This 5 – 6-page essay with an additional policy fact sheet and a
letter to your legislator will allow you the opportunity to solidity
your definition of policy practice, how it relates to social work,
and the importance of social work policy practice. As you
identify areas of your own passion regarding social issues, you
will be able to connect your values and the ideas of social justice
to your issue and a particular social policy. Through this activity,
you will be utilizing some rescarch on a topic of your choice and
integrating your thoughts on the policy you identify.
INSTRUCTIONS
After reading your material for this module, discuss what you
learned about policy practice and social work from 1) the 3 Ps
from the Pawar article, 2) information from the course video,
and 3) the Sherr and Jones textbook. Include one additional
scholarly source. This section is to be at least one page of the
paper.
Then, pick a social issue that interests you, find a related
proposed policy, and write about your findings. A link to
Congress.gov will be provided under the Policy Practice Essay
Resources section located on the Policy Practice Essay
Assignment page to assist you in finding a relevant policy
related to your issue. Summarize the policy and its relevance to
human rights, social, economic, and/or environmental justice.
Find at least two additional sources where the policy is
addressed and discuss the perspective offered regarding the
policy. Identity where it is in the approval process. Discuss how
this policy does/does not fit into your values and whether you
believe it advances social justice. Discuss what the Bible says
about your topic; if you choose, you may include your faith
perspective. This section is to be 4-5 pages of the paper.
Next, create a visually attractive fact sheet in bullet form that
provides the policy’s key points. Lastly, write a letter to one of
your legislators advocating for or against the policy explaining
the reason behind your position.
o A title page and the reference page are required, in
addition
• The letter is additional as well and is to be one page.
• Find your legislators at the link provided in the
Policy Practice Essay Resources.
• The fact sheet is to be one page and is additional
• Format of the assignment is to be in the current APA format
