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Book SynopsisThis book provides penetrating analysis and up-to-date resources for social workers looking for information on vital issues of social work policy practice. Special emphasis is placed on topics of social justice, the strengths-based perspective and inclusion of marginalized populations.
Table of Contents1. Introduction Richard Hoefer 2. The Path to Social Justice Goes through Politics and Economics David Dempsey 3. A Strengths-based Framework for Social Policy: Barriers and Possibilities Katherine Hill 4. Bridging the Divide between Community Organizing Efforts and Direct Services in Traditional Social Service Agencies: Lessons Learned from a Case Study Eli Bartle and Beth Halaas 5. Technology-based Approaches to Social Work and Social Justice Judith M. Dunlop and Graham Fawcett 6. The Supreme Court Shuffle: What It Means for Social Work Sunny Harris Rome and Carloyn I. Polowy 7. Ex-Prisoners’ Reentry: An Emerging Frontier and a Social Work Challenge Ram A. Cnaan, Jeffrey Draine, Beverly Frazier and Jill W. Sinha 8. Inclusion in the Policy Process: An Agenda for Participation of the Marginalized Margaret Lombe and Michael Sherraden 9. Service Learning: The Road from the Classroom to Community-based Macro Intervention Diane L. Scott 10. Teaching Students to Become Effective in Policy Practice: Integrating Social Capital into Social Work Education and Practice Robin L. Ersing and Diane N. Loeffler
