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Informationen zum Autor Karen M. Sowers, Ph.D. , is Professor and Dean at the University of Tennessee, School of Social Work. Catherine N. Dulmus, Ph.D. , is Associate Professor of Social Work and Director of the Buffalo Center for Social Research at the University at Buffalo, New York. She is coeditor of several social work journals and has authored or edited a number of books, including Essentials of Child Welfare, Handbook of Preventive Interventions for Children and Adolescents, Handbook of Preventive Interventions for Adults, and The Social Work and Human Services Treatment Planner. Klappentext The Comprehensive Handbook of Social Work and Social Welfare presents a comprehensive and up-to-date review of this constantly evolving field, featuring contributions from renowned national and international experts. Organized by major foundational areas within the social work curriculum, each volume includes cutting-edge information related to all aspects of the profession to guide practice and policy decision-making across the field. Social work researchers, educators, practitioners, and students will gain important insight as well as practical resources related to this dynamic profession. Zusammenfassung The Comprehensive Handbook of Social Work and Social Welfare presents a comprehensive and up-to-date review of this constantly evolving field, featuring contributions from renowned national and international experts. Organized by major foundational areas within the social work curriculum, each volume includes cutting-edge information related to all aspects of the profession to guide practice and policy decision-making across the field. Social work researchers, educators, practitioners, and students will gain important insight as well as practical resources related to this dynamic profession. Inhaltsverzeichnis SECTION I POLICY AND JUSTICE: A GLOBAL IMPERATIVE. Chapter 1 The Human Security Paradigm: Peace with Justice and Equality? / Jody Williams Chapter 2 Social Policy from a Global Perspective / Robin Sakina Mama Chapter 3 Social Justice for Marginalized and Disadvantaged Groups: Issues and Challenges for Social Policies in Asia / Joseph Kin Fun Kwok. SECTION II THE CONTEXT OF POLICY: YESTERDAY, TODAY, AND TOMORROW. Chapter 4 Reconceptualizing the Evolution of the American Welfare State/ Bruce Jansson Chapter 5 Not by the Numbers Alone: The Effects of Economic and Demographic Changes on Social Policy / Michael Reisch Chapter 6 The U.S. Patriot Act: Implications for the Social Work Profession / Stan Stojkovic Chapter 7 Social Welfare Policy as a Form of Social Justice / Ira C. Colby. SECTION III POLICY TO PRACTICE AND PRACTICE TO POLICY. Chapter 8 Policy Practice / Rodney A. Ellis Chapter 9 New Federalism, New Freedom, and States' Rights: The Uncertain and Fragmented Direction of Public Mental Health Policy in the United States / King Davis Chapter 10 Aging in the United States: Challenges to Social Policy and Policy Practice / Enid Opal Cox Chapter 11 Explanatory Legitimacy: A Model for Disability Policy Development and Analysis / Stephen French Gilson and Elizabeth DePoy Chapter 12 Health-Care Policy: Should Change Be Small or Large? / Pamela J. Miller Chapter 13 Social Determinants of Health: Twenty-First-Century Social Work Priorities / Gary Rosenberg Chapter 14 Urban Housing Policy and Practice in the Developing World / Sunil Kumar Chapter 15 Child Welfare Policy / Richard J. Gelles and Carol Wilson Spigner Chapter 16 Public Funding of Sectarian Organizations for the Provision of HIV/AIDS Prevention and Care: Discriminatory Issues for Gay Males / Christopher W. Blackwell and Sophia F. Dziegielewski. SECTION IV POLICY FORMULATION AND POSSIBILITIES. Chapter 17 Social Welfare Pol...
