Policy Analysis for Social Workers
“Policy Analysis for Social Workers” by Richard K. Caputo is a comprehensive guide published by SAGE Publications on October 4, 2013. This first edition spans 352 pages and is presented in English. The book provides a step-by-step approach to understanding policy development and analysis, aimed at enhancing effective advocacy within the field of social work.
Readers will find a user-friendly model that emphasizes a unique “3-P” approach to policy analysis, focusing on policy as a product, process, and performance. Caputo covers the purpose of policy in relation to social work values and explores the field of policy studies, detailing various types of analysis. The book also discusses essential criteria for evaluating public policy, including effectiveness, efficiency, equity, and social acceptability, making it a valuable resource for students and practitioners interested in education and counseling within the context of social work.
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Policy Analysis for Social Workers offers a comprehensive, step-by-step guide to understanding the process of policy development and analysis for effective advocacy. This user-friendly model helps students get excited about understanding policy as a product, a process, and as performance—a unique “3-P” approach to policy analysis as competing texts often just focus on one of these areas. Author Richard K Caputo efficiently teaches the purpose of policy and its relation to social work values, discusses the field of policy studies and the various kinds of analysis, and highlights the necessary criteria (effectiveness, efficiency, equity, political feasibility, social acceptability, administrative, and technical feasibility) for evaluating public policy.
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