Policy-Based Profession, The

List of contents

In This Section:
 I)  Brief Table of Contents
 II) Detailed Table of Contents

 

I) Brief Table of Contents
 
PART I: SOCIAL WELFARE POLICY AND THE SOCIAL WORK PROFESSION
Chapter 1. The Policy-Based Profession 
Chapter 2. Defining Social Welfare Policy 
 
PART II: SOCIAL WELFARE POLICY ANALYSIS
Chapter 3. Social Welfare Policy Analysis 
Chapter 4. Policy Analysis from a Historical Perspective 
Chapter 5. Social/Economic Analysis 
 
PART III: THE FRAMEWORK APPLIED
Chapter 6. Fighting Poverty: Temporary Assistance to Needy Families 
Chapter 7. Aging: Social Security as an Entitlement 
Chapter 8. Mental Health and Substance Abuse 
Chapter 9. Health Care Reform
Chapter 10. Child Welfare: Family Preservation Policy 
 
PART IV: TAKING ACTION
Chapter 11. Politics and Social Welfare Policy
Chapter 12.  Policy Practice for Social Workers 
Chapter 13. Conclusion 

 

II) Detailed Table of Contents
 
PART I: SOCIAL WELFARE POLICY AND THE SOCIAL WORK PROFESSION
 
Chapter 1. The Policy-Based Profession 
The Target of Social Work—The Individual and Society 
Social Work’s Pursuit of Professional Status 
The Policy-Based Profession 
Summary and Practice Implications 
 
Chapter 2. Defining Social Welfare Policy 
Social Welfare Policy—Basic Definition 
Factors Complicating the Definition of Social Welfare Policy 
Social Welfare Policy—A Working Definition 
 
PART II: SOCIAL WELFARE POLICY ANALYSIS
Policy Analysis Outline
 
Chapter 3. Social Welfare Policy Analysis 
The Many Meanings of Policy Analysis 
Methods of Policy Analysis 
Policy Analysis as Science, Art, and Politics 
 
Chapter 4. Policy Analysis from a Historical Perspective 
Historical Context of Social Welfare Policies 
Methods of Policy History 
The Benton Park Crisis Center 
 
Chapter 5. Social/Economic Analysis 
Delineation of the Policy under Analysis 
Social Problem Analysis 
Facts Related to the Problem 
Theory of Human Behavior Undergirding the Policy 
Social Values Related to the Problem 
Goals of the Policy under Analysis 
Hypotheses Underlying the Policy 
Economic Analysis 
Effects on Individual Consumer Behavior 
 
PART III: THE FRAMEWORK APPLIED
 
Chapter 6. Fighting Poverty: Temporary Assistance to Needy Families 
Historical Analysis 
Social Analysis 
Economic Analysis 
Evaluation 
Conclusion 
Selected Websites on Welfare Reform 
 
Chapter 7. Aging: Social Security as an Entitlement 
The Problem That Social Security Was Developed to Solve 
The Social Security Act of 1935 
Historical Development of Social Security Programs in the United States 
Contemporary Analysis of Social Security 
End of Life
Conclusion 
Selected Websites on Social Security and Pensions 
 
Chapter 8. Mental Health and Substance Abuse 
The Problem of Mental Illness
The Problem of Substance Abuse
The History of Mental Health Policy
Political Analysis
Economic Analysis
Separation of Treatment for Mental Illness and Substance Abuse
Emerging Policy Issues
 
Chapter 9. Health Care Reform
The Problem that Health Policy was Developed to Solve
The Proposed Solution: The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act of 2010
History of Health Care Policies
Social Analysis of Health Care Policy
Economic Analysis of Health Policy
Political Analysis of Health Policy
Program/Policy Evaluation
 
Chapter 10. Child Welfare: Family Preservation Policy 
Historical Analysis 
Social Analysis 
Political Analysis 
Economic Analysis 
Policy/Program Evaluation 
Current Proposals for Policy Reform 
Conclusion 
Selected Websites on Family Preservation 
 
PART IV: TAKING ACTION
 
Chapter 11. Politics and Social Welfare Policy
The Politics of Policy Making
Models of Policy Making
 
Chapter 12.  Policy Practice for Social Workers 
Analytical Skill: Program Evaluation 
Interactional Skills: Negotiation and Persuasion 
Political Skills 
 
Chapter 13. Conclusion 
Lessons from Policy Analysis 

About the author

Philip R. Popple is Professor and BSW Director at the University of Texas at Arlington School of Social Work. His MSW and Ph.D. are both from the Brown School at Washington University in St. Louis. He is the author of three social work texts, and and editior of two. He has numerous publications in social work journals and presentations at professional conferences. His practice experience is in child welfare, public welfare administration and planning, and staff development. He is currently researching and writing a book on the history of social work and social welfare with a focus on the development of social work practice.
 
Leslie Leighninger is Professor Emeritus and former director of the School of Social Work at Arizonal State University. She earned her MSW at the State University of New York and her Ph.D. at the University of California Berkeley. She is the author of four books including the highly praised Social Work: Search for Identity. In addition she has published numerous journal articles and presentations.

Summary

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Connects social policy and the everyday practice of social work.
 
The sixth edition of The Policy-Based Profession provides students with a process for analyzing policies that will help them with a career in social work. It offers a detailed foundation for policy analysis, including chapters on historical policy analysis, social/economic analysis, and political analysis. This title brings students up to date on the latest developments in social work practice. Areas covered include: welfare reform, mental health managed care, the campaign to restructure Social Security, reactions to current immigration issues, current threats to workers’ pensions, program and policy responses to the problems of substance abuse, and the use of family preservation as an approach to child protection. A new chapter  on health care reform discusses the economic impact of the Affordable Care Act.
 
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.
 
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Product details

• Authors: Leslie Leighninger, Philip R. Popple
• Publisher: Pearson Academic
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 01.01.2014
• EAN: 9780205920167
• ISBN: 978-0-205-92016-7
• No. of pages: 336
• Weight: 650 g
• Series: Pearson; Pearson
• Subjects: Education and learning > Vocational and technical college books; Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political system