Co-author of this book and Commissioner for the Council on Accreditation of this textbook, Jane Frances Bonk has over thirty years of experience in social welfare field. Here, she shares what she has learned. Social Policy and Social Programs is distinctive in providing specific criteria for judging the effectiveness of social policies and programs. These criteria can be applied to the analysis of widely different social services such as counseling and therapeutic services, supportive assistance, and “hard” benefits like food stamps, cash, and housing vouchers.