11 Jun SOCW – 6361 Social Policy: Analysis and Advocacy
SOCW – 6361 Social Policy: Analysis and Advocacy
Discussion 1: Policies and Social Problems
Why is it important for social workers to understand policy? When you think of policies, you may tend to think of the federal policies that support services such as Medicare and state policies that support education and welfare services. However, sometimes the policies that have the greatest impact on clients are the policies of agencies and organizations.
Note: An “agency or organizational policy” is a policy. For example, it might be part of a county welfare agency that requires an administrator at a juvenile correction facility to report any individual that is an illegal immigrant that comes to that facility.
In this Discussion, you will identify a policy at an agency or organization with which you are familiar. It can be a public agency, a for-profit human service provider, or a not-for-profit community agency. Describe the organization, the policy, and the social problem it addresses.
By Day 3( Note!!! PLEASE WRITE OUT EACH QUESTION BEFORE PROVIDING A RESPONSE. “Please I need an excellent paper”.
Post the policy at an agency or organization with which you are familiar. (note!!!YOU CAN USE MY PREVIOUS AGENCY Umbrella therapeutic services that deals with supporting clients bot children and adult on mental health diagnosis and treatment and also referring them to outside resources that cab hekp provide them with their need such as housing, food and clothing) Describe the organization, the policy, and the social problem it addresses
.Be sure to support your responses with specific references to the resources. If you are using additional articles, be sure to provide full APA-formatted citations for your references both within the text and on the referencing section. PLEASE ALWAYS INCLUDE THE REQIRED TEXTBOOK as part of the references and if possible some of the REQUIRED READING if applicable. Please always start by referring to THE TEXTBOOK, below
REQUIRED TEXTBOOK
Becoming Effective Policy Advocate 8TH 18
Author: Jansson, Bruce S.
ISBN-13: 978-1-305-94335-3
ISBN-10: 1-305-94335-X
Edition/Copyright: 8TH 18
Publisher: Brooks/Cole Publishing Co.
Required Readings
SOCW 6361 Webliography
These websites will be required throughout the semester. Become familiar with these websites, especially when doing research for your assignments.
Jansson, B. S. (2018). Becoming an effective policy advocate: From policy practice to social justice. (8th ed.). Pacific Grove, CA: Brooks/Cole Cengage Learning Series.
• Chapter 2, “Articulating Four Rationales for Participating in Policy Advocacy” (pp. 31-69)
• Chapter 3, “Obtaining Skills and Competencies for Policy Advocacy” (pp. 70–98)
Martin, M. E. (2012). Philosophical and religious influences on social welfare policy in the United States: The ongoing effect of Reformed theology and social Darwinism on attitudes toward the poor and social welfare policy and practice. Journal of Social Work, 12(1), 51–64.
Moyes, J., & Quadagno, J. (2002). Political theories of the welfare state. Social Service Review, 76(1), 34–57.
Optional Resources
MSW home page
Use this link to access the MSW home page, which provides resources for your social work program.
