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9780205571642

Social Policy and Social Programs: A Method for the Practical Public Policy

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  • ISBN13:

    9780205571642

  • ISBN10:

    0205571646

  • Edition: 5th
  • Format: Paperback
  • Copyright: 2010-06-08
  • Publisher: Pearson
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Summary

This practical book explores the basics of social policy and program analysis, including how to design new programs or evaluate and improve upon existing ones. Social Policy and Social Programs, 4/e,provides criteria for judging the effectiveness of current programs and outlines methods for analyzing soical services such as counseling and therapeutic services, supportive assistance, and "hard" benefits like food stamps, cash, and housing vouchers. The text is organized around two major aspects: social problem analysis and social policy and program analysis. It concentrates on the social proplems, policies, and programs that are the main concern of most future social workers - child welfare, health, poverty, and mental illness.

Table of Contents

Creating the Context for Social Policy Analysis: The Social Problem Context
Analyzing the Social Problem Background of Social Policies and Social Programs
A Style of Policy Analysis for the Practical Public Policy Analyst
An Overview of a Style of Policy Analysis: A Value-Critical Approach
The Analysis of Policy Goals and Objectivves in Social Programs and Policies
Who Gets What: The Analysis of Types of Benefits and Services
Who Gets What, How Much, and Under What Conditions: Analysis of Eligibility Rules
Anaylsis of Service-Delivery Systems and Social Policy and Program Design
How Do We Pay for Social Welfare Policies and Programs? Analysis of Financing
Analysis of Interactions among Policy Elements
Analysis of Social Policies and Social Programs Using Basic Concepts and Evaluation Criteria: An Example
An Example of Social Policy and Social Program
Analysis: Selected Features of Federal Child Welfare Legislation since 1970, Concerned with Child Abuse
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