Assignment Task:
Conduct research to answer the questions listed below. The research you conduct now will benefit you as you complete the other related assignments in the course.
Please use complete sentences and intext citations as required when answering the questions; an essay/paragraph format for the entire assignment is not required however, you may use the questions or key words from the questions as headings to organize the information if you wish. A references page is also required.
This paper really is intended to be brief and summarize the highlights of your research. The purpose is to provide you with a framework for analyzing the information you are collecting and that you will be using to create and support the rest of your assignments in the course. In terms of length, aim for ONE TO TWO paragraphs per question.
What policy are you exploring? Briefly identify the policy you are exploring in this course (this could be pending legislation, failed legislation you would like to see reintroduced, or a policy that needs to be developed).
Be specific and use the numbers, official names, current location (federal, state, local; House or Senate; specific committee; organization) if they exist.
If you are planning to propose a policy to be developed, create a working title for it and describe what type of policy you are proposing (federal, state, local, organizational).
What is the social justice problem and/or service gap(s) related to this policy? (this could be something the policy is meant to fix, or an issue it creates) In your response, please name and discuss at least one social work Grand Challenge related to this problem or gap. Include relevant statistics.
What are some of the current social, environmental, political, racial, and economic barriers to advocacy and social justice related to this problem? Make sure to label these to show your understanding of each context.
What are the policy goals and objectives?
What social work values are reflected or countered in this policy? Please refer to at least one value as cited in the Social Work Code of Ethics. Need Assignment Help?
What populations are (or will be) positively impacted by this policy (who is eligible)? What populations are (or will be) negatively impacted by this policy? Provide some demographics and statistics. Be sure to include BIPOC (black, indigenous, people of color) and historically marginalized groups in your answer. This should be a high-level overview - you will explore this in greater depth in subsequent assignments.
Briefly summarize some scholarly evidence that exists to support that this policy will be effective or detrimental.
The following texts were used to develop this assignment.
Colby, I. C. (2018). The handbook of policy practice. Oxford University Press.
Jansson, B. S. (2018). Becoming an effective policy advocate (8th ed.). Cengage Learning.
Jimenez, J., Pasztor, E. M., Chambers, R. M., & Fujii, C. P. (2015). Social policy and social change. Toward the creation of social and economic justice (2nd ed.). Sage Publications, Inc.
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Appropriate references