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.
Autorentext
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, PhD, 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, PhD, 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.
Inhalt
Preface xi
About the Editors xv
Contributors xvii
Chapter 1 Policy Practice 1
Rodney A. Ellis
Introduction 1
Policy Practice 2
Preparation of the Practitioner 6
Assembling a Team 8
Identification, Definition, and Legitimization of the Problem 9
Selecting an Approach 11
Conducting an Analysis 12
Evaluating the Outcomes 18
Conclusion 19
Key Terms 19
Review Questions for Critical Thinking 19
Online Resources 19
References 20
Chapter 2 Social Welfare Policy and Politics 21
Richard Hoefer
Introduction 21
Defining Social Welfare Policy 22
Defining Politics 22
Politics as Ideologies: Across the Spectrum of Right and Left 23
Politics as Process: How to Have an Effect on Social Policy 31
Conclusion 33
Key Terms 33
Review Questions for Critical Thinking 34
Online Resources 34
References 34
Chapter 3 New Federalism, New Freedom, and States' Rights: The Uncertain and Fragmented Direction of Public Mental Health Policy in the United States 37
King Davis and Hyejin Jung
Introduction 37
The Epidemiology and Burden of Mental Illness 38
Unresolved Federalism in Mental Health Policy 43
States' Rights and Control of Mental Health Policy 48
Federal Encroachment in State Mental Health Policy and Services 52
The Declining Financial Health of State Governments: Implications for the Future of State Mental Health Policy 64
Key Terms 70
Review Questions for Critical Thinking 70
Online Resources 71
References 71
Chapter 4 Aging in the United States: Challenges to Social Policy and Policy Practice 81
Enid Opal Cox
Introduction 81
The Political/Moral Economy Context of Aging Societies 83
Changing Social Perceptions, Expectations, and Policies 85
Overview of Selected Policy and Services 93
Implications for Social Work Policy Practitioners 102
Key Terms 106
Review Questions for Critical Thinking 106
Online Resources 106
References 107
Chapter 5 Explanatory Legitimacy and Disjuncture: A Multidimensional Model for Disability Policy Development and Analysis 113
Stephen French Gilson and Elizabeth DePoy
Introduction 113
Explanatory Legitimacy Theory 114
Looking Back 117
Explanatory Legitimacy Theory Analysis of Policy Exemplars 123
Conclusions 130
Key Terms 131
Review Questions for Critical Thinking 131
Online Resources 131
References 132
Chapter 6 Health Care Policy: Should Change Be Small or Large? 135
Pamela J. Miller
Introduction 135
Needed Background 138
Policy Topics 142
Policies/Programs Worth Exploring 152
Concluding Remarks and Future Directions 154
Key Terms 155
Review Questions for Critical Thinking 155
Online Resources 155
References 155
Chapter 7 Social Determinants of Health: 21st-Century Social Work Priorities 159
Gary Rosenberg
Introduction 159
Social Work at the End of the 19th Century 162
Social Work in the 20th Century 163
Conclusions 170
Key Terms 171
Review Questions for Critical Thinking 172
Online Resources 172
References 172
Chapter 8 Property for People or the Property of People: Urban Housing Policy and Practice in the Developing World 175
Sunil Kumar
Introduction 175
AnUrbanWorld-WhyFreshThinkingonUrbanHousingPractice and Policy in Less Developed Regions Matters 177
Planet of Slums-Why Poor Urban Housing Conditions Is Not All That Matters 180
The Good and the Great-International Development Organizations, Alliances, and Campaigns 181
Civil Society, Not-for-Profits, and Others of the Same Ilk, But With a Different Perspective 185
Property for People or the Property of People: The Politics of Tenure 190
Toward a Conclusion: The Challenge for Urban Housing Policy and Practice Lies in Asking the Right Questions 193
In Conclusion: Property for People or the Property of People 197
Key Terms 198
Review Questions for Critical Thinking 198
Online Resources 199
Notes 199
References 200
Chapter 9 Child Welfare Policy 209
Richard J. Gelles and Carol Wilson Spigner
A Brief History of Child Welfare Policy in the United States 211
The Initial Involvement of the Federal Government 214
The Impact of the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act of 1974 215
Foster Care Drift and the Adoption Assistance and Child Welfare Act of 1980 219
The Adoption Assistance and Child Welfare Act of 1980 221
The Impact of the Adoption Assistance and Child Welfare Act of 1980 222
The Indian Child Welfare Act of 1978 222
Applicable Supreme Court Rulings 223
Family Preservation and Family Support Act 224
The Multiethnic Placement Act of 1994 and the Interethnic Adoption Provisions of the Small Business Job Protection Act 225
Reassessment of the Adoption Assistance an…