With its focus on demonstrated competency, "Social Work and Social Welfare: An Introduction "provides an additional rationale and theme illustrating how social work and social welfare require collaborative efforts in advancing social and economic well-being.). As a historically collaborative profession across broader societal institutions (business and government), students new to social workwill be ableto learn "whatsocial workers do" and how their work relates to other professions such as sociology, psychology, human services, and counseling."