Public administration and disability : community services administration in the US / Julie Ann Racino.

Date:
[2015]
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Description

"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"--Provided by publisher.

Publication/Creation

Boca Raton : CRC Press, Taylor & Francis, [2015]

Physical description

xxii, 410 pages ; 24 cm

Bibliographic information

Includes bibliographical references (pages 321-396) and index.

Contents

Public administration, disability, and community services ; Brief history of civil rights movement, disability, and deinstitutionalization ; Administrative leadership in community services ; Long-term community services and support in the US ; Family support, family studies, and community services ; Housing and disability: toward inclusive, sustainable, and equitable communities ; Employment and adult day programs in the US ; Comparative community service systems of states: categorical service systems ; Public and individual budgeting and financing / Julie Ann Racino -- Community support services workforce in the US / Sheryl A. Larson, Lori Sedlezky, Amy Hewitt, and Carrie Blakeway -- Disability policy research in community services and public policy / Julie Ann Racino -- International agenda on disability and human rights / Steven E. Brown -- Future of public administration and disability / Julie Ann Racino.

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    WB320 2015R12p
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ISBN

  • 9781466579811
  • 1466579811