Ebook: Social Welfare Policy and Advocacy: Advancing Social Justice through 8 Policy Sectors

Chapter 1: Advancing Social Justice In 8 Policy Sectors; Reforming Policies in Eight Sectors; Realizing that Micro,;And Macro Levels; "Thinking Big" As Policy Advocates in the Safety; Chapter 10: Becoming Policy Advocates in the Mental Health Sector; Analyzing the Evolution of the Mental Health Sector; Understanding the Prevalence of Mental Health Disorders; Analyzing the Impact of Income Inequality on Mental Health; Analyzing the Political Economy of Mental Health; Addressing Seven Core Problems in the Mental Health Sector with Advocacy; "Thinking Big" as Policy Advocates in the Mental Health Sector; Chapter 11: Becoming Policy Advocates in the Child and Family Sector; Identifying Advocacy Groups in the Child and Family Sector; Analyzing the Evolution of the Child and Family Sector; Understanding the Scope of Child Abuse and Neglect; Analyzing the Political Economy of the Child and Family Sector; Recognizing Child and Family Problems that are Created by an Inegalitarian Nation; Understanding;Analyzing Seven Problems in the Gerontology Sector; "Thinking Big"as Policy Advocates in the Gerontology Sector; Chapter 9 :Becoming Policy Advocates in the Safety Net Sector; Analyzing the Evolution of the American Safety Net System; Analyze How Defects in American Safety Net Programs Often Exacerbate Income Inequality; Analyze the Political Economy of the Safety Net Sector; Using American Safety Net Programs to Improve Consumers' Wellbeing; Engaging in Policy Advocacy to Redress Seven Core Problems in Safety-Net Programs at Micro, Mezzo,;How Seven Core Problems Exist in the Child Welfare Sector; "Thinking Big" as Policy Advocates in the Child and Family Sector; Chapter 12: Becoming Policy Advocates in the Education System; Analyzing the Evolution of the American Education System; Recognizing Educational Problems that are Created by an Inegalitarian Nation; Analyzing the Political Economy of the Education Sector; Analyzing Seven Core Problems in the Education Sector; "Thinking Big" as Advocates in the Education Sector; Chapter 13 Becoming Policy Advocates in the Immigration Sector; Analyzing the Evolution of America's Immigration Policies; Analyzing the Movement of Persons Across National Boundaries; Analyzing the Legal Status of Immigrants in the United States; Recognizing Problems for Immigrants Created by an Inegalitarian Nation; Understanding the Political Economy of the Immigration Sector; Analyzing Seven Core;Implementing and Assessing; Learning Micro Policy Advocacy Skills; Learn How a Social Worker Engaged in Micro Policy Advocacy; Chapter 5: Practicing Mezzo Policy Advocacy Interventions; Defining Mezzo Policy Advocacy; Skills Needed for Mezzo Policy Advocacy; A Preliminary Challenge: Reading the Context; Challenge 1: Deciding Whether to Proceed; Challenge 2: Deciding Where to Focus; Challenge 3: Obtaining Decision Makers' Recognition of Unsolved Problems; Challenge 4: Analyzing Why The Problem Exists; Challenge 5: Developing a Strategy or Proposal to Address the Problem; Challenge 6: Developing Support for the Strategy of Proposal; Challenge 7: Implementing a Strategy or Policy to Address the Problem in Agencies and Communities; Challenge 8: Assessing Whether the Implemented Strategy or Policy Was Effective In Addressing the Problem in Agencies and Communities; A Case Example of Mezzo;A Multi-Level Policy Advocacy Framework; Providing Policy Advocacy at Three Levels; Identifying Differences Between Advocacy and Clinical Counseling; Linking Three Levels of Advocacy: the Case of Pregnant Teens and Teen Mothers; Developing Red Flag Alerts; Identifying Red Flag Alerts in Specific Settings; Developing Red Flag Alerts at Three Levels; Chapter 4: Practicing Micro Policy Advocacy Interventions; Defining Micro Policy Advocacy; A Preliminary Challenge: Reading the Context; Challenge 1 : Deciding Whether to Proceed; Challenge 2: Deciding Where to Focus; Challenge 3: Obtaining Recognition that a Client Has an Inportant Unresolved Problem; Challenge 4: Analyzing or Diagnosing Why a Client Has an Unresolved Problem; Challenge 5: Developing a Strategy to Address a Client's Unresolved Problem; Challenges 6, 7, and 8: Developing Support,;Policy; Chapter 6: Practicing Macro Policy Advocacy Interventions; Knowing the Context; How Macro Policy Advocates Engage the Eight Challenges; Identifying Macro Policy Advocacy Skills; A Social Worker Persuades the Utah Legislature To Advance Women's Reproductive Rights; Chapter 7: Becoming Policy Advocates in the Healthcare Sector; Analyzing the Evolution of the Paradoxical American Health Sector; Identifying Health Problems Caused by Economic Inequality; Identifying Health Problems Caused by Economic Inequality; Analyzing Seven Core Problems in the American Health System; "Thinking Big:" Practice Advocacy in the Healthcare Sector; Chapter 8: Becoming Policy Advocates in the Gerontology Sector; Analyzing the Evolution of the American Gerontology Sector; Analyzing Problems of Seniors Caused by Economic Inequality; Analyzing the Political Economy of the Gerontology Sector;Problems in the Immigration Sector; "Thinking Big" as Policy Advocates in the Immigration; Chapter 14: Becoming Policy Advocates in the Criminal Justice Sector; Analyzing the Evolution of the American Criminal Justice Sector; Identifying Connections Between Mass Incarceration and Economic Inequality; Analyzing the Political Economy of the Criminal Justice Sector; Analyzing Seven Core Problems in the Criminal Justice Sector; "Thinking Big" as Policy Advocates in the Criminal Justice Sector;Mezzo and Macro Policy Advocacy Are Really Needed; Identifying Seven Core Problems that Cut Across Eight Policy Sectors; Recognizing the Seven Core Problems in 8 Policy Sectors; Understanding that Social Work's Code of Ethics Requires Advocacy; Defining "Social Policies"; Joining the Reform Tradition of Social Work; Chapter 2: Deciding When to Challenge the Status Quo; Analyzing Foundational Beliefs; Analyzing Ideology in a Polarized Nation; Seeking Common Ground with Abdicating the Code of Ethics; Identifying "Vulnerable Populations" in Social Work's Code of Ethics; Identifying Sixteen Vulnerable Populations; Analyzing the Oppression of Women in the Contemporary Period; Understanding Why Social Policies Are Needed for Everyone and for Vulnerable Populations; Deciding When to Initiate Policy Advocacy; Chapter 3: Initiating Policy Advocacy Interventions at Three Levels; Using