OER - Discipline

This text is intended for use in introductory social work classes at the college level. Chapter topics include the foundations and history of social work and social welfare; generalist social work; ethics and values; social policy; race & ethnicity; sex, sexism, & gender; LGBTQ+ clients; poverty and financial assistance; school social work; families and children; healthcare and disabilities; substance use; mental health; criminal justice; and older clients. Consider for SOW 101.

This book was written by MSW students as their final project for their Capstone class at Ferris State University. Students were each assigned a chapter of the book to write to show that they had achieved competency as a Master’s level social worker. Chapters were assigned based on student interest and experience in certain areas of the field. Also available at https://oercommons.org/courseware/lesson/82483/overview and at LibreTexts. Consider for SOW 101.

Introduction to Social Work: A Look Across the Profession is a collaborative effort among faculty and students at the University of Texas at Arlington School of Social Work. This work is designed to give new social work students and other students considering social work a view across the numerous opportunities in the social work profession toward developing their own professional goals and plans. Consider for SOW 101.

An openly licensed text for the Introduction to Human Services class at Linn-Benton Community College in Albany, Oregon. Consider for SOW 101.