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Work and the Workplace
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Chapters in this book

  1. Frontmatter i
  2. CONTENTS vii
  3. Foreword ix
  4. Preface xv
  5. Acknowledgments xxiii
  6. 1. History and Rationale 1
  7. 2. The Meaning and Context of Work 20
  8. 3. The Changing Landscape 49
  9. 4. Social Work in the World of Work and in Traditional Settings 88
  10. 5. Distinctive Presenting Problems 125
  11. 6. Delivery Systems: Conceptual Dimensions and Structures 146
  12. 7. Disability as a Metaphor for World of Work Practice 173
  13. 8. Social Workers as Workers, Social Agencies as Employers 194
  14. 9. The Future: Issues, Trends, and Potential 221
  15. References 237
  16. Index 267
https://doi.org/10.7312/akab11166-003

Chapters in this book

  1. Frontmatter i
  2. CONTENTS vii
  3. Foreword ix
  4. Preface xv
  5. Acknowledgments xxiii
  6. 1. History and Rationale 1
  7. 2. The Meaning and Context of Work 20
  8. 3. The Changing Landscape 49
  9. 4. Social Work in the World of Work and in Traditional Settings 88
  10. 5. Distinctive Presenting Problems 125
  11. 6. Delivery Systems: Conceptual Dimensions and Structures 146
  12. 7. Disability as a Metaphor for World of Work Practice 173
  13. 8. Social Workers as Workers, Social Agencies as Employers 194
  14. 9. The Future: Issues, Trends, and Potential 221
  15. References 237
  16. Index 267
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