With chapters authored by teams of established scholars, this edited collection looks at policy practice with specific populations and practice arenas, from domestic and international perspectives. With chapters authored by teams of established scholars, this edited collection looks at policy practice with specific populations and practice arenas, from domestic and international perspectives. Chapter 1 Policy Practice Rodney A. Ellis Introduction. Policy Practice Preparation of the Practitioner Assembling a Team Identification, Definition, and Legitimization of the Problem Selecting an Approach Conducting an Analysis Evaluating the Outcomes Conclusion Key Terms Review Questions for Critical Thinking Online Resources References Chapter 2 Social Welfare Policy and Politics Richard Hoefer Introduction Defining Social Welfare Policy Defining Politics Politics as Ideologies:  Across the Spectrum of Right and Left Politics as Process:  How to Have an Effect on Social Policy Conclusion Key Terms Review Questions for Critical Thinking Online Resources References Chapter 3 New Federalism, New Freedom and States? Rights: The Uncertain and Fragmented Direction of Public Mental Health Policy in the United States King Davis and Hyejin Jung Introduction The Epidemiology and Burden of Mental Illness Unresolved Federalism in Mental Health Policy States? Rights and Control of Mental Health Policy Federal Encroachment in State Mental Health Policy and Services The Declining Financial Health of State Governments: Implications for the Future of State Mental Health Policy Key Terms Review Questions for Critical Thinking Online Resources References Chapter 4 Aging in the United States: Challenges to Social Policy and Policy Practice Enid Opal Cox Introduction The Political/Moral Economy Context of Aging Societies Changing Social Perceptions, Expectations, and Policies Overview of Selected Policy and Services Implications for Social Work Policy Practitioners Key Terms Review Questions for Critical Thinking Online Sources References Chapter 5 Explanatory Legitimacy and Disjuncture: A Multidimensional Model for Disability Policy Development and Analysis Stephen French Gilson and Elizabeth DePoy Introduction Explanatory Legitimacy Theory Looking Back Explanatory Legitimacy Theory Analysis of Policy Exemplars Conclusions Key Terms Review Questions for Critical Thinking Online Resources References Chapter 6 Health-Care Policy: Should Change Be Small or Large? Pamela J. Miller Introduction. NEEDED BACKGROUND POLICY TOPICS POLICIES/PROGRAMS WORTH EXPLORING CONCLUDING REMARKSAND FUTURE DIRECTIONS Key Terms Review Questions for Critical Thinking Online Resources REFERENCES Chapter 7 Social Determinants of Health: Twenty-First-Century Social Work Priorities Gary Rosenberg Introduction Social Work at the End of the 19th Century Social Work in the 20th Century Conclusions Key Terms Review Questions for Critical Thinking Online Resources References Chapter 8 Property for People or the Property of People:  Urban Housing Policy and Practice in the Developing World Sunil Kumar Introduction An Urban World ? Why Fresh Thinking on Urban Housing Practice and Policy in Less Developed Regions Matters Planet of Slums ? Why Poor Urban Housing Conditions is Not All That Matters The Good and the Great ? International Development Organisations, Alliances and Campaigns Civil Society, Not-For-Profits and Others of the Same Elk but With a Different Perspective Property for People or The Property Of People: The Politics Of Tenure Towards a Conclusion:  The Challenge for Urban Housing Policy and Practice Lies in Asking the Right Questions In Conclusion: Property for People or the Property of People Key Terms Review Questions for Critical Thinking Online Resources End Notes References Chapter 9 Child Welfare Policy Richard J. Gelles and Carol Wilson Spigner A Brief History of Child Welfare Policy in the United States The Initial Involvement of the Federal Government The Impact of the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act of 1974 Foster Care Drift and the Adoption Assistance and Child Welfare Act of 1980 The Adoption Assistance and Child Welfare Act of 1980 The Impact of the Adoption Assistance and Child Welfare Act of 1980 The Indian Child Welfare Act of 1978 Applicable Supreme Court Rulings Family Preservation and Family Support Act The Multiethnic Placement Act of 1994 and the Interethnic Adoption Provisions of the Small Business Job Protection Act Reassessment of the Adoption Assistance and Child Welfare Act of 1980 and the Adoption and Safe Families Act of 1997 Foster Care Independence Act of 1999 Conclusion Key Terms Review Questions for Critical Thinking Online Resources References Chapter 10 Public Funding of Sectarian Organizations for the Provision of HIV/AIDS Prevention and Care: Discriminatory Issues for Gay Males Christopher W. Blackwell and Sophia F. Dziegielewski Introduction. Religious and Faith-Based Organizations Providing Social Services: Charitable Choice Implications for Further Research and Policy Development Key Terms Review Questions for Critical Thinking Online Resources References Chapter 11 Social Welfare and Economics: Redefining the Welfare State in a Global Economy Howard Karger and Peter A. Kindle Introduction. The Social Welfare State: a Legacy of the Industrial Era The Post Industrial Economy Employment in Post-Industrial Society Impoverishment and Debt in the Post-Industrial Era A New Welfare Agenda for the Global Economy Conclusion Key terms Review Questions for Critical Thinking Online Resources References