Social work matters: the power of linking policy and practice

Introduction / Elizabeth F. Hoffler and Elizabeth J. Clark

The business of social work / Elizabeth J. Clark

Social media for social workers : an imperative for the profession / Elizabeth F. Hoffler and Ebony Jackson

Fundraising / Marilyn Flynn

Workplace bullying / Tracy Robinson Whitaker

The linkages between clinical and policy practice in social work / King Davis

Reinvesting in the profession to secure the future / Elizabeth F. Hoffler

From the killing fields to Capitol Hill / Charles Lewis

From a staffing crisis to the building of a national workforce agenda for social work / Katharine Briar Lawson

An advocacy plan on behalf of foster families / Susan Kosche Vallem

Child welfare : does social work matter? / Joan Levy Zlotnik

Care coordination / Kathy Lopes

Adoption practices and policies impacting children and families in child welfare : in whose best interests? / Ruth G. McRoy

Communities

Community organizing / Terry Mizrahi

Disaster policy for a human response / Carmen Weisner

Rural social work and diabetes / Deirdre Robinson

Drug- and crime-involved women / Seana Golder

Policy and practices affecting those involved in criminal justice and corrections / Sheryl Pimlott Kubiak

Reforming criminal justice : from practice to policy / Frederic Reamer

Social workers as expert witnesses : advocating from the witness stand / Anne Hoffman

Alcoholism / Audrey Begun

If I go to work, I will die : the impact of health policy on disability rights / Romel Mackelprang

Synergistic opportunities : faith-based work, community collaborations, and influencing policy / Mayra Lopez-Humphreys

Social work with veterans and their families / Anthony Hassan and Joseph Chicas

Restoring protection for torture survivors / Megan Berthold

Engaging students in macro practice : preparing future social workers / Linda Moore

Helping social workers help clients : student loan forgiveness / Sunny Harris Rome

We can help you (buyer beware) : can a poor student get an education? / James J. Kelly

Love, money, death, and taxes : why marriage equality matters / Jeane Anastas

Inequality / Irwin Garfinkel and Vicki Lens

Is housing a basic human right? / Adrienne Walnoha and Tracy Soska

Immigration / Mark Lusk

Helping low-income families obtain economic security : the value of local partnerships / Trina R. Shanks

Financial social work / Reeta Wolfsohn

Adventures in workfare policy / Leon H. Ginsberg

Social security / Stephen H. Gorin

Cancer policy can mean life or death / Elizabeth J. Clark

The relationship of practice, policy, and research in breast cancer disparities / Sarah Gehlert

Cancer care reimbursement / Kathy Walsh

Domestic violence, women's health, and the power of social work / Tricia Bent-Goodley

End-of-life and palliative care / Karen Bullock

Alzheimer's disease and related dementias : more than memory loss / Lisa P. Gwyther and Jessica Katz

Care coordination / Robyn Golden and Melissa Frey

That's what friends are for : 30 years of HIV/AIDS advocacy / Gary Bailey

HIV/AIDS / Evelyn Tomaszewski

Parity for mental health and substance use disorders / Peter Delany and Joseph Shields

Policy, practice, and parity : clinical social work advocacy in Washington state / Laura Groshong

Social work research matters / Joan Levy Zlotnik

Reading guide

About the editors

About the contributors

Index.