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Social Policy For Social Work And Human Services In Aotearoanew Zealand : Diverse Perspectives
Paperback Edition: 1
Social policy reflects the dominant social, economic and political discourses of a nation's government and reveals how each country addresses the needs and wellbeing of its population. For practitioners in social work and human services, questions of human rights, citizenship, social justice and equity are
ever-present in their day-to-day work with clients of all ages. As such, social policy plays a significant role in shaping the response to need in any community or population, through the provision of financial, physical or legislative protections or resources. The extent to which social policy offers security for the most vulnerable, while addressing economic and social inequality, signals the moral and ethical compass of those who govern. There are ways for practitioners and other advocates to influence, and resist where necessary, the direction of policy through community development, strategic change, research and social action.
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This volume provides examples of such initiatives and examines the making and shaping of contemporary social policy in Aotearoa New Zealand. The text covers a broad range of social policy topics from a critical perspective including fields of practice, current debates and case-study examples of social-change initiatives. Students, lecturers, researchers and people interested in New Zealand society in general will find a critical appraisal of current social policy within these pages.
Jane Maidment is an associate professor in the Department of Human Services and Social Work at the University of Canterbury.
Liz Beddoe is an associate professor in the School of Counselling, Human Services and Social Work, Faculty of Education and Social Work, at the University of Auckland.
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Pages : 356
Publisher : Canterbury University Press
Publication date : 2016-02-01
Subjects: Non-fiction, Humanities, Social Sciences, Politics, Sociology, Social Services & Welfare, Criminology, Social Welfare & Social Services