Policy Practice for Social Workers av Linda Cummins, Katharine V Byers, Laura (University of Wisconsin Milwaukee) Pedrick

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<P>The second edition of <EM>Policy Practice for Social Workers</EM> introduces the concept of policy practice in social work settings and illustrates how significant policy change may be achieved at a local community, state, and national level. Guided by an ethic of care approach, the textbook raises readers¿ awareness about policy practice and its fundamental relationship with the aims of the profession, offers a foundation for key skill development, and contextualizes the work of policy practitioners in the larger political-economic setting in which they work. </P><P>The textbook is divided into two parts. In the first, readers will expand their understanding of policy practice, its beginnings and development over the course of social welfare history, as well as the political, economic, and social drivers that affect policy decisions and undergird the U.S. political system. Readers will also learn about the ethic of care framework and the value-based lens it contributes to the polic