03083nam a22004331i 4500 SAGE000003021 CaToSAGE 20251029145111.0 m|||||o||d|||||||| cr ||||||||||| 180104t20142014caua fob 001 0 eng d 2013015905 9781544303550 (ebook) : No price (OCoLC)1013968873 CaToSAGE eng CaToSAGE rda pn UtOrBLW pcc HV40.35 .C36 2014 Caputo, Richard K., author. 63675 Policy analysis for social workers / Richard K. Caputo, Yeshiva University. Thousand Oaks, CA : SAGE Publications, Inc., [2014] ?2014 1 online resource (317 pages) : illustrations text txt rdacontent still image sti rdacontent computer c rdamedia online resource cr rdacarrier Social work in the new century Includes bibliographical references (pages 253-293) and index. Introduction -- Acknowledgments -- Dedication -- The world of policy analysis -- Science, values, and policy analysis -- The purpose of policy analysis -- Approaches to policy analysis -- Policy as product -- Evaluating policy proposals -- Matching policy proposals to problems -- Costs, benefits, and risks -- Applying cost-benefit analysis -- Policy as process -- Making policy -- Implementing policy -- Policy as performance -- Approaches to evaluation -- Evaluation, values, and theory -- Epilogue: a holistic framework for policy analysis -- Appendix A: CSWE core competencies -- Appendix B: Historical overview of policy analysis and policy studies -- Web sites -- Glossary -- References -- Index -- About the author. A step by step guide for social work students, Policy Analysis for Social Workers, is a comprehensive guide to help students understand the process of policy development and analysis so they can become effective advocates. This book begins by laying the foundation of the purpose of policy and how it it relates to social work values. It also discusses the field of policy studies and helps students understand the various kinds of analysis. The next section highlights criteria on evaluating public policy by helping students understand how to define policy limits and uses and how they will most likely be used. It clearly lays out various criteria (effectiveness, efficiency, equity, political feasibility, social acceptability, administrative and technical feasibility) to help students evaluate policy. In addition, ... Description based on MARC record for print version. Social workers. Social work administration. 62414 Print version : 9781452203270 (pbk. : alk. paper) Social work in the new century. 63542 SAGE Knowledge https://sk.sagepub.com/books/policy-analysis-for-social-workers 55820 55820