Description
Book SynopsisCritical analyses of policies that significantly affect African-American families and communities!
African-American Social Workers and Social Policy is the first book of its kind to combine the voices of African-American social work professionals on social policy in one volume. You''ll learn about the impact of health, child welfare, and aging, the implications of welfare reform, and the harsh statistics about race and imprisonment from respected practitioners in the field. Each chapter ends with recommendations for policy advocacy, giving you the tools you need to help reform the system.
The issues addressed in African-American Social Workers and Social Policy include:
- how proposed Social Security reforms can help or hinder efforts to bridge the wealth gap
- the role of grandparents as caregivers
- the implications of child welfare policies, including the Multi-Ethnic Placement Act of 1994
- the effects of race, class, and gender discrimination on A
Table of Contents
Chapter 1. The Role of African-American Social Workers in Social Policy Literature Review Methodology Findings Discussion Implications Conclusion Chapter 2. Implications of Social Security Reform for Wealth Development Among African Americans Wealth in the African-American Community Social Security Reform and African-American Wealth Meeting the Shortfall Implications for Social Work Practice Conclusion Chapter 3. Elderly African-American Grandparent Caregivers: Eliminating Double Jeopardy in Social Policy Guardians of Generations: African-American Grandparents Grandparent CaregiversEmerging Public Policy The Increase in Grandparent Caregivers: A Combination of Individual and Systemic Factors Double Jeopardy Predatory Practices and Policy Recommendations Special Challenges for the African-American Community Conclusion Chapter 4. Child Welfare Policies and African-American Families Background of Selected Problems Prevalence of Foster Care Adoption Assistance and Child Welfare Act of 1980 1994 Multiethnic Placement Act (MEPA) Adoption Initiative of 1996 Adoption and Safe Families Act of 1997 Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996 (PRWORA) Implications of Child Welfare Policies for African Americans Conclusion Chapter 5. From Paper to People: An Analysis of Critical Welfare Reform Issues Affecting the Black Community Unequal Outcomes The Black Perspective and the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act (PRWORA) Multidimensional Policy Framework Policy Implications Conclusion Chapter 6. The Policy Implications of the Surgeon General’s Report on Mental Health, Race, Culture, and Ethnicity Race and Mental Illness in Historical Perspective: 1763-1963 The Quantification and Psychiatric Misery Prevalence and Incidence of Mental Illness by Race Historic Patterns of Utilization of Mental Health Service by Race The Surgeon General’s Report 2001: Correcting the Past, Charting the Future Policy Implications Conclusion Chapter 7. African-American Women and Health Disparities: Implications of Race, Class, and Gender Income, Education, and Access Health Care Practices and Policies Health Policy and African-American Women: Opportunities to Advance Black Women’s Health Conclusion Chapter 8. Policy Implications of the Criminal Justice System for African-American Families and Communities Current Criminal Justice Statistics Major Criminal Justice Issues for African Americans Implications Systemic Issues to Be Addressed Public Policy Advocacy Lessons from Our History Conclusion Chapter 9. Genetics: The Social Policy Implications for African Americans Why African Americans Should Be Concerned About Genetics Background Emerging Opportunities The Challenges Implications Conclusion Chapter 10. A Policy Action Agenda (Tricia B. Bent-Goodley) Index Reference Notes Included
