client systems in social work. social work methods -- Social service delivery system : Social service settings, funding of services, staffing patterns, self help groups as resources, service delivery issues -- Social work perspectives : Values and ethics, foundation of professional social work values, value context of social work, social work codes of ethics, ethical principles for social work -- Social work and social justice : Human rights in society, social injustice, bases of social injustice, effects of social injustice, opportunities, obstacles and empowerment, social work's mandate for social justice -- Diversity and social work : Diversity and minority status, racial and ethnic diversity, religious diversity, sexual diversity, social work with diverse populations -- Generalist social work : Empowering processes for social work practice, empowerment-based generic process of social work practice, forming partnerships, articulating situations, defining directions, identifying strengths, assessing resources capabilities, farming solutions, implementing action plans, recognizing success -- Social work functions and roles : Generalist approach, resource management, education, integrating practice, policy and research -- Social work and social policy : Social policy, social policy and political ideology, social work and social policy, street-level services, public welfare policy in twentieth century, current public welfare programs -- Contemporary issues in fields of practice : Social work in public domain, social work and poverty, homelessness, unemployment, criminal justice -- Social work in health, rehabilitation and metal health : social work in health systems, genetics, AIDS, physical disabilities, developmental disabilities, mental health, chemical dependency -- Social work with families and youths : Contemporary family, child maltreatment, child welfare services, social work in schools, specialized services for adolescents -- Adults and aging services: Intimate partner violence, TANF, domestic violence, elder abuse, service for older adults