8. Social Workers as Workers, Social Agencies as Employers

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