Synopses & Reviews
Using interesting case studies and avoiding cumbersome policy "lingo," Kathleen McInnis-Dittrich presents a truly different policy book: one that looks at social welfare policy through the eyes of the social work practitioner. By integrating policy and practice, the author shows how policy is an important part of social work practice.
Synopsis
This book integrates policy and practice, and shows readers that policy is an important part of social work practice, and that it cannot be avoided. McInnis-Dittrich helps readers understand how policy works and how to make it work for themselves as practitioners.
Description
Includes bibliographical references (p. 177-180) and index.
About the Author
Ph.D., University of Wisconsin
Table of Contents
1. The Social Work Practitioner and Social Welfare Policy. 2. Implementing Social Welfare Policy: The Internal Environment of the Social Service Agency. 3. The External Environment of Social Service Agencies. 4. The Current Social Welfare System: A Patchwork of Programs. 5. Developing Social Welfare Policy: A Political Process. 6. The Policy-Making Process: The Problem-Solving Approach. 7. Policy Evaluation, Research, and Analysis. 8. The Practitioner's Role in Influencing Public Policy Change. 9. The Practitioner's Role in Changing Agency-Level Policy.