Celebrating Six Decades of Social Work and Advancing Financial Capability and Asset Development
Publication Date
8-30-2016
Summary
Published as an editorial designed to frame the 60th anniversary issue of Social Work, this contribution discusses financial capability and asset building as an emerging area of social work practice, identifies key concepts, and summarizes several of the profession’s efforts to enhance the economic well-being of vulnerable populations.
Document Type
Article
Category
Financial Inclusion
Subarea
Financial Capability
Original Citation
Bent-Goodley, T. B., Sherraden, M. S., Frey, J. J., Birkenmaier, J., Callahan, C., & McClendon, G. G. (2016). Celebrating six decades of social work and advancing financial capability and asset development. Social Work, 61(4), 293–296. doi:10.1093/sw/sww058
Project
Financial Capability and Asset Building
Keywords
financial capability, financial capability practice, social work education, well-being, asset building, assets, Council on Social Work Education, economic empowerment, economic opportunity, economic socialization, economic strategies, financial education, financial knowledge, financial literacy, financial social work, Grand Challenges for Social Work
Recommended Citation
Bent-Goodley, T. B., Sherraden, M. S., Frey, J. J., Birkenmaier, J., Callahan, C., & McClendon, G. G. (2016). Celebrating six decades of social work and advancing financial capability and asset development. Social Work, 61(4), 293–296. doi:10.1093/sw/sww058