SOCIAL WELFARE PROBLEM POLICY AND SOCIAL CHANGE

Assignment Instructions
SOCIAL WELFARE PROBLEM POLICY AND SOCIAL CHANGE
Overview
For this assignment, you will continue building on the work you have done for the
previous assignments by exploring the role of human services professionals in
advocacy for social welfare policy.
As part of your analysis, you will need to incorporate at least 10 peer-review
journal articles and any other scholarly sources to support your points, including
one reference from the Congressional Research Service’s Search CRS Reports.
Only one peer-reviewed article may be older than five years.
Instructions
Write a 6–8 page paper in which you explore the role of human services
professionals in advocacy for social welfare policy. In addition to our course
readings, you will need to review the literature on the social issues or problem
you select in order to respond to some of the requirements below. Include the
following in your submission:
Introduction
Provide an introduction that succinctly describes the issue or problem and gives
an overview of current federal social welfare policy designed to address it.
Body of Paper
● Discuss how human services professionals’ knowledge could help inform
policy for the social issue or problem identified.
● Describe an advocacy effort, including its purpose, and the activities
human services professionals could engage in to help create policy
change for the social issue or problem.
● Explain why you would choose this particular form of advocacy for human
service professionals to engage in regarding this social issue or problem.
● Analyze how effective these advocacy efforts may be for this social issue
or problem and the reasons why these might be effective or ineffective.
● Synthesize the relationship between advocacy and public opinion for the
selected policy.
● Discuss how this class has impacted your understanding of social welfare
policy and your feelings about policy advocacy and social change.
Conclusion
Provide a succinct conclusion that highlights the key points of your discussion.
Additional Requirements
● References: Include at least 10 peer-review journal articles. Only one
peer-reviewed article may be older than five years. Include one
reference from the Congressional Research Service.
● Length of paper: 6–8 pages, not including cover and references.
● Communication: Communicate in a manner that is scholarly, professional,
and respectful of the diversity, dignity, and integrity of others, consistent
with expectations for members of the human services profession. Written
communication should be free of errors that detract from the overall
message.