Abortion
in Encyclopedia of Social Work
January 2008; published online January 2008.
Reference Entry. Subjects: social work. 2115 words.
Until the 19th century, abortion law was nonexistent and abortion was not seen as a moral issue. However, by the
Abraham Epstein
Overview page. Subjects: social work.
(1892–1942) Abraham Epstein, a Russian immigrant who came to the United States in 1910, was a leader in the post-World War I movement for passage of social security legislation. A graduate of the...
Abraham Flexner
Overview page. Subjects: social work.
(1866–1959) Abraham Flexner was an educator and educational reformer who influenced social work through his challenge to the professional status of the field. Of immigrant background, Flexner...
Accounting
in Encyclopedia of Social Work
January 2008; published online January 2008.
Reference Entry. Subjects: social work. 4 words.
Adjudication
in Encyclopedia of Social Work
January 2008; published online January 2008.
Reference Entry. Subjects: social work. 20 words.
adolescent
Overview page. Subjects: social work.
Adolescents
in Encyclopedia of Social Work
January 2008; published online January 2008.
Reference Entry. Subjects: social work. 22463 words.
[This entry contains four subentries: Overview; Demographics and Social Issues; Practice Interventions; Pregnancy.]
Adolescents
in Social Work
Published online April 2011.
Article. Subjects: social welfare and social services; social work. 4515 words.
The developmental period of adolescence has been a predominant area of inquiry since the late 1980s, with many scholars from many different fields examining this developmental stage....
Adoption
in Encyclopedia of Social Work
January 2008; published online January 2008.
Reference Entry. Subjects: social work. 9373 words.
Adoption of children from foster care and international adoptions have accelerated since 1987. Federal policy changes have markedly increased the
Adoption
in Social Work
Published online April 2011.
Article. Subjects: social welfare and social services; social work. 8326 words.
Adoption involves the complete transfer of parental rights and obligations from one family to another. In the late 20th and early 21st centuries adoption became an increasingly...