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“I am enthusiastic about this publication…it is an excellent manuscript–well-conceived, well-written, and the contributors all appear to be very well-qualified.”
–Philip Popple, Western Michigan University
This book will be helpful to you in teaching policy, practice, or introductory social work courses at the BSW or MSW level if you want to:
Generate stimulating discussion and debate among your students on how social work's roles are changing now, and may change further in the future; Expose your students to the thoughts and opinions of many of today's leaders in social work education, in essays specially written for this volume.
The Future Economic Landscape: Implications for Social Work Practice and Education
The Future Economic Landscape: Implications for Social Work Practice and Education
Since the late 1890s, social workers have recognized the central role that economic developments play in creating and responding to individual, family, and community needs. Early social work curricula included classes taught by leading economists and representatives from both industry and labor. Today, however, although economic changes are dramatically shaping the environment of social work practice, few social workers possess even a rudimentary knowledge of economics. This essay by Nancy Rose, professor of economics and director of the Women's Studies program at California State University, San Bernardino, critically analyzes some of the underlying trends that have shaped the U.S. economy since the mid-1970s and ...
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