Furthering social justice and human rights is a fundamental principle underlying the social work profession. Engaging in social policy formulation processes is a major route through which social workers can realise this goal. This type of social work activity has been termed 'policy practice�...

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Other Authors:	Gal, John 1958- (Editor), Weiss-Gal, Idit 1961- (Editor)
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	Bristol ; Chicago Policy Press [2014]
Subjects:	Social policy Social service Social workers Internationaler Vergleich Sozialarbeit Sozialpolitik Aufsatzsammlung
Summary:	Furthering social justice and human rights is a fundamental principle underlying the social work profession. Engaging in social policy formulation processes is a major route through which social workers can realise this goal. This type of social work activity has been termed 'policy practice'. The aim of this book is to shed light on policy practice in social work discourse, education and practice in eight liberal democracies. This is the first effort to undertake a cross-national study of social worker engagement in social policy formulation processes. The book offers insights into questions such as 'what is the importance attributed to social worker involvement in policy change in the social work discourse and education in different countries?' and 'how do social workers influence social policy in various national settings?' These issues are relevant to social worker practitioners, students, educators and researchers, as well as to social policy scholars, who are interested in the role of professionals in social policy formulation.
Item Description:	Hier auch später erschienene, unveränderte Nachdrucke
Physical Description:	VIII, 215 Seiten Illustrationen
ISBN:	1847429742 9781847429742