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The first in-depth look at how women have shaped the history and legacy of Indiana University. Women first enrolled at Indiana University in 1867. In the following years they would leave an indelible mark on this Hoosier institution. However, until now their stories have been underappreciated, both on the IU campus and by historians, who have paid them little attention. Women at Indiana University draws together 15 snapshots of IU women's experiences and contributions to explore essential questions about their lives and impact. What did it mean to write the petition for women's admission or to become the first woman student at an all-male university? To be a woman of color on a predominantly...
The Indiana University School of Medicine: A History tells the story of the school and its faculty and students in fascinating detail. Founded in the early 20th century, the Indiana University School of Medicine went on to become a leading medical facility, preparing students for careers in medicine and providing healthcare across Indiana. Historian William Schneider draws on a treasure trove of historical images and documents, to recount how the school began life as the Medical Department in 1903, and later became the Indiana University School of Medicine, which was established as a full four-year school after merging with two private schools in 1908. Thanks to state support and local phila...
"The 9th edition of School Social Work: Practice, Policy and Research marks the further development of school social work as a social work specialization, as well as this venerable textbook itself. American school social work is well into its second century now, and despite ever-present concerns about limited resources, budgets, and school social worker: student ratios, school social work continues to grow, both in the U.S. and internationally. Throughout the U.S. and globally, school social work is becoming increasingly essential to the educational process as families and communities strive to make schools safe and inclusive places for children to learn, to grow, and to flourish. This 9th edition strives to reflect how school social work practice in the third decade of the 21st century effectively impacts academic, behavioral, and social outcomes for youth and the school communities they serve"--
This special issue of the journal Advances in Social Work captures the vision of 21 different social work scholars looking ahead to the future in their area of practice. Areas include Futures of: Social Work as a profession, Social Work Education, Social Work Values and Ethics, Global Social Work, Multicultural Social Work, Macro Social Work, Social Welfare Policy, Evidence-based Social Work, Strengths-based Social Work, Technology and Social Work, Spirituality and Social Work, Disabilities and Social Work, Aging and Social Work, Rural Social Work, Families and Social Work, Child Welfare and Social Work, Schools and Social Work, Health Care and Social Work, Mental Health and Social Work, Add...
The Art of Being Indispensable What School Social Workers Need to Know in Their First Three Years of Practice is a vital resource for newly hired school social workers that helps bridge the gap between classroom theory and field practice.
Filling a long-recognized need to help social workers develop a multicultural world view that responds to the increasingly complex environments in which they work with clients, this volume explores how the theoretical perspective of the ecosystem has been applied in the delivery of culturally competent social work services in a wide variety of fields of practice and settings.
"Drawing on five-years of work and research on simulated learning experiences with actors, this book describes their implementation in social work classes on social work practice, policy, and research in the School of Social Work at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign (UIUC). PhD students took the lead in developing and implementing many simulations, worked with instructors to tie the simulations to learning objectives, and facilitated student discussion and reflection. Emphasis was given to understanding social work competencies in the context of issues of social injustice, diversity, equity, and inclusion. Staged in simulation house, in classrooms, in a library setting and online, ...