Changing Welfare

ISBN-13: 9780306477324 / Angielski / Twarda / 2003 / 255 str.

Rachel A. Gordon; Herbert J. Walberg; Rachel A. Gordon

Opis

This book is concerned with the sweeping changes that took place in public assistance programs at the end of the 20^th century and the way in which the original and reformed versions of these programs relate to the well-being of children and their families. It is a valuable reference for practitioners and policymakers who are concerned with children and child-related issues, psychologists, sociologists, social workers, social program administrators, and students in psychology, social work, sociology, political science, and education.

Spis treści

I: Introduction and Overview.- 1. Changing Welfare: Welfare Reforms and Child Well-Being.- II: Cash Assistance Reforms and the Well-Being of Families and Children.- 2. Child Well-Being in the Context of Welfare Reform: What Are We Learning?.- 3. Full Circle: Changes in the Supplemental Security Income Program for Children and Youth.- 4. How Will Welfare Reform Affect Childbearing and Family Structure Decisions?.- III: Health and Nutritional Supports to Families under Welfare Reforms.- 5. Expanding Public Health Insurance for Children: Medicaid and the State Children's Health Insurance Program.- 6. Medicaid Managed Care for Children and Youth Managing Costs or Managing Care?.- 7. Connecting with Communities to Provide Children with Nutrition.- IV: Challenges to Implementing and Studying Welfare Reforms.- 8. Children and Welfare Reform: Exploring the Intersection of Social Research and Policymaking.- 9. Thinking Further Outside the Box: Can Program Evaluation Keep Up with Program Innovation?.- 10. Are They Truly Off Welfare? Movement between the Public Welfare and Child Welfare Systems.- 11. Ethical Dilemmas Facing Caseworkers: The Impact of Welfare Reform on Decision-Making.- 233.- 235.- 241.- 243.- 245.- 247.