Australian Social Policy and the Human Services

by Ed Carson, Lorraine Kerr

Overview

Social policy encompasses the study of social needs, policy development and administrative arrangements aimed at improving citizen wellbeing and redressing disadvantage. Australian Social Policy and the Human Services introduces readers to the mechanisms of policy development, implementation and evaluation. This third edition emphasises the complexity of practice, examining the links and gaps between policy development and implementation and encouraging readers to develop a critical approach to practice. The text now includes an overview of Australia's political system and has been expanded significantly to cover contemporary issues across several policy domains, including changes in labour market structure, homelessness, mental health and disability, child protection and family violence, education policy, Indigenous initiatives, conceptualisations of citizenship, and the rights of diverse groups and populations. Written in an engaging and accessible style, Australian Social Policy and the Human Services is an indispensable resource for students and practitioners alike.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781108657891
Publisher:	Cambridge University Press
Publication date:	08/31/2020
Edition description:	3rd ed.
Pages:	506
Product dimensions:	6.85(w) x 9.72(h) x 1.06(d)

About the Author

Ed Carson has researched, taught and published on Australian social policy for many years and has been employed in a variety of positions in this field. He has recently retired from his previous roles as Professor of Social Policy, and before that as Dean of Graduate Studies, at the University of South Australia.

Lorraine Kerr has researched, taught and published on Australian social policy for many years and has been employed in a variety of positions in this field. She has recently retired from her previous roles as a social planner and social worker in local government and lecturer at a number of universities.

Table of Contents

Introduction; Part I. Debates and Principles: 1. Fundamental debates in social policy; 2. Personal and professional values in human services practice; Part II. Australian Social Policy: 3. The history of Australian social policy; 4. The policy-making process; Part III. The Human Services: 5. Funding and governance in Australian human services; 6. Australian human services organisations; Part IV Australian Social Policy in Practice: 7. Income support; 8. Employment; 9. Housing; 10. Health care; 11. The family and child welfare; 12. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people; 13. Citizenship and globalisation; Summary and conclusion.