Racino Public Administration and Disability

Community Services Administration in the US
Erscheinungsjahr 2015
ISBN: 978-1-4665-7982-8
Verlag: Taylor & Francis
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)

E-Book, Englisch, 416 Seiten

This book brings together the diverse, expert perspectives of administrators, researchers, and discusses the leading efforts of the past three decades in the field of disability and community services. This comprehensive book covers many areas: theory and history; leadership; long-term support services in the US; family support services; housing and community; employment and "adult day programs"; comparative systems at the state level; services at the city level; issues in rural and independent living; public and individual budgeting/finance; contemporary workforce issues; intergovernmental relations; disability public policy and policy research; international agendas; and a look at the future.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Racino, Julie Ann

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Politische Systeme Verwaltungswissenschaft, Öffentliche Verwaltung

Inhaltsverzeichnis

INTRODUCTION
Public Administration, ‘Dis’ability and Community Services
History of "Civil Rights" and Deinstitutionalization
Administrative Leadership in Community Services
Long Term Community Services and Supports in the US

COMMUNITY SERVICES
Family Support, Family Studies and Community Services
Housing and Disability: Toward Inclusive, Equitable and Sustainable Communities in the US
Employment and "Adult Day Programs" in the US

COMMUNITY SERVICES SYSTEMS IN THE US
Comparative Community Services and Systems in States in the US
Public and Individual Budgeting/Financing
Community Support Workforce in the US

INTERNATIONAL AND NATIONAL DEVELOPMENT
Disability Policy Research in Community Services and Public Policy
International Agenda on Disability and Human Rights

CONCLUSION
The Future of Public Administration, Disability and Community Services Administration
Acknowledgments
Bibliography and References
Index (Subject)

Über Autor(innen)

Julie Ann Racino is a freelance writer and author of Policy, program evaluation and research in disability: Community support for all, published by the Haworth Press, among other books. She is currently a member of the American Society for the Advancement of Public Administration, and has served in numerous Associations (e.g., The Association of Persons with Severe Handicaps, the National Institute on Disability Research and Rehabilitation, American Association for Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities, Consortium of Citizens with Disabilities, American Public Health Association, Museum of Science and Technology (the MOST), and Association for the Care of Children’s Health).