When Social Workers Impact Policy and Don’t Just Implement It - A Framework for Understanding Policy Engagement

This book offers a theoretical framework for understanding why social workers engage in policy, and the implications for research, education and practice.

Info autore

​John Gal is professor and dean at the Paul Baewald School of Social Work and Social Welfare at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. He has published extensively on social policy in a comparative perspective and on policy practice among social workers.

Riassunto

Rather than being seen simply as social policy implementors, in recent decades there has been recognition of the unique insights that social workers can bring to policy formulation. This book offers a theoretical framework for understanding why social workers engage in policy, and the implications for research, education and practice.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: John Gal, John (Paul Baerwald School of Social Work and Social Welfare Gal, Idit Weiss-Gal, Idit (Bob Shapell School of Social Work Weiss-Gal
• Editore: Bristol University Press
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Tascabile
• Pubblicazione: 13.02.2024
• EAN: 9781447364764
• ISBN: 978-1-4473-6476-4
• Pagine: 184
• Dimensioni: 234 mm x 156 mm x 23 mm
• Peso: 296 g
• Illustrazioni: 2 Tables, black and white; 7 Illustrations, black and white
• Serie: Research in social work
• Categorie: Scienze sociali, diritto, economia > Scienze politiche > Scienze politiche e cittadinanza attiva; Scienze umane, arte, musica > Pedagogia > Pedagogia sociale, assistenza sociale