Book

Grand Challenges for Social Work and Society Second Edition

About the Book

Published: February, 2022

The Grand Challenges for Social Work Initiative (GCSWI) represents a major endeavor for the entire field of social work. GCSWI calls for bold innovation and collective action powered by proven and evolving scientific interventions to address critical social issues facing society.  

New to this edition:

  • New chapter about the Grand Challenge of Eliminating Racism
  • All chapters updated to address new challenges, research and observations since the first edition
  • Proposes new and updated five-year goals for addressing the Grand Challenges for Social Work and Society

Authors

Trina R. Shanks

Trina R. Shanks
Director, School of Social Work Community Engagement, Harold R. Johnson Collegiate Professor of Social Work and Faculty Associate, Survey Research Center, Institute for Social Research
Research Interests

Child well-being, asset building, 529 college education plans, SEED, Rhodes scholar, economic development