SOCW 6361 - Discussion: Policy Process and Public Opinion

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The following is this student’s post for the SOCW 6361 week two Policy assignment. In this post, this student will attempt to describe the agency, the policy, and the social problem it addresses.

Agency definition:

During this quarter, this student is expecting to provide referenced experience from his place of employment, CRN Health Group. CRN Health Group is located in Dayton Ohio and provide programs and services designed for assisting clients who are working through issues resulting from Substance Use Disorder (SUD). At CRN Health Group, this student works in the medication assisted treatment (MAT) division.

Policy:

Policy advocacy occurs at the three different levels of social work practice, micro, mezzo, and macro (Jansson, 2018). The CRN Health Group’s confidentiality policies are detailed and defined in the CRN Staff Handbook (CRN) and outlined in the Ohio Administrative Code (OAC) 5122-26-08. The handbook references procedures for managing and maintaining records in accordance with federal and state laws and regulations specific to the confidentiality of alcohol and drug abuse clients as defined in 42 C.F.R. part 2 and the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (AOAHN, 2017).

Social Problems:

Reflection on policy initiatives, practice strategy or ethical standard designed to help professionals is necessary and appropriate to ensure that the policies, practices and ethics support the goals for which they were intended to meet (Wulff, St George, & Besthorn, 2011). Addiction directly and indirectly affects many areas of society such as family and family structure, the health care system, legal system, and potentially availability of benefits. CRN works directly with individuals at the micro level utilizing agency policies and procedures. Agency (mezzo) policies and procedures are driven, influenced, and derived from the state and federal (macro) laws and regulations.

Reference:

CRN Health Group: Staff Handbook (2017). Client Confidentiality & Record Access, pg. 48-50.

Jansson, B. S. (2018). Becoming an effective policy advocate: From policy practice to social justice. (8th ed.). Pacific Grove, CA: Brooks/Cole Cengage Learning Series.

Wulff, D. P., St George, S. A., & Besthorn, F. H. (2011). Revisiting confidentiality: observations from family therapy practice. Journal of Family Therapy, 33(2), 199–214.