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Social Workers Affecting Social Policy: An International Perspective
John Gal
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Description for Social Workers Affecting Social Policy: An International Perspective
Paperback. The first book to undertake a cross-national study of social worker engagement in social policy formulation processes, shedding light on policy practice in social work discourse, education and practice in eight liberal democracies. Editor(s): Gal, John; Weiss-Gal, Idit. Num Pages: 224 pages, black & white tables, figures. BIC Classification: JKSN; JPQB. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 235 x 157 x 11. Weight in Grams: 348.
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 ... Read more
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 ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Policy Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
Weight
345g
Number of Pages
224
Place of Publication
Bristol, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781847429742
SKU
V9781847429742
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About John Gal
John Gal is professor and dean at the Paul Baewald School of Social Work and Social Welfare at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. He has published extensively on social policy in a comparative perspective and on policy practice among social workers. Idit Weiss-Gal is associate professor at the Bob Shapell School of Social Work at Tel Aviv University. She has ... Read more
Reviews for Social Workers Affecting Social Policy: An International Perspective
"Gal and Weiss-Gal should be commended for editing the first book of its kind, one that provides social work scholars with a cross-national examination of social work policy practice." International Journal of Social Welfare "Social workers affecting social policy is original, topical and informative ... for anyone wanting a book on social work policy practice in different countries, this will ... Read more