Near the turn ot this century, Jane Addams and her colleagues envlslonecl<br >profession that would make social activism integral to its work. This bold visio:<br >challenged the members of the fledgling profession to expand their wor<br >beyond interpersonal transactions. Unlike professions like medicine, law, nurs<br >ing, or psychology, social work has retained this vision, even through ensuin<br >conservative periods and in the face of pressures to make counseling the e~<br >clusive focus of the profession.<br > This idealistic vision has endured; however, it has not been consistentl<br >reflected in the school curricula or in the professional work of social worker<br >in ensuing decades. Although many factors have contributed to this situatior<br >I believe that the vision of Addams is not outmoded; indeed, many feature<br >of contemporary society--persistent patterns of inequality, major social prok<br >lems like AIDS and homelessness, and attacks (such as funding cutbacks) o<br >prerogatives of the profession--make the vision as compelling as it was nearl<br >a hundred years ago.<br > The settlement-house leaders provided a vision but did not provide<br >detailed methodology for implementing it. The social work profession need<br >a framework in order to provide strategies and skills for reforming policies <br >This framework must be simple enough for a wide variety of practitioners t<br >understand, yet complex enough to avoid suggesting that social change ca<br >be reduced to a few steps. It must be relevant for a range of professional,<br >including direct-service staff. In addition, the framework must be readil<br >applicable to agency, community, and legislative settings. Rather than bein<br >limited to a single skill or style, the framework should include analytic, pol<br >tical, interactional, and value-clarifying skills; these skills reflect the actm<br > work of those who strive to change policies. Further, the framework shoul<br > bely the widespread impression that policy practice can be understood onl<br > by specialists, but it should also lay the groundwork to allow some soci;<br > workers to enter policy-specialized positions. Finally, to be true to Addams <br > vision, the framework must emphasize advocacy for the powerless an<br > nnnrpq~~rl<br >
發表於2024-12-25
Social Policy:From Theory to Policy Practice 2024 pdf epub mobi 電子書 下載
圖書標籤:
Social Policy:From Theory to Policy Practice 2024 pdf epub mobi 電子書 下載