In this assignment, students will develop their policy advocacy skills by:
Writing a letter or email to one of their representatives (from Module 5 assignment) advocating for a specific policy to address a social problem related to the student’s field placement or other area of interest
This assignment assesses the knowledge dimension of the following CSWE Competencies:
Competency 3: Advance Human Rights and Social, Economic, and Environmental Justice
3.1: Understand how social welfare policies and structural forces can promote the well-
being of or oppress and marginalize individuals, families, and communities in our
society
Competency 5: Engage in Policy Practice
5.1: Recognize how our work with individuals, families, and communities can inform
the policymaking process
Specifically students will:
Select a social problem that is related to your field placement or one that is of particular interest to you. Write a letter or email describing the social problem and advocating for a particular policy position with regards to this social problem. Ideally this would be a social policy and social problem in which one of your representatives has an interest – though this may not always be possible. The letter should be clear and concise – no more than two double-spaced pages and should contain the following elements:
Definition and description of the social problem and the population whom it affects, including brief description of the scope of the problem based on a legitimate data source (make sure to include statistics on the scope of the problem and the source, e.g. “Nearly one in five children in the US lived below the poverty line in 2016, according the US Census Bureau.”)
Description of the proposed policy and its potential to address the social problem and the affected population
Discussion of how the proposed policy contributes to the advancement of human rights and social, economic or environmental justice and its potential to improve the well-being of the affected population
Description of how social work training and experiences (using examples from field practice or other social work experience) are key to understanding and defining the social problem and the effects of social forces and policies on the individuals, families, communities, and organizations with whom we work
Be well-written, with proper language, grammar, mechanics, and structure
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