| |
| |
| |
| Social Policy: Definitions and Descriptions | |
| |
| |
| Key Terms and Concepts in Social Welfare Policy | |
| |
| |
| The Social Worker in Policy, Diversity, Oppression, and Social Justice | |
| |
| |
| Introduction to Policy Areas and Problems: Racism, Classism, Sexism | |
| |
| |
| Overview of Policy Analysis | |
| |
| |
| Introduction to Practitioner's Policy Analysis | |
| |
| |
| Guidelines for Developing a Practitioner's Policy Analysis Workbook | |
| |
| |
| Chapter Summary | |
| |
| |
| |
| Identifying Social Problems | |
| |
| |
| Identifying Oppressed and Disadvantaged Groups | |
| |
| |
| Understanding How the Group Is Affected | |
| |
| |
| Describing the Problem | |
| |
| |
| Using the Practitioner's Policy Analysis Workbook | |
| |
| |
| Chapter Summary | |
| |
| |
| |
| Practitioner's Historical Review | |
| |
| |
| History of Social Welfare Policy and the Plight of Oppressed Groups | |
| |
| |
| A Narrative Review of Juvenile Justice Policy | |
| |
| |
| Techniques of Historical Review | |
| |
| |
| Using the Practitioner's Policy Analysis Workbook | |
| |
| |
| Chapter Summary | |
| |
| |
| |
| Practitioner's Review of Norms and Values | |
| |
| |
| VIBES that Control Policy: Values, Interests, Beliefs, Ethics, Slants | |
| |
| |
| VIBES in Income Maintenance Policy: Capitalism and Classism | |
| |
| |
| Techniques for Identifying VIBES in Your Policy Area | |
| |
| |
| Using VIBES to Produce Change | |
| |
| |
| Using the Practitioner's Policy Analysis Workbook | |
| |
| |
| Chapter Summary | |
| |
| |
| |
| Practitioner's Political Review | |
| |
| |
| Political Parties | |
| |
| |
| Political Discourse | |
| |
| |
| Political Alliances | |
| |
| |
| Special Interest Groups | |
| |
| |
| Political Action Committees | |
| |
| |
| Lobbyists | |
| |
| |
| Identifying and Dealing with Political Groups and Lobbyists | |
| |
| |
| Using the Practitioner's Policy Analysis Workbook | |
| |
| |
| Chapter Summary | |
| |
| |
| |
| Practitioner's Delivery-System Review | |
| |
| |
| Processes That Create Social Policy | |
| |
| |
| Administrative and Funding Processes: Challenges of Diversity | |
| |
| |
| Service-Delivery-System Example: Mental Health | |
| |
| |
| Understanding a Service-Delivery System | |
| |
| |
| Using the Practitioner's Policy Analysis Workbook | |
| |
| |
| Chapter Summary | |
| |
| |
| |
| Practitioner's Review of Alternative Solutions | |
| |
| |
| Refining Your Problem Statement | |
| |
| |
| Alternative Solutions for Oppressed Groups | |
| |
| |
| Tailoring Solutions to Stakeholders' VIBES | |
| |
| |
| Using the Practitioner's Policy Analysis Workbook | |
| |
| |
| Chapter Summary | |
| |
| |
| |
| Practitioner's Review of Professional Analyses | |
| |
| |
| Understanding Cost-Benefit Analysis | |
| |
| |
| CBA, CUA, and CEA Procedures | |
| |
| |
| Using CBA, CUA, and CEA in Policy Practice | |
| |
| |
| Sources of CBAs, CUAs, and CEAs | |
| |
| |
| The Purpose and Procedures of Outcome Evaluation | |
| |
| |
| Other Types of Analyses | |
| |
| |
| Using the Practitioner's Policy Analysis Workbook | |
| |
| |
| Chapter Summary | |
| |
| |
| |
| Practitioner's Interaction Review | |
| |
| |
| The Problem of Unanticipated Consequences | |
| |
| |
| Recognizing Environmental Texture | |
| |
| |
| Some Causes of Unanticipated Consequences | |
| |
| |
| Lessons from Chaos Theory | |
| |
| |
| Chaos, the Weather, and Social Welfare Policy | |
| |
| |
| Methods of Anticipating the Unanticipated | |
| |
| |
| Contingency Planning: Preparing for the Unexpected | |
| |
| |
| Using the Practitioner's Policy Analysis Workbook | |
| |
| |
| Chapter Summary | |
| |
| |
| |
| Summarizing the Analysis | |
| |
| |
| Identifying Important Information | |
| |
| |
| Formulating a Report | |
| |
| |
| Producing Effective Policy Documents | |
| |
| |
| Preparing Verbal Presentations | |
| |
| |
| Using the Practitioner's Policy Analysis Workbook | |
| |
| |
| Chapter Summary | |
| |
| |
| |
| Taking Action | |
| |
| |
| Developing an Action Plan | |
| |
| |
| Dealing with VIBES | |
| |
| |
| Dealing with Alliances | |
| |
| |
| Gaining Public Support | |
| |
| |
| Adjusting the Action Plan | |
| |
| |
| Using the Practitioner's Policy Analysis Workbook | |
| |
| |
| Chapter Summary | |
| |
| |
| Index | |