Homework: Putting Social Advocacy Skills into Action
Writing a proposal that functions as a focus of change is a significant part of being a social worker/policy advocate. This is your opportunity to use your advocacy skills to change and improve the lives of others.
In this Homework, you write a proposal for some form of social advocacy that will seek to change a social, organizational, or legislative policy. The proposal may also involve advocacy for the amelioration of a social problem. The purpose of this homework is to thoughtfully and thoroughly plan how you will advocate changing a social problem or policy that is of interest to you.
The policy practice/advocacy can take whatever form you wish and can be on any level: agency, community, state, or federal. You will submit a prospectus (3 to 4 pages) that describes the problem that is being addressed and the expected advocacy activities. You are expected to carry out the activities planned in this proposal and will present on your actions and outcomes in the Week 10 Final Project homework.
Task
1. Provide a brief synopsis of your social problem and identification of a policy identify a specific policy related to disabilities that focus on for your advocacy project.
2. Describe the social problem or policy you would like to change, and the specific action you plan take to effect change.
3. Be specific when describing the social problem or policy you would like to change and address the following:
4. If you selected a policy, when was the policy enacted, by whom, and for what reason?
5. How are you going to work to change the policy/problem (i.e., plan for social advocacy)?
6. How will your efforts address the policy/social problem described?
7. Is continued policy practice/advocacy needed to make a long-term impact? Why or why not?
Format your homework according to the give formatting requirements:
1. The answer must be double spaced, typed, using Times New Roman font (size 12), with one-inch margins on all sides.
2. The response also includes a cover page containing the title of the homework, the course title, the student's name, and the date. The cover page is not included in the required page length.
3. Also include a reference page. The references and Citations should follow APA format. The reference page is not included in the required page length.
References
• 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 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)