Social Welfare Policy Courses

The Poverty Paradox: Understanding Economic Hardship Amid American Prosperity

Mark Robert Rank

9780190212636
Hardcover
25 April 2023

Through Iceboxes and Kennels: How Immigration Detention Harms Children and Families

Luis H. Zayas

9780197668160
Hardcover
07 March 2023

Mental Health Social Work Practice in Canada

Third Edition

Cheryl Regehr and Graham Glancy

9780199037032
Paperback
05 December 2021

Clear, comprehensive, and research-based, this is the leading Canadian introduction to mental health practice in social work.

Social Welfare Policy: Responding to a Changing World

Second Edition

John G. McNutt and Richard Hoefer

9780190948795
Paperback
13 November 2020

A brief - yet comprehensive - topical introduction to social welfare policy

Advocacy Practice for Social Justice

Fourth Edition

Richard Hoefer

9780190916572
Paperback
11 March 2019

This fourth edition of Advocacy Practice for Social Justice provides step-by-step instructions for social workers and others who want to impact laws, regulations, and policies at any level.

Technology, Activism, and Social Justice in a Digital Age

John G. McNutt

9780190903992
Paperback
24 August 2018

Through an examination of online advocacy and social movements, social media, and traditional/electronic advocacy campaigns, Technology, Activism, and Social Justice in a Digital Age provides a fascinating look at the current practice and future of social change efforts.

Navigating Policy and Practice in the Great Recession

Stacey Borasky and Miguel Ferguson

9780190871086
Paperback
22 June 2018

Navigating Policy and Practice in the Great Recession uses an engrossing narrative to explore issues and themes in policy practice, leadership, and non-profit management.

Social Work and Social Welfare: A Human Rights Foundation

Katherine van Wormer and Rosemary J. Link

9780190612825
Paperback
18 June 2018

Illustrated with personal narratives, photographs, and critical thinking questions, Social Work and Social Welfare provides a global, human rights perspective on social welfare policies.

The Handbook of Policy Practice

Ira C. Colby

9780190858827
Paperback
26 February 2018

The Handbook for Policy Practice is a hands-on practice textbook that explores ways to influence social policy in an agency setting or through formal governmental processes.

Social Work Practice and Social Welfare Policy in the United States: A History

Philip R. Popple

9780190607326
Paperback
23 February 2018

The first new social work history written in over twenty years, Social Work Practice and Social Welfare Policy in the United States identifies, from a historical perspective, major challenges facing the social work profession.

The Dynamics of Social Welfare Policy

Fourth Edition

Joel Blau and Mimi Abramovitz

9780199316014
Paperback
17 February 2014

The Fourth Edition of The Dynamics of Social Welfare Policy applies its innovative policy model to the latest developments in social welfare including the policies of President Obama. It offers real insight into what drives social policy and social change in the past as well as in the beginnings of a new political era.

Policy, Politics, and Ethics, Third Edition: A Critical Approach

Third Edition

Thomas M. Meenaghan, Keith M. Kilty, Dennis D. Long...

9780190615345
Paperback
01 July 2013

The Dynamics of Family Policy

Alice K. Butterfield, Cynthia J. Rocha, and William H. Butterfield

9780190616519
Paperback
01 July 2010

Caught in the Storm: Navigating Policy and Practice in the Welfare Reform Era

Miguel Ferguson, Heather Neuroth-Gatlin, and Stacey Borasky

9780190616045
Paperback
01 March 2010

Poor Women in Rich Countries: The Feminization of Poverty Over the Life Course

Gertrude Schaffner Goldberg

9780195314304
Paperback
19 November 2009

By identifying the social and economic policies that enable women to live independently, Poor Women in Rich Countries provides nothing less than a blueprint for abolishing women's poverty.

Advocacy, Activism, and the Internet: Community Organization and Social Policy

Steven Hick and John McNutt

9780190615758
Paperback
01 July 2002