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Title: Becoming an Effective Policy Advocate: From Policy Practice to Social Justice by Bruce S. Jansson ISBN: 0-534-52770-1 Publisher: Wadsworth Publishing Pub. Date: 12 June, 2002 Format: Hardcover Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $81.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 5 (1 review)
Rating: 5
Summary: The BEST policy text.
Comment: I have adopted this text for my social policy course since the first edition.
The hallmark to Jansson text is that he offers the best framework for generalist practice. Other policy textbooks perceive policy-making as an enterprise dominated by great persons who direct great ideas on a macro level. Policy, in this sense, is the development and maintenance of programs like Medicare, Medicaid and Social Security. Jansson makes it clear that policy encompasses all aspects of social work intervention. For example, Jansson offers students a framework to comprehend the lack of adequate parking spaces on campus and -- what to do about it. Thus, Jansson enables the student to understand that policies operate on the micro, mezzo and macro levels.
Jansson spends most of his energy on the application of micro policy issues. This is most appropriate for two reasons. First, I estimate that 90% of social work graduates who are required to read this text will face micro policy issues on a daily basis. Unless they reflect back on what they learn from Jansson, they won't realize it. Second, for those who actually obtain policy positions, it is unlikely that they will be involved in making grand decisions in the arena of what is thought to be classic policies (e.g. Social Security). They are most likely to be making policy decisions regarding the use of the copy machine, discharging staff, hiring (including issues like affirmation action for the agency staff) etc. No other text will assist the student in these areas as much as Jansson.
There is no doubt in my mind that Jansson offers the BEST text for a social policy course. However, he has one serious limitation. His writing is terrible. He can't seem to write in an economical manner. In a discussion in an open forum, I made this observation. Other professors thanked me. Everyone in the room knew it was true, but no one wanted to say it aloud - except perhaps me.
The bottom line is, Jansson offers the best text for a social policy course. However, his writing is overly sophisticated, students must be spoon-fed this framework. Once students comprehend his essential points, they have a clear understanding of policy development and maintenance. Some of them, because of Jansson, decide to pursue a career in policy rather than clinical social work.
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Title: Social Policy and Social Programs: A Method for the Practical Public Policy Analyst (3rd Edition) by Donald E. Chambers ISBN: 0205291481 Publisher: Pearson Allyn & Bacon Pub. Date: 11 June, 1999 List Price(USD): $48.00 |
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Title: Affecting Change: Social Workers in the Political Arena (5th Edition) by Karen S. Haynes, James S. Mickelson ISBN: 0205360106 Publisher: Pearson Allyn & Bacon Pub. Date: 17 June, 2002 List Price(USD): $51.00 |
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Title: Confronting Injustice and Oppression by David G. Gil ISBN: 0231106734 Publisher: Columbia University Press Pub. Date: 15 April, 1998 List Price(USD): $30.00 |
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Title: Casework: A Psychosocial Therapy by Mary E. Woods, Florence Hollis ISBN: 0072901799 Publisher: McGraw-Hill Humanities/Social Sciences/Languages Pub. Date: 09 August, 1999 List Price(USD): $106.15 |
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Title: Social Work Macro Practice, Third Edition by F. Ellen Netting, Peter M. Kettner, Steven L. McMurtry ISBN: 0205380697 Publisher: Pearson Allyn & Bacon Pub. Date: 16 July, 2003 List Price(USD): $66.60 |
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