Connecting Social Welfare Policy To Fields Of Practice

<p><b>Invaluable guidance and advice for creating positive change in social policy</b></p> <p>Edited by a team of renowned experts, <i>Connecting Social Welfare Policy to Fields of Practice</i> 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.</p> <p>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).</p> <p>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.</p> <p><i>Connecting Social Welfare Policy to Fields of Practice</i> addresses specific populations within a wide variety of practice arenas, including:</p> <ul> <li>Social welfare policy and politics</li> <li>Aging in the United States</li> <li>Public mental health policy in the United States</li> <li>Disability policy development</li> <li>Health-care policy</li> <li>Urban housing policy</li> <li>Child welfare policy</li> <li>Redefining the welfare state in a global economy</li> </ul> <p>Global in context, <i>Connecting Social Welfare Policy to Fields of Practice</i> 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.</p>