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Social Welfare Policy and Advocacy

Advancing Social Justice Through Eight Policy Sectors

By: Bruce S. Jansson, Ph.D.

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Social Welfare Policy and Advocacy

Advancing Social Justice Through Eight Policy Sectors

By: Bruce S. Jansson, Ph.D.

Social Welfare Policy and Advocacy presents a multi-level framework to show students how micro, mezzo, and macro policy advocacy can be used effectively by social workers in eight policy sectors: healthcare, gerontology, safety-net, child and family, mental health, education, immigration, and criminal justice. Author Bruce S. Jansson identifies seven core problems within each sector and discusses the skills social workers need, the challenges they face, and the interventions they can use at each level of advocacy. Readers will gain knowledge of social welfare policy issues and be equipped with essential tools for engaging in policy advocacy.

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Social Welfare Policy and Advocacy

Advancing Social Justice through 8 Policy Sectors

By: Bruce S. Jansson

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Advancing Social Justice through 8 Policy Sectors

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Social Welfare Policy and Advocacy: Advancing Social Justice through 8 Policy Sectors provides the first framework that links micro, mezzo, and macro policy advocacy, demonstrating how each type can be used to promote social justice in health, gerontology, safety net, child welfare, education, immigrants/global, mental health, and criminal justice sectors. Author Bruce S. Jansson identifies seven core problems within each sector as well as the skills social workers need, the challenges they face, and the interventions they can use at each level of advocacy. Integrated vignettes, video clips, and robust resources underscore the text's hands-on, advocacy approach. Relevant to many Educational Policy and Accreditation Standards (EPAS) including policy practice, the book is designed for policy foundation courses.

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148337789X

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The Sixteen-Trillion-Dollar Mistake

How the U.S. Bungled Its National Priorities from the New Deal to the Present

By: Bruce S. Jansson

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The Sixteen-Trillion-Dollar Mistake

How the U.S. Bungled Its National Priorities from the New Deal to the Present

By: Bruce S. Jansson

Choices about budget priorities are arguably the most important made by the federal government, profoundly affecting the well-being of citizens. Bruce Jansson documents how presidents from FDR to Clinton have made ill-advised choices that wasted trillions of dollars. Going beyond charges of corruption or bureaucratic waste, the book is an eye-opening exposé revealing innumerable useless projects (military as well as civilian), unnecessary tax concessions, and the use of interest payments to cover deficit spending, among other costly mistakes. Using Office of Management and Budget projections through 2004, Jansson shows how the madness continues—and how an informed electorate can put an end to it.

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Columbia University Press

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0231505264

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9780231505260

Empowerment Series: The Reluctant Welfare State

By: Bruce S. Jansson

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Empowerment Series: The Reluctant Welfare State

By: Bruce S. Jansson

Written by one of the foremost scholars of social welfare, this book analyzes the evolution of the American welfare state from colonial times to the present--placing social policy in its political, cultural and societal context. Part of the Empowerment Series, Jansson's THE RELUCTANT WELFARE STATE, 9th Edition helps students develop the core competencies and practice behaviors outlined in the Educational Policy and Accreditation Standards (EPAS) set by the Council on Social Work Education (CSWE). Rather than passively reading, students interact with the issues, oppressed populations, ethical choices, social and ideological conflicts, advocates and policies in preceding eras and in the contemporary period-analytically and ethically. They also learn how vulnerable populations and social reformers have achieved progressive reforms through policy advocacy. Important Notice: Media content referenced within the product description or the product text may not be available in the ebook version.

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Cengage Learning

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1337565636

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Becoming an Effective Policy Advocate

By: Bruce S. Jansson

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Becoming an Effective Policy Advocate

By: Bruce S. Jansson

Now in its sixth edition, BECOMING AN EFFECTIVE POLICY ADVOCATE continues to embrace the policy-practice framework that made it a success while including completely updated coverage of important recent developments in the field. This groundbreaking text goes beyond the traditional foundational approach to policy and helps students develop the skills they need to become advocates for social change. Students are taught the ins and outs of conducting policy-practice so that they will be prepared to implement policy reform during their own careers. Coverage has been updated to include topics such as the recent presidential elections and economic turmoil as well as examples such as post-hurricane New Orleans and homelessness in Los Angeles County. Important Notice: Media content referenced within the product description or the product text may not be available in the ebook version.

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0495812390

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Social Welfare Policy and Advocacy

Advancing Social Justice Through Eight Policy Sectors

By: Bruce S. Jansson, Ph.D.

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Brooks/Cole Empowerment Series: Becoming an Effective Policy Advocate

By: Bruce S. Jansson

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Brooks/Cole Empowerment Series: Becoming an Effective Policy Advocate

By: Bruce S. Jansson

Jansson’s BECOMING AN EFFECTIVE POLICY ADVOCATE teaches you the ins and outs of conducting policy-practice in order to prepare you to implement policy reform during your own career. The seventh edition’s coverage includes discussion of such events and issues as Barack Obama’s presidency, the Occupy Wall Street movement, the Arab Spring, and more. By going beyond the traditional foundational approach to policy, this groundbreaking text helps you develop the skills you need to become an advocate for social change. Available with InfoTrac Student Collections http://gocengage.com/infotrac. Important Notice: Media content referenced within the product description or the product text may not be available in the ebook version.

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1285064070

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Reducing Inequality: Addressing the Wicked Problems Across Professions and Disciplines

By: Bruce S. Jansson

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Reducing Inequality: Addressing the Wicked Problems Across Professions and Disciplines

By: Bruce S. Jansson

Recognizing the lack of discussion of income inequality in most social work textbooks, Reducing Inequality: Addressing the Wicked Problems across Professions and Disciplines provides an overview of the potential impact of income inequality on the United States. It examines why the United States is the most unequal industrialized nation, and shares diverse curriculum and research on the topic. Reducing Inequality places inequality in an international context to demonstrate the very high level of inequality in the United States, and identifies specific problems linked to inequality. It provides historical context to explain the shift between relative equality and relative inequality from the colonial period to the present, and discusses specific ways inequality can be reduced. It identifies strategies for uplifting those impacted by income inequality, and teaches practical skills such as developing policy briefs. The book can easily be supplemented with readings that customize it to diverse courses. The content and approach make it appropriate for courses in social work, sociology, political science, and economics and sociology. The emphasis on practical skills also makes it a useful addition to classes in urban planning, public policy, and public health. Bruce Jansson, who earned his Ph.D. at the University of Chicago, is the Margaret W. Driscoll/Louise M. Clevenger Professor of Social Policy and Social Administration at the University of Southern California. A prolific author, he has been a contributor to numerous books on social policy and community organization. In addition, Dr. Jansson is the author of several books including Becoming an Effective Policy Advocate and The Reluctant Welfare State: Engaging History to Advance Social Work Practice in Contemporary Society. He has been featured on media platforms such a National Public Radio, and in 2011 was awarded a major grant from the Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute.

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Social Welfare Policy and Advocacy

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The Sixteen-Trillion-Dollar Mistake

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Empowerment Series: The Reluctant Welfare State

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Becoming an Effective Policy Advocate

Becoming an Effective Policy Advocate

Social Welfare Policy and Advocacy

Social Welfare Policy and Advocacy

Brooks/Cole Empowerment Series: Becoming an Effective Policy Advocate

Brooks/Cole Empowerment Series: Becoming an Effective Policy Advocate

Reducing Inequality: Addressing the Wicked Problems Across Professions and Disciplines

Reducing Inequality: Addressing the Wicked Problems Across Professions and Disciplines

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