Social work matters
Subtitle: the power of linking practice and policy
By: edited by Elizabeth F. Hoffler and Elizabeth J. Clark
Publisher: National Association of Social Workers; NASW Press
Published: 2012
Place of publication: Washington, D.C
Language: eng
Number of pages: 360
ISBN-13: 9780871014412
Subjects: Social service
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Introduction / Elizabeth F. Hoffler and Elizabeth J. Clark; title: The business of social work / Elizabeth J. Clark; title: Social media for social workers : an imperative for the profession / Elizabeth F. Hoffler and Ebony Jackson; title: Fundraising / Marilyn Flynn; title: Workplace bullying / Tracy Robinson Whitaker; title: The linkages between clinical and policy practice in social work / King Davis; title: Reinvesting in the profession to secure the future / Elizabeth F. Hoffler; title: From the killing fields to Capitol Hill / Charles Lewis; title: From a staffing crisis to the building of a national workforce agenda for social work / Katharine Briar Lawson; title: An advocacy plan on behalf of foster families / Susan Kosche Vallem; title: Child welfare : does social work matter? / Joan Levy Zlotnik; title: Care coordination / Kathy Lopes; title: Adoption practices and policies impacting children and families in child welfare : in whose best interests? / Ruth G. McRoy; title: Communities; title: Community organizing / Terry Mizrahi; title: Disaster policy for a human response / Carmen Weisner; title: Rural social work and diabetes / Deirdre Robinson; title: Drug- and crime-involved women / Seana Golder; title: Policy and practices affecting those involved in criminal justice and corrections / Sheryl Pimlott Kubiak; title: Reforming criminal justice : from practice to policy / Frederic Reamer; title: Social workers as expert witnesses : advocating from the witness stand / Anne Hoffman; title: Alcoholism / Audrey Begun; title: If I go to work, I will die : the impact of health policy on disability rights / Romel Mackelprang; title: Synergistic opportunities : faith-based work, community collaborations, and influencing policy / Mayra Lopez-Humphreys; title: Social work with veterans and their families / Anthony Hassan and Joseph Chicas; title: Restoring protection for torture survivors / Megan Berthold; title: Engaging students in macro practice : preparing future social workers / Linda Moore; title: Helping social workers help clients : student loan forgiveness / Sunny Harris Rome; title: We can help you (buyer beware) : can a poor student get an education? / James J. Kelly; title: Love, money, death, and taxes : why marriage equality matters / Jeane Anastas; title: Inequality / Irwin Garfinkel and Vicki Lens; title: Is housing a basic human right? / Adrienne Walnoha and Tracy Soska; title: Immigration / Mark Lusk; title: Helping low-income families obtain economic security : the value of local partnerships / Trina R. Shanks; title: Financial social work / Reeta Wolfsohn; title: Adventures in workfare policy / Leon H. Ginsberg; title: Social security / Stephen H. Gorin; title: Cancer policy can mean life or death / Elizabeth J. Clark; title: The relationship of practice, policy, and research in breast cancer disparities / Sarah Gehlert; title: Cancer care reimbursement / Kathy Walsh; title: Domestic violence, women's health, and the power of social work / Tricia Bent-Goodley; title: End-of-life and palliative care / Karen Bullock; title: Alzheimer's disease and related dementias : more than memory loss / Lisa P. Gwyther and Jessica Katz; title: Care coordination / Robyn Golden and Melissa Frey; title: That's what friends are for : 30 years of HIV/AIDS advocacy / Gary Bailey; title: HIV/AIDS / Evelyn Tomaszewski; title: Parity for mental health and substance use disorders / Peter Delany and Joseph Shields; title: Policy, practice, and parity : clinical social work advocacy in Washington state / Laura Groshong; title: Social work research matters / Joan Levy Zlotnik; title: Reading guide; title: About the editors; title: About the contributors; title: Index.