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NOTEEnhanced Pearson eText. To order the Enhanced Pearson eText packaged with a bound book, use ISBN: 0133909093.Examines how social workers can influence policy through practice. Engaging Social Welfare: An Introduction to Policy Analysis explains the clash between political and economic forces that shape social welfare policy and how social workers can influence policy through their practice. Students will learn how social workers can impact policy in ways that may not feel like policy making, such as reducing the impact of law on their clients, or figuring out a more efficient and effective way to deliver a service. This title provides readers with the knowledge and set of competencies needed to translate the phrase policy practice into meaningful action and the understanding that every social worker is a policymaker.Connecting Core Competencies Series - This title is part of the Connecting Core Competencies Series, designed to guide students in becoming skilled at the Council on Social Work's core competencies. Each chapter reflects and integrates the latest CSWE competency standards (EPAS). End-of-chapter assessment reinforces this integration.Improve mastery and retention with the Enhanced Pearson eTextThe Enhanced Pearson eText provides a rich, interactive learning environment designed to improve student mastery of content. The Enhanced Pearson eText is:Engaging. The new interactive, multimedia learning features were developed by the authors and other subject-matter experts to deepen and enrich the learning experience. Convenient. Enjoy instant online access from your computer or download the Pearson eText App to read on or offline on your iPad (R) and Android (R) tablet.* Affordable. Experience the advantages of the Enhanced Pearson eText along with all the benefits of print for 40% to 50% less than a print bound book.*The Pearson eText App is available on Google Play and in the App Store. It requires Android OS 3.1-4, a 7" or 10" tablet, or iPad iOS 5.0 or later.
Contents
In This Section:I) Brief Table of ContentsII) Detailed Table of ContentsI) Brief Table of Contents PART I: A FRAMEWORK FOR POLICY ANALYSIS Chapter 1. An Approach to Policy Practice Chapter 2. Politics and Economics: The Institutional Structureof Social Welfare Chapter 3. Historical Influences: Ideology and Institutions Chapter 4. Poverty and Inequality PART II: ADDRESING HUMAN NEEDS Chapter 5. Food and Nutrition Chapter 6. Housing and Community Development Chapter 7. Physical and Behavioral Health Chapter 8. Employment, Public Assistance, and Job Training Chapter 9. The Challenge of Social Justice Chapter 10. Providing Income and Services to Older Americans Chapter 11. The Next Generation: Education and Child Welfare PART IV: ENGAGING SOCIAL WELFARE : OPPORTUNITIES FORPOLICY PRACTICE Chapter 12. Social Workers' Role in Social Welfare Policy II) Detailed Table of Contents PART I: A FRAMEWORK FOR POLICY ANALYSIS Chapter 1. An Approach to Policy Practice Policy is Practice The Policy-in-Environment Model What is Social Welfare Policy? Conclusion: Social Insurance and Public Assistance Chapter 2. Politics and Economics: The Institutional Structureof Social Welfare Introduction The American Social Welfare System in Global Perspective Esping-Andersen: Three Worlds of Welfare Capitalism The Institutional Structure of the Economy The Institutional Structure of PoliticsFederalism and Public PolicyLitigating Public Policy: The Courts Federal Government and the States: Changing Relationships ConclusionChapter 3. Historical Influences: Ideology and Institutions Introduction The Year I: Why History Always Matters Four Eras of American Social WelfarePaths Taken and Not Taken Conclusion: A New Generation of "Young Turks"Chapter 4. Poverty and Inequality Introduction: The Two Uses of Poverty Types of Inequality and Democratic Values Theories of Distributive Justice Inequality's Challenge to Social Work Values and Ethics Trends in Poverty and Income InequalityExplaining Persistent Poverty Conclusion: Reconnecting the Conversations of Inequality and Poverty Policy Practice: The Financial Victimization of the PoorPART II: ADDRESING HUMAN NEEDS Chapter 5. Food and Nutrition Introduction How Americans Obtain Their Food Public Policy and the Food Chain: Agricultural Subsidies and Public Regulation Food Insecurity Ecological Approaches to Food Insecurity: Food Deserts Targeted Approaches to Food Community-Based and Alternative Approaches to Food and Nutrition Policy Practice: Using Universal Feeding to Reduce Red Tape and Increase Access Chapter 6. Housing and Community Development Introduction HousingCommunity DevelopmentImmigrants and the Economic Revitalization of American CitiesChapter 7. Physical and Behavioral Health Introduction How Americans Get and Pay for Health Care The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act and the Future of Health Care Medicare Medicaid Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP) Looking to the Future: Reform or Revolution? Veterans Health Care System Mental Health Chapter 8. Employment, Public Assistance, and Job Training Introduction The New Landscape of Work and FamilyUnemployment CompensationPublic AssistanceEarned Income Tax Credit (EITC)Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF)The Training Conundrum Conclusion Policy Practice: Discretion and SanctioningChapter 9. The Challenge of Social Justice Introduction Mass Imprisonment Gender and Violence Civil protection orders Changes in arrest policy Prosecution Disability and Dependence Marriage Equality: The Last Discrimination? ConclusionChapter 10. Providing Income and Services to Older Americans Introduction The Status of Older Americans before the 1970s Income Supports for Older Americans Older Americans Act Policy Practice: Women's Unpaid LaborChapter 11. The Next Generation: Education and Child Welfare Introduction Two Perspectives on Children's Policy How Americans Raise Their Children The Risks of Childhood Policy Responses to the Problems of Children and YouthThe Future of Child WelfarePART IV: ENGAGING SOCIAL WELFARE : OPPORTUNITIES FORPOLICY PRACTICE Chapter 12. Social Workers' Role in Social Welfare Policy Introduction Social Welfare Policy and Social Work Competencies Types of Policy Engagement Policy Practice Opportunities Conclusion: The Next Social Welfare System
