本书通过国外真实的社会工作案例，为我国从事社会工作的人员提供所需的经验和资料。全书共15个单元，每个单元包括Section A和Section B两部分。Section A中的文章为主课文，Section B中的文章为补充阅读文章。文章内容涵盖家庭暴力、婚姻、求职、职场沟通、儿童心理危机干预、艾滋病预防、参与红十字会工作、心理焦虑疏导、社会工作专业毕业生的思考和从事社会工作首周的工作体会等，内容广泛、真实、灵活。文章后配有单词和练习，可以促进学习者讨论和交流，有利于社会工作者的实际工作需要。
本书既可作为社会工作专业学生的专业英语教材，也可以作为非社会工作专业学生的课外读物，还可以作为社会工作者日常工作的参考读物。

Unit 1
Section A Social Workers： Fad-Chasing Jackasses or Still on the Side of the Angels?
Section B No Greater Love
Unit 2
Section A Rescuing Marriages before They Beg
Section B Why We Love Who Love
Unit 3
Section A Personal Values： Professional Questions
Section B Generation X， You Are Breaking My Heart
Unit 4
Section A Caring for Our Children after a Tragedy
Section B Educating the Handicapped in the Regular Classroom
Unit 5
Section A Violence Contributing to Vast Growth in HIV/AIDS among Women Worldwide， Report Finds
Section B Alone with a Madman
Unit 6
Section A Domestic Violence： A Crisis of Disconnection
Section B Sex， Betrayal and Murder
Unit 7
Section A Gamblers and Risk Takers： What's Luck Got to Do with It?
Section B Just Trying to Be Cool
Unit 8
Section A Schoolyard Bullying： Which Kids Are Most Vulnerable to Bullying?
Section B Best Way to Quit Smoking
Unit 9
Section A Volunteering for the American Red Cross-A First Experience
Section B Ace That Job Interview
Unit 10
Section A Graduate School Admissions： Writing an Effective Personal Statement
Section B How to Argue with Your Boss
Unit 11
Section A Experts Concerned about Social Cost of Family Collapse
Section B Help Your Child Excel-Top Teachers Tell How
Unit 12
Section A To Once and Future Research Students
Section B What's Behind Success in School
Unit 13
Section A Center for Anxiety & Stress Treatment-Jane's Story
Section B Are You an Optimist?
Unit 14
Section A Getting a Job in State Government
Section B These Teens Know How to Say No
Unit 15
Section A My First Week as a Social Worker
Section B What You Don't Know about Money and Happiness
Reference Answers to the Exercises
Appendix Translations of Section A