Discussion Post: Policy Proposals
In your reading, you meet Jose and Iris, two individuals who are in situations that require assistance and guidance from a professional social worker and policy advocate.
In this Discussion, create a policy proposal that will impact the situations faced by either Jose or Iris. Describe the trade-offs you used to develop your proposal.
To prepare: In your text, review "Trade-Offs: Systematically Comparing Policy Options in Step 3" in Chapter 8.
Post (2 to 3 pages) a brief summary of the policy proposal and its purpose that you created based on either Jose's or Iris's situation and the trade-offs you used to develop your proposal.
The response must include a reference list. Using one-inch margins, double-space, Times New Roman 12 pnt font and APA style of writing and citations.
Reference
• 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.
o Chapter 8, "Placing Policy Proposals in Policy Briefs in the Second, Third, and Fourth Steps of Policy Analysis" (pp. 246-283)
• Plummer, S.-B, Makris, S., Brocksen S. (Eds.). (2014). Social work case studies: Concentration year.Baltimore, MD: Laureate International Universities Publishing. [Vital Source e-reader].
• "Working with Clients with Addictions: The Case of Jose" (pp. 65-68)
"Working with the Aging: The Case of Iris" (pp. 68-69)
• Stuart, P. H. (1999). Linking clients and policy: Social work's distinctive contribution. Social Work, 44(4), 335-347
• Midgley, J., & Livermore, M. M. (Eds.) (2008). The handbook of social policy (2nd ed.). Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications.
o Chapter 6: "The Impact of Social Policy" (pp. 83-100) (PDF).