Provides a look at the role and function of the generalist social worker within the context of practice settings, and focusing on contemporary social problems KEY TOPICS: Social welfare policy, social work profession, ethical standards in social work, generalist skills in social work, child welfare services, child welfare agency, U.S. child welfare system, working with adolescents, adolescent services in social work, role of the social worker with older adults, successful aging, mental health, mental illness, mental health counseling interventions, homelessness, role of social worker with homeless populations, social work in hospitals, patients with HIV/AIDS, hospice movement, counseling terminally ill, school social work, role of religion in caring for poor, role of spirituality in social work, faith-based service agencies, forensic social work, working with survivors of violence and violent crime, Intimate partner violence, sexual assault, social workers in correctional facilities, psychosocial issues in prison population, international social work, working with refugees, weapons of war: genocide and rape, social work with crimes against women and children MARKET For students in introductory social work and social welfare courses