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When Social Workers Impact Policy and Don’t Just Implement It
A Framework for Understanding Policy Engagement
By John Gal and Idit Weiss-Gal
Rather than being seen simply as social policy implementors, in recent decades there has been recognition of the unique insights that social workers can bring to policy formulation. This book offers a theoretical framework for understanding why social workers engage in policy, and the implications for research, education and practice.
Where Academia and Policy Meet
A Cross-National Perspective on the Involvement of Social Work Academics in Social Policy
Edited by John Gal and Idit Weiss-Gal
This unique perspective on the academia-society nexus is the first cross-national comparative study on academic engagement in social policy formulation.
Social Workers Affecting Social Policy
An International Perspective
Edited by John Gal and Idit Weiss-Gal
The first book to undertake a cross-national study of social worker engagement in social policy formulation processes, shedding light on policy practice in social work discourse, education and practice in eight liberal democracies.