Assignment Task:
Review Chapter 9 of the Jansson text. Focus on "Combative Persuasion in Step 5 and Step 6."
Develop a list of strategies you can use to persuade others who might not share the same concerns about your issues or your policy proposals.
Develop a list of talking points for defending your Social Advocacy Proposal. Consider the following areas of your proposal:
- Identification of the problem
- Overview of existing policy
- History of existing policy
- Policy impacts on populations
- Plan for social advocacy, or goals for change
Consider the audience for your Social Advocacy Proposal.
Through which group or legislative process did the original policy receive approval?
How has the group or process changed since the original policy was approved?
Watch the video in the Required Media this week. Use this video to inform your own strategies for presenting to your audience.
YouTube Video: Zach Wahls Speaks About Family
Write a transcript in which you communicate the needs of vulnerable populations to policymakers who may not share your views about the need for services. Include:
Hook: Introduce yourself using professional disclosure LCSW. How do any personal facts about you or your audience relate to the policy and impact? This can help grab your audience's attention.
Describe the Problem: Present the problem and issues with the current policy that attempts to address the problem. Explain the impact on specific populations. You might even recount a specific story of someone adversely impacted by the problem, and explain how the policy as it exists does not help them.
Call to Action: Inspire your audience to support your goals for change. Why should they care?
Then, in writing, address the following:
Which strategies did you use to communicate the problem and needs of the population to your audience?
Why did you select the specific strategies over others? Was your selection informed by the details of your audience? Explain.
How did you use the following format to present your goals for change?
Hook
Describe the Problem
Call to Action
There is no required response post for this Discussion; however, it is highly recommended that you review each other's posts to learn from your respective approaches to advocacy.