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Most chapters conclude with Conclusion and Notes | |
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Preface | |
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Social Welfare Policy and the Social Work Profession | |
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The Policy-Based Profession | |
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The Target of Social WorkThe Individual and Society | |
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Social Work's Pursuit of Professional Status | |
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The Policy-Based Profession | |
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Summary and Practice Implications | |
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Defining Social Welfare Policy | |
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Social Welfare PolicyBasic Definition | |
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Factors Complicating the Definition of Social Welfare Policy | |
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Social Welfare PolicyA Working Definition | |
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Social Welfare Policy Analysis | |
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Policy Analysis Outline | |
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Social Welfare Policy Analysis: Basic Concepts | |
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The Many Meanings of Policy Analysis | |
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Methods of Policy Analysis | |
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Policy Analysis as Science, Art, and Politics | |
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Policy Analysis from an Historical Perspective | |
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Historical Context of Social Welfare Policies | |
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Methods of Policy History | |
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The Benton Park Crisis Center | |
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Social/Economic Analysis | |
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Delineation of the Policy Under Analysis | |
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Social Problem Analysis | |
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Facts Related to the Problem | |
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Theory of Human Behavior Undergirding the Policy | |
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Social Values Related to the Problem | |
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Goals of the Policy Under Analysis | |
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Hypotheses Underlying the Policy | |
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Economic Analysis | |
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Politics and Social Welfare Policy | |
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The Politics of Policy Making | |
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Models of Policy Making | |
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The Framework Applied | |
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Fighting: Temporary Assistance to Needy Families | |
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Historical Analysis | |
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Social Analysis | |
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Economic Analysis | |
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Evaluation | |
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Aging: Social Security as an Entitlement | |
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The Problem That Social Security Was Developed to Solve | |
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The Social Security Act of 1935 | |
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Historical Development of Social Security Programs in the United States | |
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Contemporary Analysis of Social Security | |
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Mental Health: Managed Care | |
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The Problem That Managed Mental Health Care Was Developed to Solve | |
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Managed Mental Health Care | |
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The History of Managed Care | |
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The Economics of Managed Care | |
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Social Analysis of Managed Care | |
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The Political Context of Managed Care | |
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Social Workers and Managed Care | |
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Influencing the System | |
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Current Proposals for Policy Reform | |
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Substance Abuse Policies | |
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The Problem of Substance Abuse | |
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The History of Substance Abuse Policies | |
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Social and Economic Analysis of Substance Abuse Policies | |
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Political Analysis | |
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Analysis of Two Policies: Drug Tests for Welfare Clients and Separation of Treatment for Those Who Are Dually Diagnosed | |
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Child Welfare: Family Preservation Policy | |
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Historical Analysis | |
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Social Analysis | |
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Political Analysis | |
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Economic Analysis | |
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Policy/Program Evaluation | |
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Current Proposals for Policy Reform | |
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Conclusion | |
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Lessons from Policy Analysis | |
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Taking ActionPolicy Practice for Social Workers | |
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Appendixes | |
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Index | |