A New History of Social Welfare Paperback - 2012

Phyllis J. Day, MSW, MA, PhD, has taught at Western Michigan University, Purdue University, Boise State University, Temple University and, most recently, at St. Ambrose University . She received her MSW and PhD from the University of Michigan. She has practiced social work at Crittenton Services and the United Way. In addition to numerous papers and presentations, she is the author of A New History of Social Welfare. Jerome H. Schiele, DSW, is a professor and associate dean in the School of Social Work at the University of Georgia. He is a native of Hampton, Virginia and received his bachelor's degree in sociology from Hampton University in 1983. He attained both his master's and doctoral degrees in social work from Howard University. Before arriving at the University of Georgia, he was professor and director of the PhD programs in social work at Morgan State University in Baltimore, Maryland and Norfolk State University in Norfolk, Virginia. Before that, he was an associate professor of social work at Clark Atlanta University in Atlanta, Georgia, and he also directed its PhD program in social work for four years. His first teaching position was as an assistant professor of social welfare at the State University of New York at Stony Brook, where he directed the MSW program for two years. Dr. Schiele's scholarly work focuses on social work practice theory, social welfare policy analysis, and diversity and oppression studies. He has published numerous scholarly articles, essays, and book chapters, many of which appear in major academic periodicals and publications. Dr. Schiele also is author of the book, Human Services and the Afrocentric Paradigm (Routledge, 2000), and he is the editor of the book, Social Welfare Policy: Regulation and Resistance among People of Color(Sage Publications, 2011). Dr. Schiele's primary teaching areas are social welfare history, social work practice theory, and social welfare policy analysis, and he is a member of several professional organizations.