Policymaking Opportunities for Direct Practice Social Workers in Mental Health and Addiction Services

Direct practice social workers have potentially significant policymaking opportunities as mediators of top-down policy and as creators of policy where none exists. The power they possess stems from their ‘on the ground’ expertise and the discretion available to them in making practice decisions. By...

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Main Authors: Thomas J. Powell, Eve Garrow, Michael R. Woodford, Brian Perron
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Indiana University School of Social Work 2013-01-01
Series:Advances in Social Work
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Online Access:https://journals.iupui.edu/index.php/advancesinsocialwork/article/view/2227