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IRA C. COLBY, DSW, is Dean of the Graduate College of Social Work, University of Houston, Texas. Dr. Colby has served on, chaired, or held elective positions in a number of national social work associations, including past president of the Council on Social Work Education, and serves on a number of journal editorial boards.
CATHERINE N. DULMUS, PhD, LCSW, is Professor, Associate Dean for Research, and Director of the Buffalo Center for Social Research in the School of Social Work at the University at Buffalo, SUNY, and Research Director at Hillside Family of Agencies in Rochester, New York.
KAREN M. SOWERS, PhD, is Dean and Beaman Professor in the College of Social Work at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville. Her research interests include juvenile justice, sexuality, social work education, child welfare, evidence–based practice, and international social work practice.
Chapter 1 Policy Practice
Rodney A. Ellis
Introduction.
Policy Practice
Preparation of the Practitioner
Assembling a Team
Identification, Definition, and Legitimization of the Problem
Selecting an Approach
Conducting an Analysis
Evaluating the Outcomes
Conclusion
Key Terms
Review Questions for Critical Thinking
Online Resources
References
Chapter 2 Social Welfare Policy and Politics
Richard Hoefer
Introduction
Defining Social Welfare Policy
Defining Politics
Politics as Ideologies: Across the Spectrum of Right and Left
Politics as Process: How to Have an Effect on Social Policy
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
King Davis and Hyejin Jung
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
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
Enid Opal Cox
Introduction
The Political/Moral Economy Context of Aging Societies
Changing Social Perceptions, Expectations, and Policies
Overview of Selected Policy and Services
Implications for Social Work Policy Practitioners
Key Terms
Review Questions for Critical Thinking
Online Sources
References
Chapter 5 Explanatory Legitimacy and Disjuncture: A Multidimensional Model for Disability Policy Development and Analysis
Stephen French Gilson and Elizabeth DePoy
Introduction
Explanatory Legitimacy Theory
Looking Back
Explanatory Legitimacy Theory Analysis of Policy Exemplars
Conclusions
Key Terms
Review Questions for Critical Thinking
Online Resources
References
Chapter 6 Health-Care Policy: Should Change Be Small or Large?
Pamela J. Miller
Introduction.
NEEDED BACKGROUND
POLICY TOPICS
POLICIES/PROGRAMS WORTH EXPLORING
CONCLUDING REMARKSAND FUTURE DIRECTIONS
Key Terms
Review Questions for Critical Thinking
Online Resources
REFERENCES
Chapter 7 Social Determinants of Health: Twenty-First-Century Social Work Priorities
Gary Rosenberg
Introduction
Social Work at the End of the 19th Century
Social Work in the 20th Century
Conclusions
Key Terms
Review Questions for Critical Thinking
Online Resources
References
Chapter 8 Property for People or the Property of People: Urban Housing Policy and Practice in the Developing World
Sunil Kumar
Introduction
An Urban World ? Why Fresh Thinking on Urban Housing Practice and Policy in Less Developed Regions Matters
Planet of Slums ? Why Poor Urban Housing Conditions is Not All That Matters
The Good and the Great ? International Development Organisations, Alliances and Campaigns
Civil Society, Not-For-Profits and Others of the Same Elk but With a Different Perspective
Property for People or The Property Of People: The Politics Of Tenure
Towards a Conclusion: The Challenge for Urban Housing Policy and Practice Lies in Asking the Right Questions
In Conclusion: Property for People or the Property of People
Key Terms
Review Questions for Critical Thinking
Online Resources
End Notes
References
Chapter 9 Child Welfare Policy
Richard J. Gelles and Carol Wilson Spigner
A Brief History of Child Welfare Policy in the United States
The Initial Involvement of the Federal Government
The Impact of the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act of 1974
Foster Care Drift and the Adoption Assistance and Child Welfare Act of 1980
The Adoption Assistance and Child Welfare Act of 1980
The Impact of the Adoption Assistance and Child Welfare Act of 1980
The Indian Child Welfare Act of 1978
Applicable Supreme Court Rulings
Family Preservation and Family Support Act
The Multiethnic Placement Act of 1994 and the Interethnic Adoption Provisions of the Small Business Job Protection Act
Reassessment of the Adoption Assistance and Child Welfare Act of 1980 and the Adoption and Safe Families Act of 1997
Foster Care Independence Act of 1999
Conclusion
Key Terms
Review Questions for Critical Thinking
Online Resources
References
Chapter 10 Public Funding of Sectarian Organizations for the Provision of HIV/AIDS Prevention and Care: Discriminatory Issues for Gay Males
Christopher W. Blackwell and Sophia F. Dziegielewski
Introduction.
Religious and Faith-Based Organizations Providing Social Services: Charitable Choice
Implications for Further Research and Policy Development
Key Terms
Review Questions for Critical Thinking
Online Resources
References
Chapter 11 Social Welfare and Economics: Redefining the Welfare State in a Global Economy
Howard Karger and Peter A. Kindle
Introduction.
The Social Welfare State: a Legacy of the Industrial Era
The Post Industrial Economy
Employment in Post-Industrial Society
Impoverishment and Debt in the Post-Industrial Era
A New Welfare Agenda for the Global Economy
Conclusion
Key terms
Review Questions for Critical Thinking
Online Resources
References
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