For this assignment, identify a social policy that is relevant to the practice situation described in the Client Overview Order Number 7740096.
Policy Selected
Provide an overview of the policy and describe how it applies to the practice situation. This policy should be an existing current state or federal policy (e.g., laws, court decisions, or regulations), rather than an agency policy. Make sure to cite the policy. Do not use an agency, organization or internal hospital policy.
Here are a few ideas for Social Policies:
secularization-separation of church and state
funding of faith-based organizations
policies related to discrimination
poverty
child support policies
TANF
Supplemental Social Security (disabled adults, children with severe disabilities)
working poor, minimum wage
general assistance programs,
food stamps, free lunch programs, emergency food program assistance program, summer food
service program, special milk program, school breakfast program
Farming policy; dumping of toxic waste
Social Insurance
Unemployment, SS Disability
Medicare
Social Security
Workers Compensation
Assets for Independence Act (individual development accounts for low income)
Tax policy—federal and state, Fiscal Cliff
Health care policy
Affordable Care Act implementation
Medicare reforms
Medicaid
State Children’s Health Insurance Program (S-Chips)-federal/state partnership to cover uninsured children
reimbursement rates
nursing home, hospitals
health maintenance organizations (HMOs), managed care
underinsured, uninsured, COBRA
Corrections
Drug policies
Gun Control
Mental Health
The Community Mental Health Centers Act
deinstitutionalization
substance abuse
Mental Health Parity Act
Licensing of social workers
Sex offender registry
Child Welfare policy
CAPTA, AACWA, McKinney-Vento Act, Chafee Act
Child care policies
foster care, adoption, Head Start
No Child Left Behind, Race to the Top
WIC
Housing Policy
HUD
Section 8
International/global policies
UN Convention on the Rights of Children
Policy Analysis Model
Identify and describe a policy analysis model to be used to evaluate the policy and include a brief analysis of the policy using the model selected. Please make sure to cite the model used. Provide an overview of the policy and describe how it applies to the practice situation.
Here are a few helpful resources in this area:
American Association for Policy Analysis and ManagementLinks to an external site.
McNutt, J. G. & Hoefer, R. (2016). Chapter 6: Policy Analysis-Tools for Building Evidence-Based Social Policy. In Social Welfare Policy: Responding to a Changing World. Oxford University Press.
Karger, H., & Stoesz, D. (2010). American social welfare policy: A pluralist approach.
Bardach, E., & Patashnik, E. M. (2015). A practical guide for policy analysis: The eightfold path to more effective problem solving. CQ press.
Policy Recommendations
Based on your review, provide recommendations for policymakers regarding a policy review, application, formulation, and/or revision of the policy.
Social Justice Implications
Discuss the social justice implications for the client situation based on the selected policy and provide an advocacy plan at the micro, mezzo, and macro level. For example, if the policy discriminates against the population related to your practice situation, provide a plan for how you might advocate for change for your individual client(s), the agency, or at the legislative level.
Ethical Challenge and/or Value Conflict
Identify and describe one or more potential ethical or values conflict(s) related to the policy as it applies to this practice situation.
Paper
Follow APA style. Remember, this section of the paper should be written in 3rd person.
This paper should be 3-4 pages in the body of the paper, excluding the cover and reference page(s).
