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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| Language: | English |
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Indiana University School of Social Work
2013-01-01
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| Series: | Advances in Social Work |
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| Online Access: | https://journals.iupui.edu/index.php/advancesinsocialwork/article/view/2227 |