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Format: 1 online resource (403 p.)

ISBN: 9780823296637

Content: While economic indicators in recent years have shown an unprecedented level of prosperity, social indicators tell a different story: growing economic disparity, increasing numbers of Americans lacking health insurance, increased levels of poverty among our youngest and oldest citizens, and an anti-entitlement political climate that has eroded assistance to those most in need. In this era of “devolution,” the federal government has been increasingly removed from the provision of services and support to vulnerable populations. This book presents a framework for understanding the impact of these developments on the practice of social work. The first section focuses on contemporary social forces, processes, and policy changes and their implications for the social work profession. The second section explores practical issues as they affect selected vulnerable populations. The concluding section describes interventions that have been taking place at grass-roots levels, including community action and interagency collaboration. Thus, this book attempts to integrate policy, practice, organizational, and community perspectives on social work practice with a commitment to social justice.

Note: Frontmatter -- , CONTENTS -- , Preface -- , Acknowledgments -- , Introduction -- , Part I: The Policy Context: Social and Economic Justice in the Era of Devolution -- , 1 Actualizing Social Justice Within the Client/Social Worker Relationship -- , 2 Welfare Reform: Skills Game or Shill Game? -- , 3 The Ramifications of Welfare Reform on Vulnerable Populations -- , 4 A Society for all Ages: Older Adults and the Social Contract -- , 5 Social Work Under Managed Care: Will We Survive, or Can We Prevail? -- , Part II: Context Meets Practice: Public Issues/Private Troubles-Devolving Systems and Their Human and Practice Consequences -- , Introduction -- , 6 Testing a Therapeutic Model for Empowering Child Victims of Sexual Abuse -- , 7 Bereavement Issues to Consider for Latino Children Whose Parents Die of AIDS -- , 8 When Children Arrive Later: Helping the Separated and Reunited Immigrant Child -- , 9 Immigration and Mental Health: Principles for Successful Social Work Practice -- , 10 Palliative Care: Facilitating Decision Making About Death and Dying -- , Part III: Call to Action: Strengthening Communities -- , Introduction -- , Special Preface to Part III-Getting It Together: Interagency Collaboration in an Era of Rationing in the Human Services -- , 11 Bottom-Up Planning in a Top-Down World -- , 12 The Professional Mandate for the Use of Strategic Collaborations by Lawyers and Social Workers in Child Maltreatment/Intimate Partner Violence Cases -- , 13 The Impact of a Changing Funding Environment on Agencies -- , 14 Sustaining Strong Communities in a World of Devolution: Empowerment-Based Social Services in Housing Settings -- , 15 The Role of Social Work Ethics in Empowering Clients and Communities -- , 16 Religious Congregations as Mediators of Devolution: A Study of Parish-Based Services -- , 17 Spirituality as Empowerment in Social Work Practice -- , 18 Social Work (International): Economics in the Service of Social Issues-Human Development and Solution-Focused Programs -- , Index -- , Contributing Authors , In English.

Additional Edition: ISBN 9780823220816

Language: English

DOI: 10.1515/9780823296637

URL: https://doi.org/10.1515/9780823296637

URL: https://www.degruyter.com/isbn/9780823296637