Critical Social Welfare Issues

Contents Foreword * Introduction * Chapter 1. Class War and Welfare Reform * Chapter 2. Revisiting the Unseen: Some Unresolved Issues in Homeless Advocacy and Research * Chapter 3. The Crisis in American Child Welfare * Chapter 4. Mandatory versus Voluntary HIV Testing of Newborns * Chapter 5. The Changing Structure of African-American Families * Chapter 6. From the Tenement Class to the Dangerous Class to the Underclass: Blaming Women for Social Problems * Chapter 7. Health and Human Services for Profit * Chapter 8. Legal Regulation and Accreditation: Obstacles to Practice * Chapter 9. Challenges of Managed Care for Health Professionals: Implications for Social Work Practice * Chapter 10. The Substitution Phenomenon of Professionals in the Health Care Industry * Chapter 11. Troubled Preschoolers Making Trouble Later: Is There a Solution? * Chapter 12. Cultural Diversity Among Hispanic Families: Implications for Practitioners * Chapter 13. Power Issues in Social Work Practice * Index * Reference Notes Included