please write a white paper on the Baker Act Chapter 394 and how we can improve follow up care for individuals discharged under the baker act. please provide information on how to change the law to allow them to address discharge issues. please also provide information from the administrative code FAC65E5.
Effective communication is key to policy development, public opinion, advocacy, and clear and concise communication is vital to a social worker’s professional role. Your white paper project requires that students identify, assess, analyze, formulate, and advocate to promote a specific policy change to advance human rights, improve social, economic, or psychological welfare, or increase environmental justice.
A “white paper (see link for more information) is an informational document written to promote or highlight a topic of interest. This type of document may be considered to be a “marketing paper” since they are used to persuade or entice public opinion. These are not “brochures, ” but they are fact-based, well-researched documents that use words, numbers, graphs to persuade the reader. Writing a paper to convince others of your perspective is vital and allows you to position yourself as a thought leader in the arena.
The paper will be written in APA format and must be between 8 and 10 pages of text plus references and citations.
Please note that a persuasive argument includes a well-formulated thesis statement that makes your point and guides your reader. Google the concept of a “thesis statement” and see how you can build an effective, persuasive sentence.
In addition, you may use visuals such as graphs and charts to illustrate your points effectively. A well-formulated chart and graph can substitute for one page of your written text.
This assignment is a professional paper to advocate for a policy change in one of the policy sectors discussed in class: criminal justice, healthcare, mental health and substance abuse, and child and family.
