Social Welfare Policy, Programs, and Practice

Social Welfare Policy, Programs, and Practice

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Book Description
This text makes social welfare policy easily accessible to students of social work. It shows students the relevance of social welfare policy to their own practice. After covering principles and theoretical background, the book provides students with the techniques necessary to participate in the social welfare policy arena. Students learn how to conduct policy analysis; how to examine current social welfare programs; how to influence policy through legislative testimony, letter writing, and voting; and how to write a policy brief.

About the Author
Elizabeth A. Segal is the Associate Dean of Arizona State University's College of Public Programs and is a Professor in the ASU School of Social Work. Additionally she serves on the CSWE Commission on Leadership Development. Along with this text, Elizabeth Segal has multiple publications, including a social policy textbook and numerous journal articles, and is co-editor of the JOURNAL OF POVERTY. Her areas of research and interest include inequality, social justice and low-income women, children and families.

Social Welfare Policy, Programs, and Practice,Elizabeth A. Segal,Stephanie Brzuzy,Wadsworth Publishing,0875814115,Assessment, Testing & Measurement,Political Science,Politics / Current Events,Politics/International Relations,Public Policy - Social Services & Welfare,Public welfare,Social Work,United States,Social Science / Social Work

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