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African-American Social Workers and Social Policy.
Critical analyses of policies that significantly affect African-American families and communities! African-American Social Workers and Social Policy is the first book of its kind to combine the voices of African-American social work professionals on social policy in one volume. You'll learn abo...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Hoboken :
Taylor and Francis,
2014.
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| Colección: | Social work practice in action African-American social workers and social policy
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Cover; Half Title; Title; Copyright; CONTENTS; About the Editor; Contributors; Preface; Acknowledgments; Chapter 1. The Role of African-American Social Workers in Social Policy; Literature Review; Methodology; Findings; Discussion; Implications; Conclusion; Chapter 2. Implications of Social Security Reform for Wealth Development Among African Americans; Wealth in the African-American Community; Social Security Reform and African-American Wealth; Meeting the Shortfall; Implications for Social Work Practice; Conclusion.
- Chapter 3. African-American Grandparent Caregivers: Eliminating Double Jeopardy in Social PolicyGuardians of Generations: African-American Grandparents; Grandparent Caregivers-Emerging Public Policy; The Increase in Grandparent Caregivers: A Combination of Individual and Systemic Factors; Double Jeopardy; Predatory Practices and Policy Recommendations; Special Challenges for the African-American Community; Conclusion; Chapter 4. Child Welfare Policies and African-American Families; Background of Selected Problems; Prevalence of Foster Care; Adoption Assistance and Child Welfare Act of 1980.
- 1994 Multiethnic Placement Act (MEPA)Adoption Initiative of 1996; Adoption and Safe Families Act of 1997; Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996 (PRWORA); Implications of Child Welfare Policies for African Americans; Conclusion; Chapter 5. From Paper to People: An Analysis of Critical Welfare Reform Issues Affecting the Black Community; Unequal Outcomes; The Black Perspective and the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act (PRWORA); Multidimensional Policy Framework; Policy Implications; Conclusion.
- Chapter 6. The Policy Implications of the Surgeon General's Report on Mental Health, Race, Culture, and EthnicityRace and Mental Illness in Historical Perspective: 1763-1963; The Quantification of Psychiatric Misery; Prevalence and Incidence of Mental Illness by Race; Historic Patterns of Utilization of Mental Health Service by Race; The Surgeon General's Report 2001: Correcting the Past, Charting the Future; Policy Implications; Conclusion; Chapter 7. African-American Women and Health Disparities: Implications of Race, Class, and Gender; Income, Education, and Access.
- Health Care Practices and PoliciesHealth Policy and African-American Women: Opportunities to Advance Black Women's Health; Conclusion; Chapter 8. Policy Implications of the Criminal Justice System for African-American Families and Communities; Current Criminal Justice Statistics; Major Criminal Justice Issues for African Americans; Implications; Systemic Issues to Be Addressed; Public Policy Advocacy; Lessons from Our History; Conclusion; Chapter 9. Genetics: The Social Policy Implications for African Americans; Why African Americans Should Be Concerned About Genetics; Background.