Browse Subfields

Encyclopedia of Social Work's twenty-four subfields make it easier than ever for users to target their specialties or areas of interest. See below for the full list of subject categories, with examples of articles within each area. This article list is by no means exhaustive, so to view all the articles within a given category, simply click on the category title to be taken to the browse page.

• Addictions and Substance Use
  • Harm Reduction
  • Alcohol and Drug Problems: Prevention
  • Compulsive Behaviors
  • Juvenile Justice
  • Harm Reduction
  • Professional Impairment
• Administration and Management
  • Charitable Foundations
  • Leadership
  • Management: Human Resources
  • Organizations and Governance
  • Strategic Planning
• Aging and Older Adults
  • Aging: Services
  • Adult Day Care
  • Life Span: Older Adulthood/Seniors (Young Old)
  • Elder Abuse
  • Pension and Retirement Programs
• Biographies
  • Carter, Genevieve
  • Dybwad, Rosemary Ferguson
  • Konopka, Gisela
  • Rankin, Jeannette
  • Schwartz, William
• Children and Adolescents
  • Adolescents: Overview
  • Child Abuse and Neglect
  • Child Care Services
  • Life Span: Early Childhood and Preschool
  • School Violence
• Clinical and Direct Practice
  • Brief Therapies
  • Crisis Interventions
  • Empowerment Practice
  • Psychosocial Framework
  • Strengths Perspective
• Couples and Families
  • Adoption
  • Child Support
  • Divorce
  • Family Therapy
  • Gay Families and Parenting
• Criminal Justice
  • Crime and Criminal Behavior
  • Criminal Justice: Overview
  • Juvenile Justice: Juvenile and Family Courts
  • Police Social Work
  • Probation and Parole
• Disabilities
  • Blindness and Visual Impairment
  • Comorbidity
  • Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing People
  • Disability: Neurocognitive Disabilities
  • Rehabilitation
• Ethics and Values
  • Bioethics
  • Codes of Ethics
  • Ethics in Research
  • Ethics in Values
  • Professional Liability and Malpractice
• Gender and Sexuality
  • Bisexuality
  • Gay Men: Practice Interventions
  • Lesbians: Overview
  • Gay Families and Parenting
  • Transgender People
• Health care and Illness
  • Chronic Illness
  • Eating Disorders
  • Genetics
  • Health Care Social Work
  • Hospice
• Human Behavior
  • Conflict Resolution
  • Human Needs: Overview
  • Resilience
  • Self-Help Groups and Organizations
  • Social Problems
• International and Global Issues
  • Children and Armed Conflict
  • Immigration Policy
  • International Social Work and Social Welfare: Australia and the Pacific Islands
  • Peace
  • Terrorism
• Macro Practice
  • Culturally Competent Practices
  • Policy Practice
  • Strategic Planning
  • Technology: Technology in Macro Practice
  • Urban Practice
• Mental and Behavioral Health
  • Behavioral Theory
  • Cultural Competency in Mental Health Services
  • Mental Health: Overview
  • Suicide
  • Trauma
• Policy and Advocacy
  • Social Security Program
  • Policy Practice
  • Political Social Work
  • Social Planning
  • Social Welfare Expenditures
• Populations and Practice Settings
  • Adolescents: Demographics and Social Issues
  • Authoritative Settings and Involuntary Clients
  • Demographics
  • School Social Work
  • Veteran Services
• Poverty
  • Income Distribution
  • Philanthropy
  • Social Welfare Expenditures
  • Supplemental Security Income
  • Unemployment Insurance
• Race, Ethnicity, and Culture
  • African Americans: Overview
  • Cultural Competence
  • Hate Crimes
  • Multiculturalism
  • Latinos and Latinas: Practice Interventions
• Religion and Spirituality
  • Contexts/Settings: Faith-Based Settings
  • Faith-Based Agencies and Social Work
  • Human Needs: Religion and Spirituality
  • Jewish Communal Services
  • Muslim Social Services
• Research and Evidence-Based Practice
  • Chaos Theory and Complexity Theory
  • Practice Interventions and Research
  • Quantitative Research
  • Survey Research
  • Task-Centered Practice
• Social Justice and Human Rights
  • Civil Rights
  • Housing
  • Political Ideology and Social Welfare
  • Progressive Social Work
  • Social Justice
• Social Work Profession
  • Case Management
  • Charitable Foundations
  • Professional Conduct
  • Teams
  • Unions