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ALERTcourse syllabus to ensure that you select the correct ISBN. Several versions of Pearson's MyLab & Mastering products exist for each title, including customized versions for individual schools, and registrations are not transferable. In addition, you may need a CourseID, provided by your instructor, to register for and use Pearson's MyLab & Mastering products. Packages Access codes for Pearson's MyLab & Mastering products may not be included when purchasing or renting from companies other than Pearson; check with the seller before completing your purchase. Used or rental books If you rent or purchase a used book with an access code, the access code may have been redeemed previously and you may have to purchase a new access code. Access codes Access codes that are purchased from sellers other than Pearson carry a higher risk of being either the wrong ISBN or a previously redeemed code. Check with the seller prior to purchase. --Demonstrates why policy-making is a critical and exciting dimension of social work practice. Social Work Policy Practice engages students by showing how the mission of social justice and the person-in-environment perspective sets social work apart from other helping professions in the United States. Part of the Connecting Core Competencies Series, this text introduces students to social work policy practice in the United States and describes how policies are enacted into law as well as how to engage in policy practice. It includes compelling stories of advocates, activists, and organizations who try to make change in the political and/or legal arenas on behalf of vulnerable populations. The final chapters of the text focus on the economics that surround the policy change process and take a look toward the future. Upon completing this book readers will be able to: Understand the importance of social work policy practice Describe how social work policies are made into law Engage in policy practice 0205223079 / 9780205223077 Social Work Policy Practice: Changing Our Community, Nation, and the World Plus MySearchLab -- Access Card Package Package consists of 0205239927 / 9780205239924 MySearchLab with Pearson eText -- Valuepack Access Card 0205828515 / 9780205828517 Social Work Policy Practice: Changing Our Community, Nation, and the World
Contents
Found in this SectionPractice: The Hidden Side of Social Work Chapter 2: Evolution of Social Welfare Legislation in the U.S. Chapter 3: The Role of 'Values' in the Political Arena Part II Chapter 4: Social Workers in Action: The Six Stages of the Policy Change Process Chapter 5: When Wearing Buttons Isn't Enough Part III Chapter 6: Health Care Policies and Programs Chapter 7: Mental Health Advocacy Mental illness Chapter 8: From Civil Rights to Immigrant Rights Chapter 9: Child Welfare and Children's Rights Chapter 10: The Controversy over End-of-Life Policies Chapter 11: Using the Judicial System to affect change Part IV Chapter 12: The Politics of Economics Chapter 13: Policy Practice: The Hidden Side of Social Work Social work's commitment to social justice The debate between the micro changers and the macro changers Has social work abandoned its mission of social justice? Are social workers adequately prepared for policy work? Is all social work political? What exactly is policy practice? Social welfare policy Are social workers active enough politically? Being the voice of the voiceless Can all problems be solved with legislation? Work settings for social workers engaged in policy practice Practice Test MySearchLab Connections Chapter 2: Evolution of Social Welfare Legislation in the U.S. The Settlement House Movement (late 1800s) Franklin Delano Roosevelt's (FDR) New Deal Lyndon B. Johnson's Great Society and War on Poverty The Rise of Conservatism and the Decline of Social Responsibility Practice Test MySearchLab Connections Chapter 3: The Role of 'Values' in the Political Arena It's all about values American values Political ideology Why can't liberals and conservatives get along? Religion & politics Neo-liberalism Think Tanks Political Parties in the U.S. The tea party movement Occupy Wall Street Are all social workers liberal? Practice Test MySearchLab Connections Part II Chapter 4: Social Workers in Action: The Six Stages of the Policy Change Process Who makes policy in the U.S.? Policy making settings in the U.S. Civics 101: Levels and branches of government The Federal government State government Local government Six stages of the policy change process Problem definition stage Agenda setting Policy formulation Passage of the policy Policy implementation Evaluating the policy change Final Thoughts Practice Test MySearchLab Connections Chapter 5: When Wearing Buttons Isn't Enough Opportunities for Social Work Students Volunteering your time Join an Organization Influencing Legislation Fundraising How Do I Find the Time to Volunteer? Career options in the political arena Executive Director of an Advocacy Organization Policy Staff (related titles: Policy Director/Policy Associate/Policy Analyst) Public Affairs Director or Public Affairs Staff Lobbyist (contract vs. on-staff) Legislative Staff Consider Running for Office Practice Test MySearchLab Connections Part III Chapter 6: Health Care Policies and Programs What is the problem? Overview of major government funded healthcare programs in the U.S. What is single-payer health care? The mad as hell doctors tour Heath insurance reform under President Obama The conservative response to health care reform ("obamaCare") The patient protection and affordable care act Practice Test MySearchLab Connections Chapter 7: Mental Health Advocacy Mental illness Timeline of mental health advocacy in the U.S. Mental health parity How the Paul Wellstone and Pete Domenici mental health parity and addiction equality act was passed into law Phase i: first parity law in passed (small step forward) Phase ii: stagnation due to political opposition from the Republican Party Phase iii: true parity is finally achieved Practice Test MySearchLab Connections Chapter 8: From Civil Rights to Immigrant Rights Laws and court cases outlawing discrimination Immigration Illegal immigration Advocates of comprehensive immigration reform Opponents of comprehensive immigration reform What now? Arizona's support our law enforcement and safe neighborhoods act (SB 1070) What is the dream act? Who supports the dream act? Who opposes the dream act? What strategies have been used to get it passed into law? Papers, stories of undocumented youth (the movie) What is the current status of the dream act? Practice Test MySearchLab Connections Chapter 9: Child Welfare and Children's Rights Child maltreatment in the U.S. Child welfare legislation What is the un convention on the rights of the child? International human rights treaties The controversy over the CRC in the United States What is the problem that the CRC is addressing? Poverty & Hunger Child Abuse & Neglect Infant mortality Health Why has the U.S. failed to ratify the CRC? The emergence of the campaign for the ratification of the CRC What is the current status of the U.N. CRC in the U.S.? Case example: social work students at pacific university Oregon. Think globally, act locally State level child welfare advocacy efforts Educational stability of foster youth Supporting relative caregivers of children in foster care Final Thoughts Practice Test MySearch Lab Connections Chapter 10: The Controversy over End-of-Life Policies Policies affecting older adults The social security program End-of-life policies The death with dignity act What was the impetus behind the death with dignity act? What is the death with dignity act? The controversy over the death with dignity act How the death with dignity act became law Oregon's death with dignity act Washington state's death with dignity act How the act was passed I. A coalition is formed II. Official campaign is launched III. The Death with Dignity Act is certified for the ballot IV. Money is raised V. Allies lend their support and endorse the Campaign VI. Media campaign & the importance of framing the issue The opposition Next steps for the death with dignity movement Practice Test MySearchLab Connections Chapter 11: Using the Judicial System to affect change Social work & legal practice Disability advocates versus the state of New York The fight over marriage equality in California (proposition 8) Children's rights: working to reform the nation's failing child welfare systems NASW legal defense fund Jaffee v Redmond (1996) In re Matter of Adoption of X.X.G. and N.R.G. Graham v. Florida (2010) Kennedy v Louisiana (2008) Overview of the U.S. judicial system Federal judiciary The Federal Circuit Court of Appeals The Federal District Courts State Supreme Courts, state appeals courts, state courts The United States Supreme Court State Supreme Courts State Court of Appeals State Trial Courts and Specialty Courts Final thoughts Practice Test MySearchLab Connections Part IV Chapter 12: The Politics of Economics Political economy Revenues ("taxes 101") Progressive versus regressive taxation Taxes---who carries the burden? Spending Funding for federal programs Why is the U.S. government in debt? State budgets American excpetionalism or welfare exceptionalism? Policies that promote poverty reduction Practice Test MySearchLab Connections Chapter 13: A look to the future Hot button political issues on the horizon of interest to social work Immigration Older adults and aging Equal rights for LGBT individuals Returning veterans Poverty & income inequality The welfare of children Reforming government so that it operates in the interest of the people Getting government to invest in the social work profession What are the biggest problems facing the social work profession? Overview of the social work reinvestment act (SWRA) What strategies have been used by the answer coalition to pass the SWRA? What have been the biggest barriers to passage of the SWRA? All social work is political Practice Test MySearchLab Connections
