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.

• APA style and format: Use appropriate APA style and formatting for citations and references. Refer to Academic Writer or Evidence and APA in the Capella Writing Center.

SCORING GUIDE Your work will be evaluated using this criteria. VIEW SCORING GUIDE

Competencies Measured

By successfully completing this assignment, you will demonstrate your proficiency in the following course competencies and scoring guide criteria:

• Competency 1: Evaluate the relationship between public opinion and social welfare policies targeted at various social problems or groups within the United States.

o Synthesize the relationship between advocacy and public opinion for the selected policy.

• Competency 3: Critically analyze the roles and responsibilities of the human service profession in public policy evaluation, analysis, and development, as well as the relationship between policy and best practices for human service professionals.

o Discuss how human services professionals’ knowledge could help inform policy for the social issue or problem identified.

o 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.

o Explain why you would choose this particular form of advocacy for human service professionals to engage in regarding this social issue or problem.

o Analyze how effective these advocacy efforts may be for this social issue or problem and the reasons why these might be effective or ineffective.

o Describe how this class has impacted your understanding of social welfare policy and your feelings about policy advocacy and social change.

• Competency 5: 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.

o Utilize the required number of scholarly sources and other reference material specified in the instructions.

o Communicate in a manner that is scholarly, professional, and respectful of the diversity, dignity, and integr