Austin (social welfare, University of California-Berkeley) presents case studies of programs and practices that have emerged in the US since the enactment of the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996. Cases focus on organizational changes such as the development of new training programs and the merging of employmen

Contains field-tested techniques to enhance the effectiveness of your local social services
Changing Welfare Services: Case Studies of Local Welfare Reform Programs describes promising programs and practices that have emerged in the United States since the enactment of the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996. Using case studies, this reference provides important lessons that will help social service directors and staff to develop strategies that will improve local welfare-to-work services. This casebook focuses on the agencies rather than the welfare...