Advocacy Practice for Social Justice 4th Edition by Richard Hoefer, ISBN-13: 978-0190916572
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- Publisher: Oxford University Press; 4th edition (March 11, 2019)
- Language: English
- 264 pages
- ISBN-10: 0190916575
- ISBN-13: 978-0190916572
Since the publication of its first edition in 2005, Advocacy Practice for Social Justice has served as a clear, comprehensive, and practical resource for social work courses in advocacy, community practice, and macro practice. Now in its fourth edition, this text provides extensive information on the value base for advocacy; an examination of why people get involved in advocacy; and step-by-step instructions for social workers and others who want to impact laws, regulations, and policies at any level. Bearing in mind the National Association of Social Workers’ Code of Ethics’ requirements to advocate on behalf of vulnerable populations, readers learn that advocacy is a problem-solving technique similar to that used in social work practice of all types. The book moves through the stages of advocacy: getting involved; understanding the issue; planning; advocating through education, persuasion, and negotiation; presenting information effectively; monitoring and evaluating results; and integrating advocacy into a social worker’s everyday practice. The fourth edition’s inclusion of new topics and solid foundation in social work values make it a must-read as social work students and practitioners work diligently to maintain the profession’s focus on successful advocacy for social justice.
Table of Contents:
Title Page
Copyright Page
Dedication
Contents
Preface
Acknowledgments
1. The Unified Model of Advocacy Practice
Defining Advocacy and Advocacy Practice
The Broader Context for Advocacy Practice
Conclusion
2. Social Work Ethics, Values, and Advocacy Practice for Social Justice
Advocacy in the National Association of Social Workers’ Code of Ethics
Social Justice in the National Association of Social Workers’ Code of Ethics
Distributive Justice
Examples of Ethical Issues in Advocacy Practice
Conclusion
3. Getting Involved
Why Are Some People Active in Politics?
Are Social Workers Politically Active?
What Are Social Workers Trying to Accomplish With Advocacy?
Influencing the Factors That Lead to Getting Involved
Conclusion
4. Understanding the Issue
Step 1: Define the Issue
Step 2: Decide Who Is Affected and How They Are Affected by the Issue
Step 3: Decide What the Main Causes of the Issue Are
Step 4: Generate Possible Solutions to the Issue
Step 5: Review Proposed Solutions to Determine Their Impact on Social Justice
Conclusion
5. Planning in Advocacy Practice
Definition of Planning
What Do You Want? Using Advocacy Mapping to Describe Your Agenda
Who Can Get You What You Want? Identifying Your Target
When Can or Should You Act to Get What You Want?
Conclusion
6. Advocating Through Education, Persuasion, and Negotiation
Education
Persuasion
Negotiation
Conclusion
7. Presenting Your Information Effectively
Pre-Suasion
Information
Presenting the Information
Working with the Media
Conclusion
8. Electronic Advocacy
What Is Electronic Advocacy?
Organizational Attributes of the Use of Electronic Advocacy
The Growing Influence of the Information Age
Concepts for Using the Web and Social Media in an Advocacy Campaign
Using Specific Electronic Advocacy Tools in an Advocacy Campaign
Conclusion
9. Evaluating Advocacy
Increase in Support for Evidence-Based Advocacy Practice and Evaluation
Observation Phase
Judgment Phase
Difficulties in Evaluation
Conclusion
10. Ongoing Monitoring
Differences in Advocacy Between Legislative and Executive Branches
Influencing the Regulation-Writing Process
Influencing the Budgetary Process
Influencing the Implementation Process
Conclusion
11. Integrating Advocacy Practice into Your Social Work Practice
The Progressive Era
The Great Depression and the New Deal
The 1960s: War on Poverty and the Great Society
Between the 1960s and the End of the 20th Century: Keeping Hope Alive
Advocacy Practice in the 21st Century
Integrating Advocacy Practice into Your Social Work Practice
References
Index
Richard Hoefer, PhD, MA, MSSW, is Roy E. Dulak Professor for Community Practice Research at the University of Texas at Arlington’s School of Social Work, where students have twice voted him to receive the Fernando G. Torgerson Teaching Award. He has authored, co-authored, and edited 10 books and more than 80 journal articles and conference papers. He is also a frequent conference keynoter on the topics of advocacy, social policy, and persuasiveness. He was the founding and only editor of?The Journal of Policy Practice, which was published for 17 years. Beginning with its inaugural issue in 2020, he will be the founding editor of the new Journal of Policy Practice and Research.
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