Social Policy Engage in Policy Practice

Total Points:280

Overview

This Signature Assignment fulfills the BASW Program Learning Outcome (PLO) 5: Engage in Policy Practice This includes the following behaviors that demonstrate achievement of this competency:

• Identify social policy at the local, state, and federal level that impacts well-being, service delivery, and access to social services.
• Assess how social welfare and economic policies impact the delivery of and access to social services.
• Apply critical thinking to analyze, formulate, and advocate for policies that advance human rights and social, economic, and environmental justice.

Be sure to review all rubric criteria prior to submitting your assignment.

Directions

Step 1:

Question #1 Identify Policy: Identify a policy topic that you will discuss in this assignment.

1. Provide an example of a federal policy that addresses this topic. Indicate the name of the policy and provide a brief (no more than 1-2 paragraphs) description, in your own words, of the main purpose or goal of the policy.
2. How does this topic relate to a policy at the state and local level? Provide an example of a related policy issue at the state level and one at the local level.

Question #2 Assess Service Impact: Critically assess how your federal policy impacts well-being, access to, and delivery of a resource, right, or social service.

1. Are there eligibility requirements to receive this benefit? Does the criteria or eligibility requirement include only certain groups?
2. How will the resource be administered or distributed, and by whom? What type of organization will administer the resource?
3. Discuss how a and b impact access or service delivery of this service, right, or resource to the intended group. You can consider historical or current issues related to access and service delivery of this resource.

Question #3 Analyze and Formulate Policy: Select one of your identified policies. Apply critical thinking in discussing the following:

1. What is the need, problem, or issue that led to development of the policy? Provide evidence and cite your facts.
2. Identify a strength of this policy and a suggested change to the policy.

Question #4 Advocacy: Critically discuss advocacy issues related to this policy.

1. If you were to advocate for this policy issue or a change to the policy, what are two specific advocacy strategies that you would implement and why?
2. What outcome would you expect from these strategies and why?

Question #5 Rights and Justice: Describe how your position and advocacy for this issue promotes each of the following: human rights, social, economic, and environmental justice for the intended population group or society.

Step 2:

Writing Format: Follow these instructions for the assignment.

• Use APA style for student papers.
• Title page (not included in the page count)
• Write your responses to each part of the sections using complete sentences. For example, “An advocacy strategy that I would select is..” Write your responses in a series of paragraphs, as indicated in APA style format for student papers.
• Use headings and subheadings to organize your assignment. Respond to each part of the sections in the order of the assignment, clearly identifying each of the topics that you are discussing in your writing.
• When discussing issues in your responses, provide an example, evidence, and include information from the textbook and at least two other evidence-based sources to support your response.
• References (not included in the page count): Include references for the policies, textbook, and at least two other evidence-based sources used in completing the assignment.
• The assignment should be primarily in your own words. Significant use of quotations with little original writing, will not meet this requirement.
• Submit your assignment in Turnitin.

The final deliverable will be 5-7 pages of content in a double-spaced paper, presented in a MS Word document format. Please use proper APA Standards formatting and referencing and use Times New Roman size 12 font. Submit your paper to the Turnitin Assignment area in Blackboar

and refer to the rubric for grading expectations.

Rubric

Learning Outcome(s)	Criteria	Exemplary	Proficient	Developing	Emerging	Not Complete
PLO 540 points	Identify policy (a)	Points 40	Points 34	Points 30	Points 26	0
		Identifies anappropriate policy topic and an appropriate and accurate federal policy that relates to the topic. Well- organized, accurate and relevant description of the policy that indicates understanding of a main goal of the policy.	Topic and federalpolicy are related. Description of goal is primarily in the student’s own words, adequate to explaining a main policy goal.	Relationship ofpolicy topic to federal policy example may be unclear or description of goal may lack clarity and relevance.	Relationship ofpolicy topic to federal policy example missing or inaccurate.Primarily Irrelevant or inaccurate description of goal or primarily from another source.	The criteria werenot present at all; the assignment was not submitted, and/or the attempt at the criteria was completely unacceptable.
PLO 530 points	Identify Policy (b)	Points 30	Points 26	Points 23	Points 20	0
		The response iscomplete, and accurately addresses each part of the	The responseaddresses each of the parts of the question adequately with a	The response toat least one part of the question lacks relevance and accuracy.	The responses tomore than one part of the question is missing or	The criteria werenot present at all; the assignment was not submitted, and/or

		question. Identifies an appropriate policy issue at each level of government and provides a reasoned discussion of the relationship of the three policies.	primarily relevant response.Accurately locates a relevant state and local policy issue. Provides a relevant explanation of the relationship of the policies.	Missing a policy example, inaccurate identification of the level of government of a policy, or inaccurate or irrelevant identification of relationship of policies.	contains inaccuracies, or irrelevant information.Inaccurate identification of more than one policy or missing identification of relationship of policies.	the attempt at the criteria was completely unacceptable.
PLO 540 points	Assess service Impact(a, b, c)	Points 40 Critically assesses how the policy impacts well- being, access to and delivery of a resource, right or social service, in a clear and well organized manner, while addressing all points in the question.	Points 34 Adequately addresses the impacts of policy on well-being, access to and delivery of a resource, right or social service.Primarily relevant content that responds to the all points in questions.	Points 30 The response to at least one of the parts of the question is missing or inaccurate.Minimal discussion or explanation in response.	Points 26 The responses to more than one part of the question are missing, inaccurate, or no explanation or reasoning is provided.	0 The criteria were not present at all; the assignment was not submitted, and/or the attempt at the criteria was completely unacceptable.
PLO 550 points	Analyze & Formulate Policy (a,b)	Points 50 The response	Points 43 The response	Points 38 The response	Points 33 The responses to	0The criteria were not present at all;

		clearly and accurately discusses the policy, provides valid evidence and cites any facts. Clearly presents a strength of policy and identifies a change while providing logical and coherent reasoning and explanations in response.	adequately responds to each part of the question, provides evidence and cites facts.Presents a strength of policy and identifies a change while providing reasoning and explanations in response.	does not provide accurate evidence or support for facts presented. Unclear or irrelevant identification of strength or suggested change. Lack of clarity in reasoning or explanation.	more than one part of the question contains inaccuracies, irrelevant information. Little or no reasoning provided for responses. Overall response lacks cohesion or logical consistency.	the assignment was not submitted, and/or the attempt at the criteria was completely unacceptable.
PLO 5Advocacy 50	Advocacy (a, b)	Points 50 The response thoroughly and accurately addresses each part of the question. Includes at least two evidence-based advocacy strategies, clearly related to the issue.Explains approaches and reasoning.	Points 43 The responses to each part of the question are adequate.Primarily relevant, cohesive, content that responds to the questions.Includes two evidence-based strategies and provides an explanation for choices and outcome	Points 38 The response is missing one advocacy approach or reasoning for an approach. Doesn’t indicate the relationship of strategy choice to issue, or identify and discuss a relevant outcome expectation.	Points 33 The responses to more than one part of the question contain inaccuracies, irrelevant information, or are missing.	0 The criteria were not present at all; the assignment was not submitted, and/or the attempt at the criteria was completely unacceptable.

		Includes own words. Discusses outcome expectations and shows understanding of the topic.Response is cohesive, thoughtful and shows critical thinking.	expectations.
PLO 5 50	Rights and Justice	Points 50 Responds to each part of the question accurately and fully. Provides explanation and discussion in own words.Incorporates appropriate information to support response. Response shows thought and understanding of each of the four topics: rights, and justice types.Critical thinking	Points 43 Responds adequately to each of the parts of the question. Explains responses accurately.Includes own words in response. Shows thought in overall discussion of topic.	Points 38 Response to one of the four topics of rights and justice and outcome expectation is missing or inadequate.Minimal use of own words and display of thoughtfulness in response.	Points 33 More than one example of inaccurate, irrelevant, or missing responses.Primarily reliance on source in writing. No demonstration of critical thinking.	0 The criteria were not present at all; the assignment was not submitted, and/or the attempt at the criteria was completely unacceptable

		and awareness reflected in discussion of these issues.
CLO 20	Writing	Points 20 The paper is well- organized, logical, and well-written; spelling, grammar, and punctuation are accurate.Evidence of accurate APA style throughout. Appropriate length.	Points 17 The paper shows adequate organization, but with minor errors in spelling, grammar, and/or punctuation. APA formatting is primarily utilized. Meets length requirement of paper.	Points 15 The paper is somewhat logical but has errors in spelling, grammar, and/or punctuation. The paper has inconsistent or inaccurate APA formatting throughout. The paper is shorter than the required page count of content.	Points 13 The paper lacks significant clarity and cohesion with numerous errors in APA, spelling, grammar and/or punctuation. The paper is significantly shorter than the required page count of content.	0 The criteria were not present at all; the assignment was not submitted, and/or the attempt at the criteria was completely unacceptable.