Tag: Social Work Policy

You may have heard the saying that those who discover or create new knowledge “stand upon the shoulders of giants.” As a future social worker, you will stand on the shoulders of many individuals who have come before you. These influential people may have fought for women’s suffrage, African American rights, or poverty assistance, among other social causes. You may be familiar with their names through your textbook readings for this course, or they may be entirely unknown to you.

Choose one of the following social work policy makers as the focus of your paper, and identify a signature social policy effected by that person:

Jane Addams
Clara Barton
Dorothy Day
William Edward B. DuBois
Medgar Evers
Mary Richmond
Dorothea Spellman
Harriett Tubman
Booker T. Washington

1. Identify a social policy at each of the three levels of government (local, state (NEW JERSEY), and federal)
that impacts well-being and social services.
2. Describe how social policy can impact social service delivery and access to social services. You can provide
examples to support your response. (1-2 paragraphs).
3. Develop, advocate for, and analyze social policy to advance human rights and social, economic, and
environmental justice.
1) Identify a social policy issue that you will address in this assignment.
a) Provide evidence of the current (within the past 5-8 years) scope and impact of this issue/problem. For
example, identify who is primarily or directly affected by this issue/problem and who may be indirectly affected.
Cite available statistics or appropriate sources. (3-4 paragraphs).
b) Describe how the problem impacts human rights, social, economic, and environmental justice. (3-4
paragraphs)
2) Describe your suggestions to improve the policy response to this problem. Identify at least two specific
improvements that you would make. (1-2 paragraphs)
3) Identify at least two stakeholders (individuals or groups) that you will include in your efforts to address this
problem and discuss their role in the policy process. Consider the advantages and challenges of including
stakeholders in the policy- making
process. (2-3 paragraphs)
4) Describe at least two specific strategies that you will use to advocate for this policy. Discuss a potential
benefit and challenge of each of your selected approaches to policy advocacy. (2-3 paragraphs)
5) Provide an analysis of your policy. Evaluate the expected impact of the policy on the advancement of human
rights and social and economic and environmental justice for the intended individuals. Consider the influence of
the social, economic, and
political environment in achieving the goals of your policy. (3-4 paragraphs).