{"product_id":"9780470505298","title":"Improving Healthcare Through Advocacy A Guide for the Health and Helping Professions","description":"\u003ch1\u003eImproving Healthcare Through Advocacy\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch2\u003eA Guide for the Health and Helping Professions\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBruce S. Jansson\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003ePolitical Science \/ Public Policy \/ Social Policy\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cb\u003ePraise for\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eImproving Healthcare Through Advocacy\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eA Guide for the Health and Helping Professions\u003c\/b\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\"Bruce Jansson's thoughtful and innovative book will appeal to students in social work, nursing, and public health as well as those working in the health field of practice. The case examples are extraordinary, and Jansson provides the ideas, context, and theoretical base for readers to acquire the skills of advocacy in healthcare. This is by far the best advocacy book I have seen.\"\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e—Gary Rosenberg,\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cb\u003ePhD Director, Division of Social Work and Behavioral Science\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eMount Sinai School of Medicine\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"\u003ci\u003eImproving Healthcare Through Advocacy\u003c\/i\u003e is a terrific description of opportunities for advocacy intervention and provides the skill sets necessary for effective advocacy. A needed book.\"\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e—Laura Weil, LCSW\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cb\u003eDirector, Health Advocacy Program\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cb\u003eSarah Lawrence College\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"\u003ci\u003eImproving Healthcare Through Advocacy\u003c\/i\u003e is an invaluable resource for practitioners working in the healthcare field as well as for students. It very thoroughly covers healthcare advocacy issues, contains real-world case examples, and provides a clear, step-by-step framework for practicing advocacy.\"\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e—Kimberly Campbell, ACSW, LCSW\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cb\u003eLecturer, Department of Social Work\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cb\u003eBall State University\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAn important resource for all who strive for the best in healthcare treatment for their patients, themselves, and the nation\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBestselling author and award-winning researcher Bruce S. Jansson uses an intervention framework to illustrate how everyone in the healthcare system can advocate effectively, not just for better healthcare delivery to individual clients but for the necessary policy change that will deliver long- term solutions to our nation's healthcare crisis as well.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eImproving Healthcare Through Advocacy\u003c\/i\u003e provides professionals with:\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003e \u003cp\u003eTools to move from traditional services to case advocacy and policy advocacy tasks\u003c\/p\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e \u003cp\u003eOver 100 case studies from the perspective of patients, healthcare providers, and others who relate the experiences they have encountered in the healthcare system and share the wisdom they have learned\u003c\/p\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e \u003cp\u003ePractical tips on how to provide effective advocacy and bring about positive and long-term change in this complex environment\u003c\/p\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e \u003cb\u003eBRUCE S. JANSSON\u003c\/b\u003e is the Margaret W. Driscoll\/Louise M. Clevenger Professor of Social Policy and Administration at the University of Southern California. He has also served as the Moses Distinguished Research Professor at the City University of New York Graduate Center.\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e25 January 2011\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWiley\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eImprint: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWiley\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eISBN-13: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9780470505298\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFormat: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePaperback \/ softback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePage Count: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e512\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWeight (oz): \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e28.0\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Wiley","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44384786546828,"sku":"9780470505298","price":75.56,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/9780470505298.jpg?v=1780185865","url":"https:\/\/fh90cf-fv.myshopify.com\/products\/9780470505298","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}