Description
| Product ID: | 9780205052769 |
| Product Form: | Paperback / softback |
| Country of Manufacture: | US |
| Title: | Social Policy and Social Programs |
| Subtitle: | A Method for the Practical Public Policy Analyst |
| Authors: | Author: Donald Chambers, Jane Bonk |
| Page Count: | 232 |
| Subjects: | Social work, Social work, USA |
| Description: | Explores the basics of social policy and program analysis, such as designing new programs or evaluating and improving existing ones. Social Policy and Social Programs is distinctive in providing specific criteria for judging the effectiveness of social policies and programs. These criteria can be applied to the analysis of widely different social services such as counseling and therapeutic services, supportive assistance, and “hard” benefits like food stamps, cash, and housing vouchers. By focusing especially on social problems, policies, and programs in major practice areas like child welfare, health, poverty, and mental illness, the author provides students with the tools they need to understand and evaluate the programs in which they are doing their field placements. Upon completing this book readers will be able to:
Explores the basics of social policy and program analysis, such as designing new programs or evaluating and improving existing ones.
Social Policy and Social Programs is distinctive in providing specific criteria for judging the effectiveness of social policies and programs. These criteria can be applied to the analysis of widely different social services such as counseling and therapeutic services, supportive assistance, and “hard” benefits like food stamps, cash, and housing vouchers.
By focusing especially on social problems, policies, and programs in major practice areas like child welfare, health, poverty, and mental illness, the author provides students with the tools they need to understand and evaluate the programs in which they are doing their field placements.
Learning Goals Upon completing this book readers will be able to:
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| Imprint Name: | Pearson |
| Publisher Name: | Pearson Education (US) |
| Country of Publication: | GB |
| Publishing Date: | 2013-01-24 |
