Social Work and Social Welfare An Introduction Hisham F. Ibrahim/Photodisc Green/Getty Images (The credit is for the photo on page ii.) SIXTH EDITION Social Work and Social Welfare An Introduction Rosalie Ambrosino University of Texas at San Antonio Robert Ambrosino University of Texas at Austin Joseph Heffernan, Emeritus University of Texas at Austin Guy Shuttlesworth, Emeritus University of Texas at Austin Australia • Brazil • Canada • Mexico • Singapore Spain • United Kingdom • United States Social Work and Social Welfare: An Introduction, Sixth Edition Rosalie Ambrosino, Robert Ambrosino, Joseph Heffernan, and Guy Shuttlesworth Social Work Editor: Dan Alpert Development Editor: Tangelique Williams Assistant Editor: Ann Lee Richards Editorial Assistant: Stephanie Rue Technology Project Manager: Julie Aguilar Marketing Manager: Meghan McCullough Marketing Assistant: Teresa Marino Marketing Communications Manager: Shemika Britt Project Manager, Editorial Production: Tanya Nigh Creative Director: Rob Hugel Art Director: Vernon Boes Print Buyer: Linda Hsu Permissions Editor: Bob Kauser Production Service: ICC Macmillan Inc. Photo Researcher: Laura Molmud Copy Editor: Carolyn Acheson Cover Designer: Roger Knox Cover Image: © Jose Ortega, Images.com Cover Printer: RR Donnelley, Crawfordsville Compositor: ICC Macmillan Inc. Printer: RR Donnelley, Crawfordsville © 2008, 2005 Thomson Brooks/Cole, a part of The Thomson Corporation. Thomson, the Star logo, and Brooks/Cole are trademarks used herein under license. Thomson Higher Education 10 Davis Drive Belmont, CA 94002- 3098 USA ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. No part of this work covered by the copyright hereon may be reproduced or used in any form or by any means—graphic, electronic, or mechanical, including photocopying, recording, taping, web distribution, information storage and retrieval systems, or in any other manner—without the written permission of the publisher. Printed in the United States of America 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 12 11 10 09 08 For more information about our products, contact us at: Thomson Learning Academic Resource Center 1-800-423-0563 For permission to use material from this text or product, submit a request online at http://www.thomsonrights.com. Any additional questions about permissions can be submitted by e-mail to
[email protected] Library of Congress Control Number: 2007920001 ISBN-13: 978-0-495-09512-5 ISBN-10: 0-495-09512-5 Brief Contents PART ONE PART THREE Understanding Social Work and Social Welfare: Key Concepts and Perspectives 1 Fields of Practice and Populations Served by Social Workers 163 CHAPTER 1 Social Welfare, Past and Present 4 CHAPTER 7 Poverty, Income Assistance, and Homelessness 167 CHAPTER 2 Social Work and Other Helping Professions 24 CHAPTER 8 Mental Health, Substance Abuse, and Developmental Disabilities 208 CHAPTER 9 Health Care