Jansson, Bruce S. <br/><br/>
Becoming an effective policy advocate :   from policy practice to social justice /  
Bruce S. Jansson. 
 - 3 Edition 
 - Pacific Grove :   Brooks/Cole Pub.,  ©1999. 
 - xx, 425 pages :   illustrations ;   25 cm. 
<br/><br/> Includes bibliographical references and indexes. 
<br/><br/>Policy practice and policy advocacy: the fourth dimension of social work practice -- Why engage in policy practice and policy advocacy? -- Ethical, analytic, and political rationales for engaging in policy advocacy -- A policy practice framework for policy advocates: skills, tasks, and actions -- The big picture: policy practice in governmental, community, and agency settings -- Preparatory work: building agendas, analyzing problems, and writing proposals -- Building agendas -- Analyzing problems -- Finding policy options -- Writing policy proposals -- Policy persuasion -- Policy advocates and the political process -- Understanding "power" and "politics" -- Developing and using power -- Developing political strategy -- Putting political strategy into action -- After enacting policy -- Securing the implementation of policies -- Assessing policy implementation. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>0-534-35520-X (alk. paper) 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Social service -- United States.<br/>United States -- Social policy.
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>DC 361.973  / J26