SOCW 5002 Assignment: Policy Selection and Background
Assignment Description
Government policy impacts social justice problems. Some policies may create social justice problems just as they attempt to correct them. To successfully address social justice problems, social workers must have the knowledge and skills to locate, access, analyze, and interpret public policy.
Based on your analysis of the social justice problem in the Week 2 assignment, select a current enacted policy that is currently a law to analyze using relevant local, state, or federal policy resources. It must also address the problem that affects your chosen diverse cultural group (for example, based on race, religion, disabilities, gender orientation, socioeconomic status, or access to services). This will be the policy you analyze for this assignment as well as the Weeks 6 and 9 assignments. Be sure to incorporate constructs that have been covered in this course into your analysis. You will compile all of the assignments you complete throughout the course in Week 9, so as you receive feedback for each assignment, revise your work as necessary.
If you need additional support for conducting your research, it may be useful to consult the following:
Evidence and APALinks to an external site..
How Do I Find Peer-Reviewed Articles?Links to an external site.
Social Work Bachelor’s Program (BSW) Library GuideLinks to an external site..
What Is Scholarly?Links to an external site.
By successfully completing this assignment, you will demonstrate your proficiency in the following CSWE EPAS competencies and general practices:
CSWE EPAS Competency 5: Engage in policy practice.
C5.GP.A: Identify social policy at the local, state, and federal level that impacts well-being, service delivery, and access to social service.
Related assignment criteria:
Describe the purpose of a currently enacted policy that addresses the social justice problem for a chosen population, using scholarly literature for support.
Describe how the policy connects to the chosen social justice problem, using scholarly literature for support.
Describe the historical issues and context that led to the creation of the social problem and policy development, including details about voting outcomes and legislative leaders, using scholarly literature for support.
CSWE EPAS Competency 5: Engage in policy practice.
C5.GP.B: Assess how social welfare and economic policies impact the delivery of and access to social services
Related assignment criteria:
Describe the programs and services provided through the policy, using scholarly literature for support.
Describe the impact of the historical influences on the implementation of the policy, using scholarly literature for support.
Assignment Instructions
To complete this assignment, select a local, state, or federal policy that targets the form of oppression and discrimination you described in Week 2 (for example, the Americans With Disabilities Act (ADA), Veterans Millennium Healthcare Act, Affordable Care Act (ACA), Adoption and Safe Families Act, Medicare, Medicaid, Temporary Aid to Needy Families Act, Social Security Act, or a relevant state or local policy, such as state or local affordable housing policies or health and safety policies related to COVID-19).
Then, complete the following:
Describe the purpose of a currently enacted policy that addresses the social justice problem for a chosen population, using scholarly literature for support.
Remember, this policy must be enacted—in other words, it must be passed legislation.
Describe the programs and services provided through the policy, using scholarly literature for support.
What are examples of the programs and services that are being offered as a result of your chosen policy?
Who is the target population for these programs and services?
Describe how the policy connects to the chosen social justice problem, using scholarly literature for support.
Connect the policy to the social justice problem you selected by giving a brief description of the problem. Is it a new problem, something that has recently arisen, or an old problem that never got resolved?
Describe the historical issues and context that led to the creation of the social problem and policy development.
Include information about the voting outcomes for the policy and the legislative leaders who influenced the policy historically and in the present.
Include the impact these historical features have had on the policy’s implementation.
Guidelines
Use scholarly, peer-reviewed literature to support your claims.
Review the Policy Selection and Background rubric for information on how your work will be graded.
Remember that your instructor will be providing feedback on your assignments. Use that feedback to improve the content of your final assignment submission in Week 9, Policy Analysis and Recommendations.
Additional Requirements
The assignment you submit is expected to meet the following requirements:
Written communication: Written communication is free of errors that detract from the overall message.
APA formatting: Resources and citations are formatted according to current APA style and formatting standards.
Cited resources: A minimum of five scholarly sources. Most literature cited should be current, with publication dates within the past five years.
Length of paper: 4–6 typed, double-spaced pages.
Font and font size: Times New Roman, 12 point.
Due date: Assignment must be submitted to your instructor in the courseroom no later than Sunday 11:59 p.m. CST this week.
Resources
United States CongressLinks to an external site..
Introduction to the Capella Library.
Library Research and Information Skills: What Is Scholarly?
Week 4 Assignment Example [PDF] Download Week 4 Assignment Example [PDF].
Evidence and APA.
How Do I Find Peer-Reviewed Articles?
Week 4 Assignment – Policy Selection and Background
Week 4 Assignment – Policy Selection and Background
Criteria Ratings Pts
Describe the purpose of a currently enacted federal policy that addresses the social justice problem for a chosen population, using scholarly literature for support. (C5.GP.A)
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27 to >22.95 pts
DISTINGUISHED
Analyzes the purpose of a currently enacted federal policy that addresses the social justice problem for a chosen population, referencing a range of scholarly, peer-reviewed literature to support the claims.
22.95 to >18.9 pts
PROFICIENT
Describes the purpose of a currently enacted federal policy that addresses the social justice problem for a chosen population, using scholarly literature for support.
18.9 to >0 pts
BASIC
Identifies but does not describe a federal policy that addresses the selected social justice problem, or does not provide adequate support from scholarly literature.
0 pts
NON_PERFORMANCE
Does not identify a federal policy that addresses the selected social justice problem for a targeted population, using scholarly, peer-reviewed literature to support the description.
/ 27 pts
Describe the programs and services provided through the policy, using scholarly literature for support. (C5.GP.B)
view longer description
27 to >22.95 pts
DISTINGUISHED
Describes the programs and services provided through the policy, using scholarly literature for support, and offering clear and specific examples and details.
22.95 to >18.9 pts
PROFICIENT
Describes the programs and services provided through the policy, using scholarly literature for support.
18.9 to >0 pts
BASIC
Provides an incomplete description of the programs and services provided through the policy; or, does not provide adequate support from scholarly literature.
0 pts
NON_PERFORMANCE
Does not describe the programs and services provided through the policy.
/ 27 pts
Describe how the policy connects to the chosen social justice problem, using scholarly literature for support. (C5.GP.A)
view longer description
27 to >22.95 pts
DISTINGUISHED
Analyzes how the policy connects to the chosen social justice problem, referencing a range of scholarly, peer-reviewed literature to support the claims.
22.95 to >18.9 pts
PROFICIENT
Describes how the policy connects to the chosen social justice problem, using scholarly literature for support.
18.9 to >0 pts
BASIC
Provides an incomplete description of how the policy connects to the chosen social justice problem, or does not provide adequate support from scholarly literature.
0 pts
NON_PERFORMANCE
Does not describe how the policy connects to the chosen social justice problem.
/ 27 pts
Describe the historical issues and context that led to the creation of the social problem and policy development, including details about voting outcomes and legislative leaders, using scholarly literature for support. (C5.GP.A)
view longer description
27 to >22.95 pts
DISTINGUISHED
Analyzes the historical issues and context that led to the creation of the social problem and policy development, including details about voting outcomes and legislative leaders, referencing a range of scholarly, peer-reviewed literature to support the claims.
22.95 to >18.9 pts
PROFICIENT
Describes the historical issues and context that led to the creation of the social problem and policy development, including details about voting outcomes and legislative leaders, using scholarly literature for support.
18.9 to >0 pts
BASIC
Provides an incomplete description of the historical issues and context that led to the creation of the social problem and policy development, or does not provide adequate support from scholarly literature.
0 pts
NON_PERFORMANCE
Does not describe the historical issues and context that led to the creation of the social problem and policy development, including details about voting outcomes and legislative leaders.
/ 27 pts
Describe the impact of the historical influences on the implementation of the policy, using scholarly literature for support. (C5.GP.B)
view longer description
27 to >22.95 pts
DISTINGUISHED
Analyzes the impact of the historical influences on the implementation of the policy, referencing a range of scholarly, peer-reviewed literature to support the claims.
22.95 to >18.9 pts
PROFICIENT
Describes the impact of the historical influences on the implementation of the policy, using scholarly literature for support.
18.9 to >0 pts
BASIC
Provides an incomplete description of the impact of the historical influences on the implementation of the policy, or does not provide adequate support from scholarly literature.
0 pts
NON_PERFORMANCE
Does not describe the impact of the historical influences on the implementation of the policy.
/ 27 pts
Communicate in a manner that is scholarly, professional, and consistent with expectations for members of the social work profession.
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15 to >12.75 pts
DISTINGUISHED
Communicates in a manner that is scholarly, professional, and consistent with expectations for members of the social work profession, consistently and with no errors.
12.75 to >10.5 pts
PROFICIENT
Communicates in a manner that is scholarly, professional, and consistent with expectations for members of the social work profession.
10.5 to >0 pts
BASIC
Inconsistently communicates in a manner that is scholarly, professional, and consistent with expectations for members of the social work profession.
0 pts
NON_PERFORMANCE
Does not communicate in a manner that is scholarly, professional, and consistent with expectations for members of the social work profession.
/ 15 pts
Total Points: 0
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