Richard Hoefer is Roy E. Dulak Professor for Community Practice Research in the School of Social Work at the University of Texas at Arlington. He is the author of Essentials of Social Work Management and Leadership, 2e (Cognella 2024), Social Welfare Policy, 2e (OUP 2021), Funded! (OUP 2018), and several other titles. The National Association of Social Workers (NASW) named him a Social Work Pioneer in June 2021.
The main goal of this book is to provide extensive information on the value base for advocacy, and offer an examination of why people get inovlved in it. It also provides step-by-step instructions for social workers and practitioners who want to impact laws, regulations, and policies at any level. * Journal of Social Work *