Impacting Social Policy A Practitioner's

This book is a "working text," designed to help students complete a real-world policy analysis and action plan through step-by-step worksheets. The text prepares students for policy practice in a way that no other current text is able to do. They leave the classroom armed with step-by-step instructions on how to analyze policy, construct alternatives, select alternatives, develop proposals, and construct action plans.

Social Policy: Definitions and Descriptions

1

(14)

Key Terms and Concepts in Social Welfare Policy

4

(5)

The Social Worker in Policy, Diversity, Oppression, and Social Justice

9

(1)

Introduction to Policy Areas and Problems: Racism, Classism, Sexism

10

(1)

Overview of Policy Analysis

11

(1)

Introduction to Practitioner's Policy Analysis

12

(1)

Guidelines for Developing a Practitioner's Policy Analysis Workbook

12

(1)

Chapter Summary

13

(2)

Identifying Social Problems

15

(20)

Identifying Oppressed and Disadvantaged Groups

16

(8)

Understanding How the Group Is Affected

24

(3)

Describing the Problem

27

(5)

Using the Practitioner's Policy Analysis Workbook

32

(1)

Chapter Summary

32

(3)

Practitioner's Historical Review

35

(26)

History of Social Welfare Policy and the Plight of Oppressed Groups

36

(6)

A Narrative Review of Juvenile Justice Policy

42

(3)

Techniques of Historical Review

45

(3)

Using the Practitioner's Policy Analysis Workbook

48

(11)

Chapter Summary

59

(2)

Practitioner's Review of Norms and Values

61

(17)

VIBES that Control Policy: Values, Interests, Beliefs, Ethics, Slants

62

(3)

VIBES in Income Maintenance Policy: Capitalism and Classism

65

(2)

Techniques for Identifying VIBES in Your Policy Area

67

(2)

Using VIBES to Produce Change

69

(1)

Using the Practitioner's Policy Analysis Workbook

70

(6)

Chapter Summary

76

(2)

Practitioner's Political Review

78

(28)

Political Parties

79

(1)

Political Discourse

79

(4)

Political Alliances

83

(3)

Special Interest Groups

86

(2)

Political Action Committees

88

(1)

Lobbyists

89

(1)

Identifying and Dealing with Political Groups and Lobbyists

90

(1)

Using the Practitioner's Policy Analysis Workbook

90

(14)

Chapter Summary

104

(2)

Practitioner's Delivery-System Review

106

(19)

Processes That Create Social Policy

106

(3)

Administrative and Funding Processes: Challenges of Diversity

109

(1)

Service-Delivery-System Example: Mental Health

110

(1)

Understanding a Service-Delivery System

111

(5)

Using the Practitioner's Policy Analysis Workbook

116

(7)

Chapter Summary

123

(2)

Practitioner's Review of Alternative Solutions

125

(21)

Refining Your Problem Statement

126

(1)

Alternative Solutions for Oppressed Groups

127

(9)

Tailoring Solutions to Stakeholders' VIBES

136

(1)

Using the Practitioner's Policy Analysis Workbook

136

(8)

Chapter Summary

144

(2)

Practitioner's Review of Professional Analyses

146

(22)

Understanding Cost-Benefit Analysis

147

(2)

CBA, CUA, and CEA Procedures

149

(1)

Using CBA, CUA, and CEA in Policy Practice

150

(1)

Sources of CBAs, CUAs, and CEAs

150

(1)

The Purpose and Procedures of Outcome Evaluation

151

(5)

Other Types of Analyses

156

(2)

Using the Practitioner's Policy Analysis Workbook

158

(8)

Chapter Summary

166

(2)

Practitioner's Interaction Review

168

(17)

The Problem of Unanticipated Consequences

169

(2)

Recognizing Environmental Texture

171

(3)

Some Causes of Unanticipated Consequences

174

(1)

Lessons from Chaos Theory

175

(1)

Chaos, the Weather, and Social Welfare Policy

175

(1)

Methods of Anticipating the Unanticipated

176

(2)

Contingency Planning: Preparing for the Unexpected

178

(1)

Using the Practitioner's Policy Analysis Workbook

178

(5)

Chapter Summary

183

(2)

Summarizing the Analysis

185

(28)

Identifying Important Information

186

(1)

Formulating a Report

186

(4)

Producing Effective Policy Documents

190

(4)

Preparing Verbal Presentations

194

(2)

Using the Practitioner's Policy Analysis Workbook

196

(15)

Chapter Summary

211

(2)

Taking Action

213

(16)

Developing an Action Plan

214

(2)

Dealing with VIBES

216

(2)

Dealing with Alliances

218

(1)

Gaining Public Support

219

(1)

Adjusting the Action Plan

219

(1)

Using the Practitioner's Policy Analysis Workbook

219

(7)

Chapter Summary

226

(3)

Index

229

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Impacting Social Policy A Practitioner's Guide to Analysis and Action

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