Homework: Policy Analysis- Social Welfare Issue/Policy Selection
I. Part I: Identify a social welfare issue of interest, using the guidelines above to narrow your search.
1) Why did you choose this issue? If you feel comfortable responding, what personal stories can you share about it?
2) Research facts and statistics about the issue-what do we know about it?
3) What are current perceptions of the issue?
II. Part II: Research various social welfare policies associated with the issue.
1) Browse bills in the U.S. Congress at the GovTrack: Social Welfare website. You can narrow your focus by drilling down into five subcategories (disability assistance, national and community service, poverty and welfare assistance, social security and elderly assistance, and social work/volunteer service/charitable organizations).
2) What past and current policies address the issue? (An option is to create a timeline to show that policies are incremental.)
III. Part III: Identify a specific current social welfare policy associated with the issue that you will research throughout the course. Explain how knowing more about this specific social welfare policy relates directly to the NASW Code of Ethics.
Format your homework according to the following formatting requirements:
(1) The answer should be typed, double spaced, 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 student's name, the course title, and the date. The cover page is not included in the required page length.
(3) Also include a reference page. The Citations and references should follow APA format. The reference page is not included in the required page length.