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  2. Social policy - Wikipedia

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    Social Security Administration headquarters is in Woodlawn, Maryland.. Some professionals and universities consider social policy a subset of public policy, [1] while other practitioners characterize social policy and public policy to be two separate, competing approaches for the same public interest (similar to MD and DO in healthcare), with social policy deemed more holistic than public ...

  3. Research on Social Work Practice - Wikipedia

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    Research on Social Work Practice is a peer-reviewed academic journal that covers research in the field of social work, including community practice, organizational management, and the evaluation of social policies. The journal's editor-in-chief is Bruce A. Thyer (Florida State University College of Social Work).

  4. Social Service Review - Wikipedia

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    Social Service Review is an academic journal published by the University of Chicago Press that publishes original research on social issues, social welfare policy, and social work practice. The Journal was established in 1927, making it the oldest continually published social welfare journal in the United States. [ 1 ]

  5. Social work - Wikipedia

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    Social work is a broad profession that intersects with several disciplines. Social work organizations offer the following definitions: Social work is a practice-based profession and an academic discipline that promotes social change and development, social cohesion, and the empowerment and liberation of people.

  6. Community practice - Wikipedia

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    As of 2010, less than 20% of students in Master of Social Work programs in the United States have a macro-practice related concentration. Those concentrations include: community organizing, community planning, social policy and program evaluation. This compares to 56% of students who concentrate in direct practice and clinical social work. [13]

  7. List of social work schools - Wikipedia

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    [1] [2] Social work practice draws from liberal arts, social science, and interdisciplinary areas such as psychology, sociology, health, political science, community development, law, and economics to engage with systems and policies, conduct assessments, develop interventions, and enhance social functioning and responsibility.

  8. School of Social Policy and Practice - Wikipedia

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    The School of Social Policy and Practice (abbreviated as UPenn SP2) is the graduate school for social work at the University of Pennsylvania, a private Ivy League university in Philadelphia. Founded in 1908, [ 1 ] the school specializes in research, education, and policy development in relation to both social and economic issues.

  9. Anti-oppressive practice - Wikipedia

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    Anti-oppressive practice is an interdisciplinary approach primarily rooted within the practice of social work that focuses on ending socioeconomic oppression.It requires the practitioner to critically examine the power imbalance inherent in an organizational structure with regards to the larger sociocultural and political context in order to develop strategies for creating an egalitarian ...