<p><b>A comprehensive overview of domestic and global social welfare policy</b></p> <p>Written by a team of renowned social policy experts sharing their unique perspectives on global and U.S. social welfare policy issues, <i>Social Work and Social Policy</i> helps social workers consider key issues that face policymakers, elected officials, and agency administrators in order to develop policies that are both fair and just.</p> <p>Designed as a foundational social welfare policy text, this important book meets the Council on Social Work Education's (CSWE) Educational Policy and Accreditation Standards (EPAS).</p> <p>Encouraging readers' critical thinking on various issues, each chapter begins with an overarching question and "what if" scenarios, and ends with a set of suggested key terms, online resources, and discussion questions.</p> <p>Recognizing that policy work requires practitioners to be as fully versed as possible with the issue at hand, <i>Social Work and Social Policy</i> thoroughly explores:</p> <ul> <li>Social welfare policy as a form of social justice</li> <li>The evolution of the American welfare state</li> <li>Human security and the welfare of societies</li> <li>Social policy from a global perspective</li> <li>Challenges for social policies in Asia</li> <li>Welfare reform and the need for social empathy</li> <li>The U.S. Patriot Act and its implications for the social work profession</li> <li>Human rights and emerging social media</li> </ul> <p>Compelling and broad in scope, <i>Social Work and Social Policy</i> is an indispensable text for students and a valuable resource for practitioners concerned with creating social policy and governmental action guided by justice for all.</p>