What approach to successful addiction counseling practice, paying special attention to linking the activities and reach of the social worker to your addiction counseling strategies? Use as a reference to answer the questions of the paper. Social Work: A helping profession and an evolving profession, social systems and social delivery systems, social work perspectives, values and ethics. Diversity in social work, the empowering perspectives and roles for social work practice. Social work with families and youths, adults and aging. **