Illustrations

Acknowledgments

Introduction: Scanning for Critical Issues in Social Work by Roland G. Meinert

The Social Development Model as an Organizing Framework for Social Work Practice by James O. Billups

Direct Practice: Model Framework for the Past, Present and Future by Donald R. Bardill and Jannah J. Hurn

A Postmodern Justification for Holism in Social Work Practice by John W. Murphy

Assessing Competence for Social Work Practice: The Role of Standardized Tests by Bruce A. Thyer

Breaking Away: The Potential and Promise of a Strengths-Based Approach to Social Work Practice by William Patrick Sullivan and Charles A. Rapp

Toward a Politically Acceptable Reformulation of the American Welfare State by Howard Jacob Karger and David Stoesz

Issues in Social Work Education by Miriam Dinerman

An Exploration of Factors Explaining the Distinction and Achievement Levels of Social Work Editorial Boards by John T. Pardeck

Transnational Strategies for Social Work: Toward Effective Reciprocal Exchanges by James Midgley

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