Connecting Policy to Practice in the Human Services

by Brian Wharf, Brad McKenzie, Dr. Brian Wharf

Book Overview

Traditionally, human services policy has been made by people whose own lives are unaffected by their decisions. As a consequence, that policy often fails to meet the needs of service users. In this third edition of Connecting Policy to Practice in the Human Services, Brad McKenzie and Brian Wharf suggest that a more inclusive process will produce better results. Following a careful examination of current practices, they look at a number of alternative...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0195430093
• ISBN13: 9780195430097
• Release Date: November 2009
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
• Length: 262 Pages
• Weight: 0.85 lbs.