Author : John P. Flynn
Publisher : Cengage Learning
Page : 352 pages
File Size : 27,13 MB
Release : 1992
Category : Education
ISBN :
This text is a practical introduction to social welfare policy analysis and presentation at the local or community level. The book's focus on small-scale, locally oriented practice in human services is a unique feature in that most texts focus on grand scale and national policies, ignoring the power, reality, and necessity of policy practice at the agency, community, or inter-organization levels. Flynn also includes an integrated discussion about values and ethics.
Author : Bruce S. Jansson, Ph.D.
Publisher : SAGE Publications
Page : 554 pages
File Size : 42,28 MB
Release : 2019-03-11
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 1506384072
Social Welfare Policy and Advocacy presents a multi-level framework to show students how micro, mezzo, and macro policy advocacy can be used effectively by social workers in eight policy sectors: healthcare, gerontology, safety-net, child and family, mental health, education, immigration, and criminal justice. Author Bruce S. Jansson identifies seven core problems within each sector and discusses the skills social workers need, the challenges they face, and the interventions they can use at each level of advocacy. Readers will gain knowledge of social welfare policy issues and be equipped with essential tools for engaging in policy advocacy.
Author : Philip R. Popple
Publisher : Prentice Hall
Page : 392 pages
File Size : 28,92 MB
Release : 1998
Category : Political Science
ISBN :
"The Policy-Based Profession, by Philip R. Popple and Leslie Leighninger, represents more than an investment in your social work education; it is an investment in your future as a professional social worker. As you begin your social work practice, you will often have occasion to refer back to the principles you have learned in your coursework. Your textbook was written not simply to aid you in the educational process, but to be of continuing assistance to you once you begin your professional practice. It embodies many of the concepts and terms that you will need as a professional social worker, and will be valuable tool to use in your professional practice. Build your professional social work library with this volume; we believe it will serve you well in your career as a professional social worker."--BOOK JACKET.Title Summary field provided by Blackwell North America, Inc. All Rights Reserved
Author : Rosemary Kennedy Chapin
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
Page : 761 pages
File Size : 21,61 MB
Release : 2017-02-24
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 1315397978
For use as a text in foundations generalist social policy courses, either at the baccalaureate or master’s level, this book examines the process of defining need, analyzing social policy, and developing new policy. A clear philosophical base and a common theoretical framework underlie the discussion of each component of the policy process. Each chapter builds on the knowledge foundation provided in previous chapters to equip students with skills necessary for effective policy practice. Four themes are interwoven throughout the book: the importance of thinking critically about social policy, the benefits of using the strengths perspective in policy analysis and development, the critical role social policy plays in all areas of practice, and the absolute responsibility of every social worker to engage in policy practice. Routledgesw.com now contains 6 cases; the Sanchez Case has been revised to include much more policy content. Instructor materials include extra readings, PowerPoints, test questions, annotated links, syllabi, and EPAS guidelines. As with the third edition, instructors can choose chapters relevant to their course and custom publish them at www.routledge.customgateway.com
Author : Ira C. Colby
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 230 pages
File Size : 45,8 MB
Release : 2013-01-22
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 1118176995
A comprehensive overview of domestic and global social welfare policy Written by a team of renowned social policy experts sharing their unique perspectives on global and U.S. social welfare policy issues, Social Work and Social Policy helps social workers consider key issues that face policymakers, elected officials, and agency administrators in order to develop policies that are both fair and just. Designed as a foundational social welfare policy text, this important book meets the Council on Social Work Education's (CSWE) Educational Policy and Accreditation Standards (EPAS). Encouraging readers' critical thinking on various issues, each chapter begins with an overarching question and "what if" scenarios, and ends with a set of suggested key terms, online resources, and discussion questions. Recognizing that policy work requires practitioners to be as fully versed as possible with the issue at hand, Social Work and Social Policy thoroughly explores: Social welfare policy as a form of social justice The evolution of the American welfare state Human security and the welfare of societies Social policy from a global perspective Challenges for social policies in Asia Welfare reform and the need for social empathy The U.S. Patriot Act and its implications for the social work profession Human rights and emerging social media Compelling and broad in scope, Social Work and Social Policy is an indispensable text for students and a valuable resource for practitioners concerned with creating social policy and governmental action guided by justice for all.
Author : Alfred J. Kahn
Publisher : New York : Random House
Page : 220 pages
File Size : 30,39 MB
Release : 1979
Category : Political Science
ISBN :
Includes index
Author : Ed Carson
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 662 pages
File Size : 14,24 MB
Release : 2020-08-31
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 1108916449
Social policy encompasses the study of social needs, policy development and administrative arrangements aimed at improving citizen wellbeing and redressing disadvantage. Australian Social Policy and the Human Services introduces readers to the mechanisms of policy development, implementation and evaluation. This third edition emphasises the complexity of practice, examining the links and gaps between policy development and implementation and encouraging readers to develop a critical approach to practice. The text now includes an overview of Australia's political system and has been expanded significantly to cover contemporary issues across several policy domains, including changes in labour market structure, homelessness, mental health and disability, child protection and family violence, education policy, Indigenous initiatives, conceptualisations of citizenship, and the rights of diverse groups and populations. Written in an engaging and accessible style, Australian Social Policy and the Human Services is an indispensable resource for students and practitioners alike.
Author : Armand Lauffer
Publisher : SAGE
Page : 393 pages
File Size : 16,87 MB
Release : 2010-11-16
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 1412926521
Understanding Your Nonprofit Agency, written by internationally renowned scholar Armand Lauffer, will fill the growing need for the distinction between corporate business operations and nonprofit operations. The book will focus on how nonprofit agencies operate and not how they are managed. It has been assumed that both entities function similarly. Currently, this assumption is increasingly seen as groundless: nonprofit and profit-driven organizations have different goals and function differently from each other. This text addresses the current trend to differentiate how nonprofits are disctint.
Author : Ann Rae
Publisher : Allyn & Bacon
Page : 196 pages
File Size : 30,22 MB
Release : 2003
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN :
This text presents an action-strategy model of social change that social workers can use to impact the policy process at the agency level to benefit clients. Social workers must learn to advocate changes in policy at the agency level in order to benefit and empower consumers of social services. The action-strategy model will be useful for all social workers whether they are intervening at the agency level or at larger social systems such as regional or state levels. Value issues, ethical considerations, and diversity permeate every aspect of policy making, from formulation of the initial idea to implementation of a new policy. This book discusses values and diversity inherent in the agency policy change process, as well as how these relate to professional social work values.
Author : Leon H. Ginsberg
Publisher : Univ of South Carolina Press
Page : 376 pages
File Size : 28,43 MB
Release : 2005
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781570035814
In this fourth edition of a social work standard, Leon Ginsberg and Julie Miller-Cribbs offer an updated version of the text that has introduced thousands of social work students to the defining policies and procedures of the profession. Concise yet comprehensive, the volume surveys the span of social welfare history, explains the elements of social welfare policy education, and describes the impact of executive, legislative, and judicial initiatives on the delivery of social services.
