For this week’s discussion in Yellowdig, choose from the following options:
What do you think are the biggest social welfare policy issues facing human services professionals?
Share an article or a video related to family policy issues in human services. Include a summary of key points and why you found it interesting.
What steps do you believe leaders in the field could take to address these issues?
Maybe there was a topic you found confusing; ask a question to get clarification from your peers.
Social Welfare Policy and Social Change
Figueira-McDonough, J. (1993). Policy practice: The neglected side of social work intervention. Social Work, 38(2), 179–188.
Rocha, C., Poe, B., & Thomas, V. (2010). Political activities of social workers: Addressing perceived barriers to political participation. Social work, 55(4), 317–325.
Weiss-Gal, I. (2013). Policy practice in practice: The inputs of social workers in legislative committees. Social Work, 58(4), 304–313.
Understanding Social Change as a Human Services Professional [PDF].