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In This Section:  I)  Brief Table of Contents  II) Detailed Table of Contents   I) Brief Table of Contents   PART I: SOCIAL WELFARE POLICY AND THE SOCIAL WORK PROFESSION Chapter 1. The Policy-Based Profession  Chapter 2. Defining Social Welfare Policy    PART II: SOCIAL WELFARE POLICY ANALYSIS Chapter 3. Social Welfare Policy Analysis  Chapter 4. Policy Analysis from a Historical Perspective  Chapter 5. Social/Economic Analysis    PART III: THE FRAMEWORK APPLIED Chapter 6. Fighting Poverty: Temporary Assistance to Needy Families  Chapter 7. Aging: Social Security as an Entitlement  Chapter 8. Mental Health and Substance Abuse  Chapter 9. Health Care Reform Chapter 10. Child Welfare: Family Preservation Policy    PART IV: TAKING ACTION Chapter 11. Politics and Social Welfare Policy Chapter 12.  Policy Practice for Social Workers  Chapter 13. Conclusion    II) Detailed Table of Contents   PART I: SOCIAL WELFARE POLICY AND THE SOCIAL WORK PROFESSION   Chapter 1. The Policy-Based Profession  The Target of Social Work—The Individual and Society  Social Work’s Pursuit of Professional Status  The Policy-Based Profession  Summary and Practice Implications    Chapter 2. Defining Social Welfare Policy  Social Welfare Policy—Basic Definition  Factors Complicating the Definition of Social Welfare Policy  Social Welfare Policy—A Working Definition    PART II: SOCIAL WELFARE POLICY ANALYSIS Policy Analysis Outline   Chapter 3. Social Welfare Policy Analysis  The Many Meanings of Policy Analysis  Methods of Policy Analysis  Policy Analysis as Science, Art, and Politics    Chapter 4. Policy Analysis from a Historical Perspective  Historical Context of Social Welfare Policies  Methods of Policy History  The Benton Park Crisis Center    Chapter 5. Social/Economic Analysis  Delineation of the Policy under Analysis  Social Problem Analysis  Facts Related to the Problem  Theory of Human Behavior Undergirding the Policy  Social Values Related to the Problem  Goals of the Policy under Analysis  Hypotheses Underlying the Policy  Economic Analysis  Effects on Individual Consumer Behavior    PART III: THE FRAMEWORK APPLIED   Chapter 6. Fighting Poverty: Temporary Assistance to Needy Families  Historical Analysis  Social Analysis  Economic Analysis  Evaluation  Conclusion  Selected Websites on Welfare Reform    Chapter 7. Aging: Social Security as an Entitlement  The Problem That Social Security Was Developed to Solve  The Social Security Act of 1935  Historical Development of Social Security Programs in the United States  Contemporary Analysis of Social Security  End of Life Conclusion  Selected Websites on Social Security and Pensions    Chapter 8. Mental Health and Substance Abuse  The Problem of Mental Illness The Problem of Substance Abuse The History of Mental Health Policy Political Analysis Economic Analysis Separation of Treatment for Mental Illness and Substance Abuse Emerging Policy Issues   Chapter 9. Health Care Reform The Problem that Health Policy was Developed to Solve The Proposed Solution: The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act of 2010 History of Health Care Policies Social Analysis of Health Care Policy Economic Analysis of Health Policy Political Analysis of Health Policy Program/Policy Evaluation   Chapter 10. Child Welfare: Family Preservation Policy  Historical Analysis  Social Analysis  Political Analysis  Economic Analysis  Policy/Program Evaluation  Current Proposals for Policy Reform  Conclusion  Selected Websites on Family Preservation    PART IV: TAKING ACTION   Chapter 11. Politics and Social Welfare Policy The Politics of Policy Making Models of Policy Making   Chapter 12.  Policy Practice for Social Workers  Analytical Skill: Program Evaluation  Interactional Skills: Negotiation and Persuasion  Political Skills    Chapter 13. Conclusion  Lessons from Policy Analysis