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"Social work," writes Alice Lieberman, "is the only profession for whom social justice is a core value." The fifteen extraordinary women profiled in this book have lived this core value to the furthest extent. Each of these women has used the teachings of the social work profession to enact profound social change in communities around the world.

This book describes the risks taken and sacrifices made by women from places as varied as Tanzania and East Baltimore, as different as India and Wisconsin, by women who undertake the heavy tasks of providing housing and food for HIV positive...

The Social Work-Out Book is for the social work or social welfare student fortunate enough to be offered active or collaborative learning right from the start. Picking up on the topics of the typical mega textbook, Alice Lieberman invites the students to apply critical thinking to the fierce debates and issues which lie underneath the bland interior of their textbook, and debate them with their fellow students. A few of the projects: - getting together with activists - what is the poverty line? Discuss - what can we get out of the technology? - self-assessment - what will social work look...

Exploring the ways a woman-centered worldview can transform social policy, social services, and direct practice, twelve chapters address issues such as family violence, welfare reform, child welfare, mental health, racism, equality, supporting the strengths of older women, promoting reentry for form