Assignment: Policy Memorandum
Introduction: The purpose of this assignment is to demonstrate the relationship between social policies and social work practice - specifically, how policies affect the lives of clients, the programs agencies develop, and the roles which social workers play in social service organizations.
Background: You believe that an issue under consideration by the Maryland General Assembly is important to the constituency with which your agency or affinity group works. In preparation for a meeting with the leadership of the organization, you will write a memorandum of no more than three pages providing an overview of the bill and rationale for action of support/opposition by the agency or affinity group.
Include the following elements:
i. A brief description of the policy or proposed/pending change in policy;
ii. An explanation of how/why the policy is significant for the organization and those with whom it works;
iii. An analysis of how the policy (or proposed policy change) affects/will affect the organization and those with whom it works; and
iv. A recommendation for action.
Format your assignment according to the following formatting requirements:
i) The answer should be typed, using Times New Roman font (size 12), double spaced, with one-inch margins on all sides.
ii) The response also includes a cover page containing the title of the assignment, the student's name, the course title, and the date. The cover page is not included in the required page length.
iii) Also include a reference page. The Citations and references must follow APA format. The reference page is not included in the required page length.