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Social work practice in action
Haworth social work practice. ^A292286
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Machine generated contents note: Chapter 1. The Role of African-American Social -- Workers in Social Policy 1 -- Tricia B. Bent-Goodley --Literature Review 2 -- Methodology 4 -- Findings 5 -- Discussion 10 -- Implications 12 -- Conclusion 14 --Chapter 2. Implications of Social Security Reform -- for Wealth Development Among African Americans 17 -- Wilhelmina A. Leigh --Wealth in the African-American Community 18 -- Social Security Reform and African-American Wealth 24 -- Meeting the Shortfall 27 -- Implications for Social Work Practice 29 -- Conclusion 32 --Chapter 3. African-American Grandparent Caregivers: Eliminating Double Jeopardy in Social Policy 35 -- Sandra Edmonds Crewe --Guardians of Generations: African-American Grandparents 36 -- Grandparent Caregivers-Emerging Public Policy 39 The Increase in Grandparent Caregivers: A Combination -- of Individual and Systemic Factors 41 -- Double Jeopardy 43 -- Predatory Practices and Policy Recommendations 47 -- Special Challenges for the African-American Community 49 -- Conclusion 51 -- Chapter 4. Child Welfare Policies and African-American -- Families 55 -- Sandra Stukes Chipungu --Background of Selected Problems 56 -- Prevalence of Foster Care 57 -- Adoption Assistance and Child Welfare Act of 1980 58 -- 1994 Multiethnic Placement Act (MEPA) 59 -- Adoption Initiative of 1996 61 -- Adoption and Safe Families Act of 1997 62 -- Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996 (PRWORA) 63 -- Implications of Child Welfare Policies for African Americans 63 -- Conclusion 66 -- Chapter 5. From Paper to People: An Analysis of Critical Welfare Reform Issues Affecting -- the Black Community 69 -- Sandra Edmonds Crewe --Unequal Outcomes 70 -- The Black Perspective and the Personal Responsibility -- and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act (PRWORA) 72 -- Multidimensional Policy Framework 78 -- Policy Implications 84 -- Conclusion 89 -- Chapter 6. The Policy Implications of the Surgeon General's Report on Mental Health, Race, Culture, and Ethnicity 93 -- King E. Davis --Race and Mental Illness in Historical Perspective: 1763-1963 97 -- The Quantification of Psychiatric Misery 100 -- Prevalence and Incidence of Mental Illness by Race 104 -- Historic Patterns of Utilization of Mental Health Service by Race 106 -- The Surgeon General's Report 2001: Correcting the Past, Charting the Future 110 -- Policy Implications 112 -- Conclusion 117 --Chapter 7. African-American Women and Health Disparities: Implications of Race, Class, and Gender 123 -- Shelia L. Clark --Income, Education, and Access 126 -- Health Care Practices and Policies 128 -- Health Policy and African-American Women: Opportunities to Advance Black Women's Health 131 -- Conclusion 133 --Chapter 8. Policy Implications of the Criminal Justice System for African-American Families -- and Communities 137 -- Tricia B. Bent-Goodley --Current Criminal Justice Statistics 138 -- Major Criminal Justice Issues for African Americans 143 -- Implications 149 -- Systemic Issues to Be Addressed 151 -- Public Policy Advocacy 153 -- Lessons from Our History 154 -- Conclusion 155 --Chapter 9. Genetics: The Social Policy Implications for African Americans 163 -- Tricia B. Bent-Goodley --Why African Americans Should Be Concerned About Genetics 164 -- Background 165 -- Emerging Opportunities 166 -- The Challenges 168 -- Implications 171 -- Conclusion 174 --Chapter 10. A Policy Action Agenda 177 -- Tricia B. Bent-Goodley --Index 185. |
| General note | An outgrowth of a June 2000 summit of African American social workers funded by the Howard University Fund for Academic Excellence. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Access restriction | Available only to authorized users. |
| Technical details | Mode of access: World Wide Web |
| Genre/form | Electronic books. |
| LCCN | 2002027333 |
| ISBN | 0789016214 (hard : alk. paper) |
| ISBN | 0789016222 (soft : alk. paper) |
