{"product_id":"connecting-social-welfare-policy-to-fields-of-practice-isbn-9781118177006","title":"Connecting Social Welfare Policy to Fields of Practice","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eInvaluable guidance and advice for creating positive change in social policy\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEdited by a team of renowned experts, \u003ci\u003eConnecting Social Welfare Policy to Fields of Practice\u003c\/i\u003e features contributions from leaders in this field providing a variety of perspectives on different topics. This visionary guide equips social workers to proactively engage in policy practice to influence specific policies.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDesigned as a social welfare policy practice text for undergraduate and graduate students in social work programs, this book meets the Council on Social Work Education's (CSWE) Educational Policy and Accreditation Standards (EPAS).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEach chapter begins with an overarching question and \"what if\" scenarios, and ends with a set of suggested key terms, online resources, and discussion questions.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eConnecting Social Welfare Policy to Fields of Practice\u003c\/i\u003e addresses specific populations within a wide variety of practice arenas, including:\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eSocial welfare policy and politics\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eAging in the United States\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003ePublic mental health policy in the United States\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eDisability policy development\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eHealth-care policy\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eUrban housing policy\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eChild welfare policy\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eRedefining the welfare state in a global economy\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003eGlobal in context, \u003ci\u003eConnecting Social Welfare Policy to Fields of Practice\u003c\/i\u003e encourages those in the social work profession to become directly engaged with individuals, families, groups, and communities in the crafting of impartial public policies for marginalized members of society.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePreface xi\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAbout the Editors xv\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eContributors xvii\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 1 Policy Practice 1\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eRodney A. Ellis\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction 1\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePolicy Practice 2\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePreparation of the Practitioner 6\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAssembling a Team 8\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIdentification, Definition, and Legitimization of the Problem 9\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSelecting an Approach 11\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eConducting an Analysis 12\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEvaluating the Outcomes 18\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eConclusion 19\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eKey Terms 19\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReview Questions for Critical Thinking 19\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eOnline Resources 19\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 20\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 2 Social Welfare Policy and Politics 21\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eRichard Hoefer\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction 21\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDefining Social Welfare Policy 22\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDefining Politics 22\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePolitics as Ideologies: Across the Spectrum of Right and Left 23\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePolitics as Process: How to Have an Effect on Social Policy 31\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eConclusion 33\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eKey Terms 33\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReview Questions for Critical Thinking 34\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eOnline Resources 34\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 34\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 3 New Federalism, New Freedom, and States’ Rights: The Uncertain and Fragmented Direction of Public Mental Health Policy in the United States 37\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eKing Davis and Hyejin Jung\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction 37\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Epidemiology and Burden of Mental Illness 38\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eUnresolved Federalism in Mental Health Policy 43\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eStates’ Rights and Control of Mental Health Policy 48\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFederal Encroachment in State Mental Health Policy and Services 52\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Declining Financial Health of State Governments: Implications for the Future of State Mental Health Policy 64\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eKey Terms 70\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReview Questions for Critical Thinking 70\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eOnline Resources 71\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 71\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 4 Aging in the United States: Challenges to Social Policy and Policy Practice 81\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eEnid Opal Cox\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction 81\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Political\/Moral Economy Context of Aging Societies 83\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChanging Social Perceptions, Expectations, and Policies 85\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eOverview of Selected Policy and Services 93\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eImplications for Social Work Policy Practitioners 102\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eKey Terms 106\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReview Questions for Critical Thinking 106\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eOnline Resources 106\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 107\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 5 Explanatory Legitimacy and Disjuncture: A Multidimensional Model for Disability Policy Development and Analysis 113\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eStephen French Gilson and Elizabeth DePoy\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction 113\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eExplanatory Legitimacy Theory 114\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLooking Back 117\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eExplanatory Legitimacy Theory Analysis of Policy Exemplars 123\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eConclusions 130\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eKey Terms 131\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReview Questions for Critical Thinking 131\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eOnline Resources 131\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 132\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 6 Health Care Policy: Should Change Be Small or Large? 135\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003ePamela J. Miller\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction 135\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNeeded Background 138\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePolicy Topics 142\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePolicies\/Programs Worth Exploring 152\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eConcluding Remarks and Future Directions 154\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eKey Terms 155\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReview Questions for Critical Thinking 155\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eOnline Resources 155\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 155\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 7 Social Determinants of Health: 21st-Century Social Work Priorities 159\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eGary Rosenberg\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction 159\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSocial Work at the End of the 19th Century 162\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSocial Work in the 20th Century 163\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eConclusions 170\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eKey Terms 171\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReview Questions for Critical Thinking 172\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eOnline Resources 172\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 172\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 8 Property for People or the Property of People: Urban Housing Policy and Practice in the Developing World 175\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eSunil Kumar\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction 175\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAnUrbanWorld—WhyFreshThinkingonUrbanHousingPractice and Policy in Less Developed Regions Matters 177\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePlanet of Slums—Why Poor Urban Housing Conditions Is Not All That Matters 180\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Good and the Great—International Development Organizations, Alliances, and Campaigns 181\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCivil Society, Not-for-Profits, and Others of the Same Ilk, But With a Different Perspective 185\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eProperty for People or the Property of People: The Politics of Tenure 190\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eToward a Conclusion: The Challenge for Urban Housing Policy and Practice Lies in Asking the Right Questions 193\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIn Conclusion: Property for People or the Property of People 197\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eKey Terms 198\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReview Questions for Critical Thinking 198\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eOnline Resources 199\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNotes 199\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 200\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 9 Child Welfare Policy 209\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eRichard J. Gelles and Carol Wilson Spigner\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eA Brief History of Child Welfare Policy in the United States 211\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Initial Involvement of the Federal Government 214\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Impact of the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act of 1974 215\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFoster Care Drift and the Adoption Assistance and Child Welfare Act of 1980 219\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Adoption Assistance and Child Welfare Act of 1980 221\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Impact of the Adoption Assistance and Child Welfare Act of 1980 222\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Indian Child Welfare Act of 1978 222\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eApplicable Supreme Court Rulings 223\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFamily Preservation and Family Support Act 224\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Multiethnic Placement Act of 1994 and the Interethnic Adoption Provisions of the Small Business Job Protection Act 225\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReassessment of the Adoption Assistance and Child Welfare Act of 1980 and the Adoption and Safe Families Act of 1997 227\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFoster Care Independence Act of 1999 229\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eConclusion 231\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eKey Terms 232\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReview Questions for Critical Thinking 232\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eOnline Resources 233\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNotes 234\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 234\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 10 Public Funding of Sectarian Organizations for the Provision of HIV\/AIDS Prevention and Care: Discriminatory Issues for Gay Males 239\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eChristopher W. Blackwell and Sophia F. Dziegielewski\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction 239\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReligious and Faith-Based Organizations Providing Social Services: Charitable Choice 240\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eImplications for Further Research and Policy Development 247\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eKey Terms 248\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReview Questions for Critical Thinking 248\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eOnline Resources 248\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 248\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 11 Social Welfare and Economics: Redefining the Welfare State in a Global Economy 253\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eHoward Karger and Peter A. Kindle\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction 253\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Social Welfare State: A Legacy of the Industrial Era 255\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Postindustrial Economy 257\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEmployment in Postindustrial Society 258\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eImpoverishment and Debt in the Postindustrial Era 262\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eA New Welfare Agenda for the Global Economy 265\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eConclusion 272\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eKey Terms 274\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReview Questions for Critical Thinking 274\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eOnline Resources 274\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 274\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAuthor Index 277\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSubject Index 283\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eIRA C. COLBY, DSW,\u003c\/b\u003e 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.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eCATHERINE N. DULMUS, PhD, LCSW,\u003c\/b\u003e 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.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eKAREN M. SOWERS, PhD,\u003c\/b\u003e 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.\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eInvaluable guidance and advice for creating positive change in social policy\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEdited by a team of renowned experts, \u003ci\u003eConnecting Social Welfare Policy to Fields of Practice\u003c\/i\u003e features contributions from leaders in this field providing a variety of perspectives on different topics. This visionary guide equips social workers to proactively engage in policy practice to influence specific policies.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDesigned as a social welfare policy practice text for undergraduate and graduate students in social work programs, this book meets the Council on Social Work Education's (CSWE) Educational Policy and Accreditation Standards (EPAS).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEach chapter begins with an overarching question and \"what if\" scenarios, and ends with a set of suggested key terms, online resources, and discussion questions.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eConnecting Social Welfare Policy to Fields of Practice\u003c\/i\u003e addresses specific populations within a wide variety of practice arenas, including:\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eSocial welfare policy and politics\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eAging in the United States\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003ePublic mental health policy in the United States\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eDisability policy development\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eHealth-care policy\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eUrban housing policy\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eChild welfare policy\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eRedefining the welfare state in a global economy\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003eGlobal in context, \u003ci\u003eConnecting Social Welfare Policy to Fields of Practice\u003c\/i\u003e encourages those in the social work profession to become directly engaged with individuals, families, groups, and communities in the crafting of impartial public policies for marginalized members of society.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Wiley","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47988974878949,"sku":"NP9781118177006","price":50.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9781118177006.jpg?v=1761782276","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/es\/products\/connecting-social-welfare-policy-to-fields-of-practice-isbn-9781118177006","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}