Connecting Social Welfare Policy to Fields of Practice

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.

Klappentext

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.

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

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