Policy & Practice articles from December 2000

Policy & Practice archives from December 2000

Letter from the Executive Director.(Brief Article)
December 1, 2000... William Waldman In our September 2000 issue of POLICY & PRACTICE, we featured an interview with Thomas Perez, director of the Office for Civil Rights of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. The U.S. Supreme Court decision in...

Inside Story.
December 1, 2000... The holiday season is once again upon us. This is my favorite time of the year! Whether you decorate your home with a beautifully lit Christmas tree, eat latkes and light candles during the eight days of Hannukah, or carry out the seven...

Letter to the Editor.(Letter to the Editor)
December 1, 2000... Families Together Program I was thrilled to see the article on Families Together in the September issue of POLICY & PRACTICE. The museum staff, director, and I appreciate your sincere interest and support of our efforts to provide Rhode...

Reweaving America's Social Safety Net.
December 1, 2000... The 107th Congress that begins in January may prove to be the most important session in the history of public human service programs. Laws guaranteeing federal entitlements and funding for critical social benefits, programs, and services must...

The Hartpence Trust: Oklahoma's Scholarship Program for Custody Students.
December 1, 2000... We've all heard the expression, "Let your little light shine." That's exactly what veteran human services professional Mary Louise Hartpence did through her estate 17 years ago. Today the Lou Hartpence Scholarship Trust shines brightly each...

UC Set to Require Student Insurance.(Brief Article)
December 1, 2000... Los Angeles Times To address the problem of students withdrawing from school to earn enough money to pay mounting medical bills, the University of California regents set a national precedent by mandating that students carry health...

Owens Cancels Needy-Child Insurance Debt.(Brief Article)
December 1, 2000... Denver Post Thousands of families who were behind in their payments to Colorado's insurance plan for needy children, the same families who faced having a state collection agency pursue them, are off the hook for their debts. Gov. Bill...

Judge Extends Restraining Order Stopping Drug Testing Program.(Brief Article)
December 1, 2000... Associated Press A temporary restraining order directing Michigan to stop requiring drug testing for welfare recipients has been extended. A group of welfare recipients and the American Civil Liberties Union of Michigan last year asked the...

State Tells Thousands to Pay Child Support or Lose Licenses.(Brief Article)
December 1, 2000... Tennessean.com Nearly 11,000 people who collectively owe more than $102.6 million in overdue child support payments were notified by the state that they will lose their driver's or professional licenses unless they pay what they owe. Those...

Plan to Restore Adoption Subsidies Unveiled.(Brief Article)
December 1, 2000... Salt Lake Tribune Child welfare officials took the first step toward resolving the problem of adoption subsidies for children who have been in state custody. Under their proposal, the monthly support payment parents receive will become a...

Child-Death Law in D.C. Opposed.(Brief Article)
December 1, 2000... Washington Post A law that requires broad disclosure of D.C.'s public records after the death of an abused or neglected child has attracted opposition from law enforcement attorneys, child welfare officials, and children's advocates. An...

Faces & Places.(Brief Article)
December 1, 2000... Executive Leadership Institute CEO Retreat Girdwood, Alaska Karen Perdue commissioner of Alaska's Department of Health and Human Services, and William Waldman, executive director of APHSA, toured the community health center in the Native...

Child Welfare Waivers: What Are We Learning?
December 1, 2000... The child welfare field has long been dissatisfied that Title IV-E of the Social Security Act, the primary source of funding for children who have been abused and neglected, provides unlimited funds to take children from their homes but only...

CHARTING.
December 1, 2000... New Courses for Children's Health Insurance The passage of the Balanced Budget Act (BBA) of 1997 and the creation of the State Children's Health Insurance Program (SCHIP) as Title XXI of the Social Security Act launched a wave of...

A CONVERSATION with Sue Hall.(Interview)
December 1, 2000... The federal Food Stamp Program, a cornerstone of the nation's welfare program since 1961, was designed to ensure that all Americans have enough to eat. Yet the program appears to be falling far short of its mission. Many families are leaving...

Churners: A Focus Group Analysis of the Return Rate of Former Rural TANF Recipients.
December 1, 2000... A grant from the University of North Carolina at Pembroke Committee on Faculty Development and special funds from the Office of the Chancellor funded this research. The findings were presented at the 25th Annual National Institute on Social and...

The Handbook of Social Welfare Management.(Review)
December 1, 2000... Edited by Rino J. Patti The Handbook of Social Welfare Management provides a broad and integrated treatment of theory, research, and practice pertaining to social welfare management in public and nonprofit sectors. Aimed at scholars,...

A Poverty of Imagination: Bootstrap Capitalism, Sequel to Welfare Reform.(Review)
December 1, 2000... By David Stoesz Traces the roots of recent welfare reform initiatives to the early days of the War on Poverty. The author describes a social welfare system that grew increasingly inept, corrupt, and susceptible to conservative redesign....

The Reinventor's Fieldbook: Tools for Transforming Your Government.(Review)
December 1, 2000... By David Osborne and Peter Plastrik Presents more than 70 tools, including hundreds of practical "lessons learned," "do's and don'ts," "steps to take," and "pitfalls to avoid" in public management and governance. Based on dozens of case...

Does Family Preservation Serve a Child's Best Interests?(Review)
December 1, 2000... By Howard Altstein and Ruth McRoy Debates the question of whether family preservation or adoption serves the best interests of abused and neglected children. Arguing the merits of keeping families together whenever possible, McRoy examines...

County Government: A Guide to Efficient and Accountable Government.(Review)
December 1, 2000... By Frank J. Coppa Examines such topics as the legal status of counties, forms of county government, row officers, autonomous bodies, and the central role played by counties in reapportionment litigation. The author also looks at charter...

The Last Word.(Brief Article)
December 1, 2000... On November 11, 2000, I submitted my resignation as executive director of the American Public Human Services Association (APHSA). I have deeply enjoyed the wonderful opportunity to provide the staff leadership to an association dedicated to the...