Books in the Modern Applications of Social Work Series series

Drawing on candid interviews with the perpetrators, Bruce Jacobs presents a narrative that explores the world of streetcorner drugs from the vantage point of those who actually commit these high-risk crimes.

A great number of children and adolescents face a world of violence and isolation

While the incidence of perinatal HIV has decreased, there has been a significant growth in HIV/AIDS among minorities and adolescents. Drawing upon statutes and court decisions, Dickson presents a comprehensive, up-to-date picture of the many facets of HIV/AIDS law today.

Rev. ed. of: Human behavior in the social environment: a social systems approach / Ralph E. Anderson and Irl Carter with Gary R. Lowe. 5th ed. 1999.

Applies specific human behavior theories to diversity practice. This book shows how human behavior theory can be employed in interventions in the life problems of diverse client populations at the individual, group, social network, and societal levels.

Examines major policy practice and research issues that jointly shape child welfare practice. This book emphasizes families and children whose primary recourse to services has been through publicly funded child welfare agencies. It considers historical areas of service - foster care and adoptions, and in-home family-centered services.

Contemporary demands for accountablility from funding sources has focused attention on outcome evaluation in the field of human services. This text seeks to redress the balance, discussing comparative issues in practice, with the emphasis on learning from outcome research.

This book is based on the assumption that when key elements are in place, the direct practice of case management belongs within the spectrum of methods for and approaches to helping clients. The book provides an in-depth examination of the functions and skills of social work case management.

A foundation work for those interested in the practice and teaching of social work. It covers theoretical areas and individual theorists including classical psychoanalytic thought, Eriksonian theory, Carl Rogers, cognitive theory, systems theory, ecological perspectives, social construction, feminism, and genetics.

Human Behavior Theory and Social Work Practice remains a foundation work for those interested in the practice and teaching of social work