Human Services Interest Groups in Four States
Lessons for Effective Advocacy
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 6076638 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Richard Hoefer (0000-0003-3741-9334, The University of Texas at Arlington, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2000 |
| Volume | 7 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 77-94 |
| Publication date | 2000-07-18 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Community Practice (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1070-5422 • E-ISSN: 1543-3706 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1300/j125v07n04_05 |
| OpenAlex | W1579925464 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 12 |
| References cited | 13 |
The NASW Code of Ethics requires social workers to try to improve the system for clients as well as to help people empower themselves. One method to achieve these goals is to develop and use interest groups in the political process. Little empirical research exists in the social work literature about interest groups active in social welfare policy-making. This paper describes the demographic characteristics of groups active in social welfare policy-making in four states; discusses what they do to influence policy in the legislative and executive branches; and reviews the groups' self-reported effectiveness. Several practice principles are then derived from the results
Economics · Human services · Interest group · Legislature · Political science · Politics · Public economics · Public relations · Social policy · Social Welfare · Sociology · Welfare · Welfare reform · Law · Nursing Education, Practice, and Leadership · Public Administration · Social Policy and Reform Studies · Social Work Education and Practice · Social Work
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| Unique citing works | 12 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,44 |
| Citation span | 1999 - 2025 (27) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 12 |