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The Roman Catholic Bishops of the Caribbean, the Antilles Episcopal
Conference (AEC), have over the past forty years written statements
addressed to their faithful and people in the wider Caribbean. The
statements covered a wide range of issues impinging on the life and
faith of Caribbean people, including political engagement, crime
and violence, homosexuality, HIV-AIDS, sexuality, the environment.
A key theme running through the statements is the concern with
justice. This collection of critical essays and personal
reflections explores the insights provided by these statements. In
so doing, it presents a critical reading of the corpus with a view
to presenting its relevance to the regional and global conversation
on matters of human flourishing. The authors of the volume
represent the diverse voices from within the Catholic Caribbean,
particularly some fresh new voices. This collection brings together
the voices of men and women--pastors, laity, theologians, political
leaders, educators; each essayist considers a specific statement
and provides a commentary and interpretation of its contents as
well as a considered assessment of its impact on the life of the
faithful. Academics, lay persons, pastors, policy makers and
politicians will find this a useful collection.
Explores the basics of social policy and program analysis, such as
designing new programs or evaluating and improving existing ones.
Social Policy and Social Programs is distinctive in providing
specific criteria for judging the effectiveness of social policies
and programs. These criteria can be applied to the analysis of
widely different social services such as counseling and therapeutic
services, supportive assistance, and hard benefits like food
stamps, cash, and housing vouchers. By focusing especially on
social problems, policies, and programs in major practice areas
like child welfare, health, poverty, and mental illness, the author
provides students with the tools they need to understand and
evaluate the programs in which they are doing their field
placements. Upon completing this book readers will be able to: *
Analyze the effectiveness of current social programs* Create new
programs based on the criteria provided* Apply what they have
learned to evaluate their field placement programs Note:
MySearchLab does not come automatically packaged with this text. To
purchase MySearchLab, please visit: www.mysearchlab.com or you can
purchase a ValuePack of the text + MySearchLab (at no additional
cost): ValuePack ISBN-10: 0205222943 / ValuePack ISBN-13:
9780205222940.
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