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| Most chapters conclude with Conclusion and Notes | |
| Preface | |
| Social Welfare Policy and the Social Work Profession | |
| The Policy-Based Profession | |
| The Target of Social WorkThe Individual and Society | |
| Social Work's Pursuit of Professional Status | |
| The Policy-Based Profession | |
| Summary and Practice Implications | |
| Defining Social Welfare Policy | |
| Social Welfare PolicyBasic Definition | |
| Factors Complicating the Definition of Social Welfare Policy | |
| Social Welfare PolicyA Working Definition | |
| Social Welfare Policy Analysis | |
| Policy Analysis Outline | |
| Social Welfare Policy Analysis: Basic Concepts | |
| The Many Meanings of Policy Analysis | |
| Methods of Policy Analysis | |
| Policy Analysis as Science, Art, and Politics | |
| Policy Analysis from an Historical Perspective | |
| Historical Context of Social Welfare Policies | |
| Methods of Policy History | |
| The Benton Park Crisis Center | |
| Social/Economic Analysis | |
| Delineation of the Policy Under Analysis | |
| Social Problem Analysis | |
| Facts Related to the Problem | |
| Theory of Human Behavior Undergirding the Policy | |
| Social Values Related to the Problem | |
| Goals of the Policy Under Analysis | |
| Hypotheses Underlying the Policy | |
| Economic Analysis | |
| Politics and Social Welfare Policy | |
| The Politics of Policy Making | |
| Models of Policy Making | |
| The Framework Applied | |
| Fighting: Temporary Assistance to Needy Families | |
| Historical Analysis | |
| Social Analysis | |
| Economic Analysis | |
| Evaluation | |
| Aging: Social Security as an Entitlement | |
| The Problem That Social Security Was Developed to Solve | |
| The Social Security Act of 1935 | |
| Historical Development of Social Security Programs in the United States | |
| Contemporary Analysis of Social Security | |
| Mental Health: Managed Care | |
| The Problem That Managed Mental Health Care Was Developed to Solve | |
| Managed Mental Health Care | |
| The History of Managed Care | |
| The Economics of Managed Care | |
| Social Analysis of Managed Care | |
| The Political Context of Managed Care | |
| Social Workers and Managed Care | |
| Influencing the System | |
| Current Proposals for Policy Reform | |
| Substance Abuse Policies | |
| The Problem of Substance Abuse | |
| The History of Substance Abuse Policies | |
| Social and Economic Analysis of Substance Abuse Policies | |
| Political Analysis | |
| Analysis of Two Policies: Drug Tests for Welfare Clients and Separation of Treatment for Those Who Are Dually Diagnosed | |
| Child Welfare: Family Preservation Policy | |
| Historical Analysis | |
| Social Analysis | |
| Political Analysis | |
| Economic Analysis | |
| Policy/Program Evaluation | |
| Current Proposals for Policy Reform | |
| Conclusion | |
| Lessons from Policy Analysis | |
| Taking ActionPolicy Practice for Social Workers | |
| Appendixes | |
| Index | |
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