1. Becoming a Policy Advocate in 8 Policy SectorsLearning ObjectivesEngage Social Welfare Policy Whether You Are Micro or MacroConceptualizing Policy PracticeUnderstanding How A Multi-Level Policy Advocacy Framework Was DevelopedLinking the Multi-Level Advocacy Framework to 8 Policy SectorsUsing this Book as a Roadmap for Your Student and Professional CareerContrasting Micro Policy Advocacy with Clinical Practice Use of Micro, Mezzo, and Macro PolicyUnderstanding How the NASW Code of Ethics Requires Use of Micro, Mezzo and Macro Policy AdvocacyUsing Policy Advocacy to Help Vulnerable PopulationsAnalyzing a Multi-Level Policy Advocacy FrameworkProviding Policy Advocacy at Three LevelsLinking Three Levels of Advocacy for Pregnant Teens and Teen MothersDeveloping Micro Policy Advocacy Red Flag AlertsDeveloping Red Flag Alerts at Three LevelsLearning OutcomesReferences2. Advancing Social Justice with 7 Core ProblemsLearning ObjectivesDefining "Social Policies"Defining Social JusticeCore Problem #1: Advancing Ethical Rights, Human Rights and Economic JusticeCore Problem #2: Improving the Quality of Social ProgramsCore Problem #3: Making Social Programs and Policies More Culturally ResponsiveCore Problem #4: Developing Preventive Strategies to Decrease Social ProblemsCore Problem #5: Improving Affordability and Access to Social ProgramsCore Problem #6: Increasing the Scope and Effectiveness of Mental Health ProgramsCore Problem #7 Making Social Programs More Relevant To Households and CommunitiesRecognizing the 7 Core Problems in the 8 Policy SectorsJoining the Reform Tradition of Social WorkLearning OutcomesReferences3. How Policy Advocates Advanced Social Justice Through American HistoryLearning ObjectivesThe Colonial PeriodThe Gilded AgeThe Progressive PeriodThe Great DepressionThe Great SocietyNixon''s SurpriseConservative Counter-RevolutionsGridlock during the Presidencies of Bill Clinton and Barack ObamaThe Maverick Presidency of Donald TrumpFalling Behind Other Industrialized NationsWhy Social Workers Need to Engage in Policy Advocacy In 2019 and BeyondLearning OutcomesReferences4. Providing Micro Policy Advocacy InterventionsLearning ObjectivesDefining Micro Policy AdvocacyReading the ContextA Preliminary Challenge: Reading the ContextChallenge 1: Deciding Whether to ProceedChallenge 2: Deciding Where to FocusChallenge 3: Obtaining Recognition that a Client has an Important Unresolved ProblemChallenge 4: Analyzing or Diagnosing Why a Client Has an Unresolved ProblemChallenge 5: Developing a Strategy to Address a Client''s Unresolved ProblemChallenges 6, 7, and 8 Implementing and Assessing Micro Policy AdvocacyLearning Micro Policy Advocacy SkillsLearn How a Social Worker Engaged in Micro Policy AdvocacyLearning OutcomesReferences5. Practicing Mezzo Policy Advocacy InterventionsLearning ObjectivesDefining Mezzo Policy AdvocacySkills Needed for Mezzo Policy AdvocacyA Preliminary Challenge: Reading the Context of Agencies and Communities etc.Challenge 1: Deciding Whether to Proceed etc.Challenge 2: Deciding Where to Focus etc.

Challenge 3: Obtaining Decision Makers Recognition of Unsolved Problems, etcChallenge 4: Analyzing Why the Problem Exists etc.Challenge 5: Developing a Strategy or Proposal to Address the Problem etc.Challenge 6: Developing Support for a Strategy or Proposal etc.Challenge 5: Developing a Strategy or Proposal to Address the ProblemChallenge 6: Developing Support for a Strategy or ProposalChallenge 7: Implementing a Strategy or Policy to Address the Problem in Agencies and CommunitiesChallenge 8: Assessing Whether the Implemented Strategy or Policy Was Effective in Agencies and CommunitiesThe History of WattsLearning OutcomesReferences6. Engaging in Macro Policy AdvocacyLearning ObjectivesKnowing the ContextHow Macro Policy Advocates Engage the Eight ChallengesIdentifying Macro Policy Advocacy SkillsLearning OutcomesReferences7. Becoming Policy Advocates in the Healthcare SectorLearning ObjectivesDeveloping an Empowering Perspective Toward Persons with Unaddressed Health ProblemsDeveloping an Empowering Perspective Toward Persons with Unaddressed Health ProblemsAnalyzing the Evolution of the American Healthcare SystemIdentifying Health Problems Caused by Economic InequalityAnalyzing the Political Economy of the American Health SystemAnalyzing Seven Core ProblemsLearning OutcomesReferences8. Becoming Policy Advocates in the Gerontology SectorLearning ObjectivesDeveloping an Empowering Perspective Toward SeniorsAnalyzing Problems of Seniors Created by Economic InequalityAnalyzing the Political Economy of the Gerontology SectorAnalyzing the Seven Core Problems in the Gerontology Sector"Thinking Big" as Policy Advocates in the Gerontology SectorLearning OutcomesReferences9. Becoming Policy Advocates in the Safety Net SectorLearning ObjectivesDeveloping an Empowering Perspective Toward Persons Who Need Safety Net ProgramsAnalyzing the Evolution of the American Safety Net SystemAnalyzing How Defects in American Safety Net Programs Often Exacerbate Income InequalityAnalyzing the Political Economy of the Safety Net SectorUsing American Safety Net Programs to Improve Consumers'' WellbeingIncome-Enhancing ProgramsCredit and Loan-Providing AgenciesJob-Related ProgramsNutrition-Enhancing ProgramsShelter-Enhancing ProgramsAsset-Creating ProgramsUnderstanding How Seven Core Problems Exist in the Safety-Net SectorThinking Big as Policy Advocates in the Safety-Net SectorLearning OutcomesReferences10.

Becoming Policy Advocates in the Mental Health and Substance Abuse SectorLearning ObjectivesAnalyzing The Evolution of The Mental Health SectorUnderstanding the Prevalence of Mental Health DisordersAnalyzing the Impact of Income Inequality on Mental HealthAnalyzing the Political Economy of Mental HealthAddressing Seven Core Problems in the Mental Health Sector with Advocacy"Thinking Big" as Policy Advocates in the Mental Health and Substance Abuse SectorFinancing the HMHSA and its Expanded ServicesLearning OutcomesReferences11. Becoming Policy Advocates in the Child and Family SectorLearning ObjectivesDeveloping an Empowering Perspective with Respect to the Child and Family SectorUnderstanding the Current State of ChildrenStrengthening Families by Meeting Basic NeedsUnderstanding the Journey of Children Through the Child Welfare SystemAnalyzing the Quest for Algorithms to Predict the Odds that Specific Children Will Be HarmedAnalyzing the Challenges of "Emancipation"Analyzing the Evolution of the Child and Family SectorUnderstanding the Scope of Child Abuse and NeglectUnderstanding the Political Economy of the Child and Family SectorRecognizing Child and Family Problems That Are Created By an Inegalitarian NationUnderstanding How Seven Core Problems Exist in the Child Welfare SectorThinking Big as Policy Advocates in the Child and Family SectorLearning OutcomesReferences12. Becoming Policy Advocates in the Education SectorDeveloping an Empowering Perspective With Respect to EducationAnalyzing the Evolution of the American Education SystemRecognizing Education Problems That Are Created By And Cause an Inegalitarian NationAnalyzing the Political Economy of the Education SectorAnalyzing Seven Core Problems in the American Education SystemThinking Big as Policy Advocates in the Education SectorThinking Big as Policy Advocates in the Education SectorLearning OutcomesReferences13. Becoming Policy Advocates in the Immigration SectorDeveloping an Empowering Perspective With Respect to ImmigrantsAnalyzing the Evolution of America''s Immigration PoliciesAnalyzing the Movement of Persons Across National BoundariesAnalyzing the Legal Status of Immigrants in the U.S.Recognizing Problems for Immigrants Created by Extreme InequalityUnderstanding the Political Economy of the Immigration SectorBack to Values and DataAnalyzing Seven Core Problems in the Immigration SectorThinking Big as Policy Advocates in the Immigration SectorLearning OutcomesReferences14. Becoming Policy Advocates in the Criminal Justice SectorLearning ObjectivesDeveloping an Empowering Perspective about Criminal JusticeAnalyzing the Evolution of the American Criminal Justice SectorIdentifying Connections between Mass Incarceration and Economic InequalityAnalyzing the Political Economy of the Criminal Justice SectorAnalyzing Seven Core Problems in the Criminal Justice Sector"Thinking Big" As Policy Advocates in the Criminal Justice SectorLearning OutcomesReferences.