The Policy-based Profession: An Introduction to Social Welfare Policy Analysis for Social Workers

The Policy-based Profession: An Introduction to Social Welfare Policy Analysis for Social Workers
ISBN-10
0205763715
ISBN-13
9780205763719
Series
The Policy-based Profession
Category
Political Science
Pages
337
Language
English
Published
2011
Publisher
Prentice Hall
Authors
Philip R. Popple, Leslie Leighninger

Description

Normal 0 false false false MicrosoftInternetExplorer4 The Fifth Edition of The Policy-Based Profession provides students with a process for analyzing policies that will help them as they enter a career in social work. It offers a detailed foundation for policy analysis, including chapters on historical policy analysis, social/economic analysis, and political analysis. This text brings students up to date on the latest developments in welfare reform, mental health managed care, the campaign to restructure Social Security, reactions to current immigration issues, current threats to workers' pensions, program and policy responses to the problems of substance abuse, and the use of family preservation as an approach to child protection. A new chapter on policy practice skills discusses analytical skills, interactional skills, and political skills.

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