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Policy-Based Profession, The: An Introduction to Social Welfare Policy Analysis for Social Workers, 7th edition

  • Philip R. Popple, 
  • Leslie Leighninger

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Overview

The Policy-Based Profession provides a process for analyzing policies to help you with your career in social work. It offers a detailed foundation for policy analysis, including chapters on historical, economic and social policy analysis. Students then learn to apply the analysis framework to representative policies and issues in the fields of public welfare, aging, mental health, substance abuse, health, child welfare and immigration.

Correlated with the most recent Council on Social Work Education (CSWE) competencies, the 7th Edition includes the most recent research, theories and political developments impacting the field. A new chapter on immigration policy highlights this critical social justice issue, the health chapter delves into recent happenings in health care reform, and the mental health chapter includes material on the opioid epidemic and returning veterans.

Published by Pearson (January 1st 2021) - Copyright © 2019

ISBN-13: 9780137414994

Subject: Social Work & Human Services

Category: Social Welfare Policy

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Brief Table of Contents

Part I: Social Welfare Policy and the Social Work Profession
1. The Policy-Based Profession
2. Defining Social Welfare Policy

Part II: Social Welfare Policy Analysis
3. Social Welfare Policy Analysis
4. Policy Analysis from a Historical Perspective
5. Social/Economic Analysis

Part III: The Framework Applied
6. Fighting Poverty: Temporary Assistance for Needy Families
7. Aging: Social Security as an Entitlement
8. Mental Health and Substance Abuse
9. Health
10. Child Welfare: Family Preservation Policy
11. Immigration

Part IV: Taking Action
12. Politics and Social Welfare Policy
13. Taking Action: Policy Practice for Social Workers
14. Conclusion

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