Essentials of Social Work Policy Practice

by Rocha, Cynthia J.

• ISBN13: 9780471752202
• ISBN10: 0471752207
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2007-04-20
• Publisher: Wiley

Summary

Social workers at all practice levels must understand the nature of social problems and the influences that are crucial in establishing social welfare policies. This book provides specific tactics for policy practice and how to apply them at different levels of organization and policy. Useful for both social work students and practitioners, this book lays down the essentials for making social policy changes on all levels of the government.

Author Biography

Cynthia J. Rocha, PhD, is an Associate Professor in the College of Social Work at the University of Tennessee in Knoxville. She has taught social work policy courses for more than a decade, and has also written several journal articles and book chapters on policy and policy practice.

Table of Contents

Introduction to community-based policy practice	p. 1
Essentials of the planning process	p. 14
Essentials of effective interpersonal communication and participation	p. 27
Communicating with the public through the media	p. 43
Utilizing technology in policy practice	p. 60
Essentials of interest group politics : coalition building and task force development	p. 83
Essentials of community-based policy practice	p. 104
Essentials of legislative policy practice	p. 125
Monitoring the bureaucracy and creating change within organizations	p. 151
Essentials of judicial policy practice	p. 171
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