Co-published by the National Association of Social Workers and Oxford University Press, the 20th edition of the Encyclopedia of Social Work includes coverage of areas that have come to the fore since the 1995 publication of the 19th edition, including demographic changes from immigration, technology, the implications of managed care, faith-based assistance, evidence-based practice, gerontology, and trauma and disaster.
The Encyclopedia contains four hundred subject entries and two hundred brief biographies of key figures in the history of social work. Arranged in A-Z format, each article is cross-referenced and includes a select bibliography to guide interested readers to primary sources and scholarly works on a given subject. The work also includes an index and topical outline. The Encyclopedia is for use by social work practitioners, scholars, and students alike.
