Australian Social Policy and the Human Services

This text introduces readers to the mechanisms of policy development, implementation and evaluation in Australia.

Ed Carson (Author), Lorraine Kerr (Author)

9781108657891, Cambridge University Press

Multiple-component retail product, published 31 August 2020

506 pages, 12 b/w illus. 14 tables
24.7 x 17.4 x 2.7 cm, 0.9 kg

Social policy encompasses the study of social needs, policy development and administrative arrangements aimed at improving citizen wellbeing and redressing disadvantage. Australian Social Policy and the Human Services introduces readers to the mechanisms of policy development, implementation and evaluation. This third edition emphasises the complexity of practice, examining the links and gaps between policy development and implementation and encouraging readers to develop a critical approach to practice. The text now includes an overview of Australia's political system and has been expanded significantly to cover contemporary issues across several policy domains, including changes in labour market structure, homelessness, mental health and disability, child protection and family violence, education policy, Indigenous initiatives, conceptualisations of citizenship, and the rights of diverse groups and populations. Written in an engaging and accessible style, Australian Social Policy and the Human Services is an indispensable resource for students and practitioners alike.

Introduction
Part I. Debates and Principles: 1. Fundamental debates in social policy
2. Personal and professional values in human services practice
Part II. Australian Social Policy: 3. The history of Australian social policy
4. The policy-making process
Part III. The Human Services: 5. Funding and governance in Australian human services
6. Australian human services organisations
Part IV Australian Social Policy in Practice: 7. Income support
8. Employment
9. Housing
10. Health care
11. The family and child welfare
12. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people
13. Citizenship and globalisation
Summary and conclusion.

Subject Areas: Welfare & benefit systems [JKSB], Social welfare & social services [JKS], Social services & welfare, criminology [JK], Society & social sciences [J]