Social work matters : the power of linking policy and practice / Elizabeth F. Hoffler and Elizabeth J. Clark, editors.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Introduction / Elizabeth F. Hoffler and Elizabeth J. Clark -- The business of social work / Elizabeth J. Clark -- Social media for social workers: an imperative for the profession / Elizabeth F. Hoffler and Ebony Jackson -- Fundraising / Marilyn Flynn -- Workplace bullying / Tracy Robinson Whitaker -- The linkages between clinical and policy practice in social work / King Davis -- Reinvesting in the profession to secure the future / Elizabeth F. Hoffler -- From the killing fields to Capitol Hill / Charles Lewis -- From a staffing crisis to the building of a national workforce agenda for social work / Katharine Briar Lawson -- An advocacy plan on behalf of foster families / Susan Kosche Vallem -- Child welfare: does social work matter? / Joan Levy Zlotnik -- Care coordination / Kathy Lopes -- Adoption practices and policies impacting children and families in child welfare: in whose best interests? / Ruth G. McRoy -- Communities -- Community organizing / Terry Mizrahi -- Disaster policy for a human response / Carmen Weisner -- Rural social work and diabetes / Deirdre Robinson -- Drug- and crime-involved women / Seana Golder -- Policy and practices affecting those involved in criminal justice and corrections / Sheryl Pimlott Kubiak -- Reforming criminal justice: from practice to policy / Frederic Reamer -- Social workers as expert witnesses: advocating from the witness stand / Anne Hoffman -- Alcoholism / Audrey Begun -- If I go to work, I will die: the impact of health policy on disability rights / Romel Mackelprang -- Synergistic opportunities: faith-based work, community collaborations, and influencing policy / Mayra Lopez-Humphreys -- Social work with veterans and their families / Anthony Hassan and Joseph Chicas -- Restoring protection for torture survivors / Megan Berthold -- Engaging students in macro practice: preparing future social workers / Linda Moore -- Helping social workers help clients: student loan forgiveness / Sunny Harris Rome -- We can help you (buyer beware): can a poor student get an education? / James J. Kelly -- Love, money, death, and taxes: why marriage equality matters / Jeane Anastas -- Inequality / Irwin Garfinkel and Vicki Lens -- Is housing a basic human right? / Adrienne Walnoha and Tracy Soska -- Immigration / Mark Lusk -- Helping low-income families obtain economic security: the value of local partnerships / Trina R. Shanks -- Financial social work / Reeta Wolfsohn -- Adventures in workfare policy / Leon H. Ginsberg -- Social security / Stephen H. Gorin -- Cancer policy can mean life or death / Elizabeth J. Clark -- The relationship of practice, policy, and research in breast cancer disparities / Sarah Gehlert -- Cancer care reimbursement / Kathy Walsh -- Domestic violence, women's health, and the power of social work / Tricia Bent-Goodley -- End-of-life and palliative care / Karen Bullock -- Alzheimer's disease and related dementias: more than memory loss / Lisa P. Gwyther and Jessica Katz -- Care coordination / Robyn Golden and Melissa Frey -- That's what friends are for: 30 years of HIV/AIDS advocacy / Gary Bailey -- HIV/AIDS / Evelyn Tomaszewski -- Parity for mental health and substance use disorders / Peter Delany and Joseph Shields -- Policy, practice, and parity: clinical social work advocacy in Washington state / Laura Groshong -- Social work research matters / Joan Levy Zlotnik -- Reading guide -- About the editors -- About the contributors.