Ira C. Colby & Catherine N. Dulmus 
Connecting Social Welfare Policy to Fields of Practice [EPUB ebook] 

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Invaluable guidance and advice for creating positive change
in social policy
Edited by a team of renowned experts, Connecting Social
Welfare Policy to Fields of Practice 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.
Designed 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).
Each chapter begins with an overarching question and ‘what if’
scenarios, and ends with a set of suggested key terms, online
resources, and discussion questions.
Connecting Social Welfare Policy to Fields of Practice
addresses specific populations within a wide variety of practice
arenas, including:
* Social welfare policy and politics
* Aging in the United States
* Public mental health policy in the United States
* Disability policy development
* Health-care policy
* Urban housing policy
* Child welfare policy
* Redefining the welfare state in a global economy
Global in context, Connecting Social Welfare Policy to Fields
of Practice 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.

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Despre autor

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, Ph D, 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, Ph D, 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.

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Limba Engleză ● Format EPUB ● Pagini 320 ● ISBN 9781118420966 ● Mărime fișier 2.0 MB ● Editura John Wiley & Sons ● Publicat 2013 ● Ediție 1 ● Descărcabil 24 luni ● Valută EUR ● ID 2613037 ● Protecție împotriva copiilor Adobe DRM
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