Connecting social welfare policy to fields of practice [[electronic resource] /] / edited by Ira C. Colby, Catherine N. Dulmus, Karen M. Sowers

• Pubblicazione: Hoboken, N.J., : Wiley, c2013
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (314 p.)
• Disciplina: 361.973
• Soggetto topico: Public welfare - United States; Public health - United States
• Soggetto geografico: United States Social policy
• Classificazione: 369.11; 361.973
• Altri autori: ColbyIra C (Ira Christopher) DulmusCatherine N SowersKaren M (Karen Marlaine)
• Note generali: Includes bibliographical references and indexes
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
• Nota di contenuto: Cover; Title Page; Copyright; Contents; Preface; About the Editors; Contributors; Chapter 1 Policy Practice; Introduction; Policy Practice; Preparation of the Practitioner; Assembling a Team; Identification, Definition, and Legitimization of the Problem; Selecting an Approach; Conducting an Analysis; Information About the History and Current Status of the Problem and Policy; Identification of the Norms and Values of the Voting Public; Recognition of the Political Alliances That Will Support or Oppose the Proposal ; Review of the Current System of Agencies That Compose the Service Delivery System Generation of an Alternative Solution or Alternative Solutions; Collection or Production of Appropriate Professional Analyses; Examination of Potential Unintended Consequences; Selection of an Alternative or Alternatives; Action Planning; Evaluating the Outcomes; Conclusion; Key Terms; Review Questions for Critical Thinking; Online Resources; References; Chapter 2 Social Welfare Policy and Politics; Introduction; Defining Social Welfare Policy; Defining Politics; Politics as Process ; Politics as Ideologies: Across the Spectrum of Right and Left Libertarians (Neoconservatism); Conservatism; Centrism; Liberalism; Social Democracy and Labor Parties; Socialism; Politics as Process: How to Have an Effect on Social Policy; Getting Involved; Understanding the Issue; Planning Advocacy; Advocating; Evaluating Advocacy; Ongoing Monitoring; Conclusion; Key Terms; Review Questions for Critical Thinking; Online Resources; References; Chapter 3 New Federalism, New Freedom, and States' Rights: The Uncertain and Fragmented Direction of Public Mental Health Policy in the United States ; Introduction The Epidemiology and Burden of Mental Illness; Unresolved Federalism in Mental Health Policy; States' Rights and Control of Mental Health Policy; Federal Encroachment in State Mental Health Policy and Services; National Mental Health Acts/Public Laws; Increases in Federal Financing; Presidential Commissions and Involvement in Mental Health Policy in the United States; Federal Lawsuits and Judicial Cases Against the States; The Declining Financial Health of State Governments: Implications for the Future of State Mental Health Policy; Key Terms ; Review Questions for Critical Thinking Online Resources; References; Chapter 4 Aging in the United States: Challenges to Social Policy and Policy Practice; Introduction; The Political/Moral Economy Context of Aging Societies; Changing Social Perceptions, Expectations, and Policies; Medicalization of Aging; Older Adults, Status, Roles, and Resources; Changing Perceptions of Older Adults and Social Welfare; Ageism and Age Discrimination; Recognition of Diversity in the Aging Population; Potential Role of Technology; Overview of Selected Policy and Services ; Income Issues in Late Life and Related Policies
• Sommario/riassunto: Invaluable guidance and advice for creating positive change in social policy Edited by a team of renowned experts, Connecting Social Welfare Policy to Fields of Practice features contributions from leaders in this field providing a variety of perspectives on different topics. This visionary guide equips social workers to proactively engage in policy practice to influence specific policies. Designed as a social welfare policy practice text for undergraduate and graduate students in social work programs, this book meets the Council on Social Work Education's (CSWE) Educa
• Titolo autorizzato: Connecting social welfare policy to fields of practice
• ISBN: 1-283-94136-8; 1-118-41928-6
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910786096603321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: New York Academy of Sciences