International Perspectives on Welfare to Work Policy

by Richard Hoefer (Editor), James Midgley (Editor)

Overview

Learn what you can do to promote social policy initiatives that really work

International Perspectives on Welfare to Work Policy presents the latest available research on the various interpretations of welfare-to-work in the United States, the United Kingdom, Australia, and Hong Kong, and on the role social work plays in cr

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781136777561
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	09/25/2006
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	182
File size:	875 KB

About the Author

Richard Hoefer, James Midgley

Table of Contents

Introduction: Social Workers and Welfare to Work Programs: International Perspectives (Richard Hoefer and James Midgley) Welfare and Welfare to Work in the United States: The Role of Social Work (James Midgley) Working Together for Children and Families: Where TANF and Child Welfare Meet (Jill Duerr Berrick, Laura Frame, Jodie Langs, and Lisa Varchol) A Rose by Any Other Name? Lump-Sum Diversion or Traditional Welfare Grant? (Andrea Hetling, Kirk Tracy, and Catherine E. Born) Welfare to Work in the United Kingdom (Martin Evans and Jane Millar) Social Inclusion as an Agenda for Mental Health Social Work: Getting a Whole Life? (Nick Gould) Helping People with Learning Difficulties into Paid Employment: Will UK Social Workers Use the Available Welfare to Work System? (Mark Baldwin) Workfare Oz-Style: Welfare Reform and Social Work in Australia (Catherine McDonald and Lesley Chenoweth) Recent Developments in Welfare to Work in Hong Kong: Opportunities for Social Work (Kwong-leung Tang) The Role of Social Workers in Welfare to Work Programs: International Perspectives on Policy and Practice (Jane Millar and Michael J. Austin) Index Reference Notes Included