Questions to think about while completing the paper:
What is the proposed/currently enacted social policy?
Who introduced the policy? What was the intent or purpose?
Who does it impact/effect?
Based on your professional “social worker” opinion, does the proposed/enacted policy have a positive or negative effect on those impacted? Why? How so?
How is the proposed/enacted policy relevant to social work and social workers?
Why should social workers be aware of this social policy?
What should social workers know about this social policy
How can social workers educate clients about the policy?
What should clients know about this social policy?
This assignment is designed to familiarize students with current events related to social welfare policies covered in the news/media. Using a recently covered social welfare policy-related issue or event, you will be expected to produce a 2-3 page paper addressing why the issue/event is relevant, who the issue/event affects and why, why social workers should be aware of the issue/event, and how social workers can educate their clients related to the issue/event. You will receive up to 100 points for each “Social Welfare Policy in the News Papers.”
Social Welfare Policy in the News Papers is worth 100 points of your overall grade.
FYI… As APA guidelines suggest, please use headers to break up your thoughts. Please do not use the questions above as direct headers–combine some of the questions as headers to create a well-written paper. “Recently covered” social welfare policy-related issue or event means within the last 6 months. Please include the source for the issue or event in the paper and in the reference section.
