SWK 5002| Week 6: Policy Analysis

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Assignment Description

This assignment builds on the previous assignments in the course, where you identified a social problem and selected a local, state,

or federal policy that affects it.

In this assignment, you will analyze the local, state, or federal policy you chose to address your social justice issue, including

providing background on the development of the policy and evaluating its effectiveness and feasibility.

Remember that the feasibility of a policy relates not only to its economic feasibility but also to its political and social impact. You

will also identify the policy constraints that inhibit the policy from most effectively reaching your targeted population.

Continue to consult the United States Congress website (located in the Assignment Resources

(https://capella.alma.exlibrisgroup.com/leganto/public/01CAPELLA_INST/lists/2629702320006731?auth=SAML&section=2631180150006731)

reading list), the Government Accountability Office, public policy analysis research and reports, and other peer-reviewed research

to support your analysis. Also, use the NASW Code of Ethics web page—located in the Assignment Resources

(https://capella.alma.exlibrisgroup.com/leganto/public/01CAPELLA_INST/lists/2629702320006731?auth=SAML&section=2631180150006731)

reading list—to guide your analysis.

By successfully completing this assignment, you will demonstrate your proficiency in the following CSWE EPAS competencies and

practice behaviors:

CSWE EPAS Competency 5: Engage in policy practice.

C5.GP.A: Use social justice, anti-racist, and anti-oppressive lenses to assess how social welfare policies affect the delivery of

and access to social services.

Related assignment criterion:

1. Analyze the development of the chosen policy.

2. Evaluate the effectiveness of the policy with respect to the target population.

3. Evaluate the feasibility of the policy.

4. Identify the policy constraints that inhibit the policy from fully addressing the problem for the chosen population.

Assignment Instructions

For this assignment:

Analyze the development of your chosen policy.

Analyze the historical background that led to the development of the policy.

Define the goals of the policy and how these goals are intended to be met, including services and programs intended to

achieve the goals.

Evaluate the effectiveness of the policy with respect to the target population.

Consider how well the policy has met the needs of your target population and to what extent it improves the social justice

problem you initially researched. Does the policy seem to ignore, impede, or strengthen the social functioning of the target

population?

To what extent does the policy meet or improve the social values of the target population?

To what extent does the policy adhere to best practice ethics and best practice standards?

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If the outcome of your analysis is that best practice ethics and standards are not being adhered to, include that information

in your analysis as well.

Evaluate the feasibility of the policy.

Is the policy politically, economically, and administratively feasible? Provide details and rationale.

Identify the policy constraints that inhibit the policy from fully addressing the problem for the chosen population.

Have other constraints arisen since the passage of the policy that have made conditions worse or better for the chosen

population?

Guidelines Support your claims and recommendation with clear rationale and support from scholarly, peer-reviewed literature.

Review the Policy Analysis rubric for information on how your work will be graded.

Review the feedback you received for the previous assignments to improve the quality of your submission. Further feedback

from this assignment will help you improve your work for the final Policy Analysis and Recommendations assignment.

Additional Requirements

The assignment you submit is expected to meet the following requirements:

Written communication: Written communication is free of errors that detract from the overall message.

APA formatting: Resources and citations are formatted according to current APA style and formatting standards.

Cited resources: A minimum of six scholarly sources. Most literature cited should be current, with publication dates within the

past five years.

Length of paper: 5–7 typed, double-spaced pages.

Font and font size: Times New Roman, 12 point.

Due date: Assignment must be submitted to your instructor in the courseroom no later than Sunday, 11:59 p.m. CST, this week.

Competencies Measured

By successfully completing this assignment, you will demonstrate your proficiency in the following course competencies and

rubric criteria:

Competency 1: Use social justice, anti-racist, and anti-oppressive lenses to assess how social welfare policies affect the

delivery of and access to social services. (C5.GP.A)

Analyze the development of the chosen policy. (C5.GP.A)

Evaluate the effectiveness of the policy with respect to the target population. (C5.GP.A)

Evaluate the feasibility of the policy. (C5.GP.A)

Identify the policy constraints that inhibit the policy from fully addressing the problem for the chosen population. (C5.GP.A)

Competency 3: Communicate in a manner that is scholarly, professional, and consistent with expectations for members of the

social work profession.

Communicate in a manner that is scholarly, professional, and consistent with expectations for members of the social work

profession, referencing at least six scholarly sources.

View Rubric

Policy Analysis

Criteria Ratings Pts

Analyze the development

of the chosen policy.

(C5.GP.A)

55 to >46.75 pts

DISTINGUISHED

Analyzes the

development of the

chosen policy and

uses outstanding

details and examples

46.75 to >38.5 pts

PROFICIENT

Analyzes the

development of the

chosen policy.

38.5 to >0 pts

BASIC

Describes but does

not analyze the

development of the

chosen policy.

0 pts

NON_PERFORMANCE

Does not describe the

development of the

chosen policy.

/ 55 pts

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Choose a submission type

Policy Analysis

Criteria Ratings Pts

to support the

analysis.

Evaluate the effectiveness

of the policy with respect

to the target population.

(C5.GP.A)

52.5 to >44.63 pts

DISTINGUISHED

Evaluates the

effectiveness of the

policy with respect to

the target

population, using

outstanding details

and examples to

support the

evaluation.

44.63 to >36.75 pts

PROFICIENT

Evaluates the

effectiveness of the

policy with respect to

the target

population.

36.75 to >0 pts

BASIC

Analyzes but does

not evaluate the

effectiveness of the

policy with respect to

the target

population.

0 pts

NON_PERFORMANCE

Does not analyze the

effectiveness of the

policy with respect to

the target

population.

/ 52.5 pts

Evaluate the feasibility of

the policy. (C5.GP.A)

52.5 to >44.63 pts

DISTINGUISHED

Evaluates the

feasibility of the

policy, using

outstanding details

and examples as

support.

44.63 to >36.75 pts

PROFICIENT

Evaluates the

feasibility of the

policy.

36.75 to >0 pts

BASIC

Describes but does

not evaluate the

feasibility of the

policy.

0 pts

NON_PERFORMANCE

Does not describe the

feasibility of the

policy. / 52.5 pts

Identify the policy

constraints that

inhibit the policy from

fully addressing the

problem for the chosen

population. (C5.GP.A)

52.5 to >44.63 pts

DISTINGUISHED

Analyzes the policy

constraints that

inhibit the policy

from fully addressing

the problem for the

chosen population,

using outstanding

details and examples

as support.

44.63 to >36.75 pts

PROFICIENT

Identifies the policy

constraints that

inhibit the policy

from fully addressing

the problem for the

chosen population.

36.75 to >0 pts

BASIC

Identifies only some

of the policy

constraints that

inhibit the policy

from fully addressing

the problem for the

chosen population.

0 pts

NON_PERFORMANCE

Does not identify

policy constraints

that inhibit the policy

from fully addressing

the problem for the

chosen population.

/ 52.5 pts

Communicate in a manner

that is scholarly,

professional, and

consistent with

expectations for members

of the social work

profession, referencing at

least six scholarly sources.

37.5 to >31.88 pts

DISTINGUISHED

Communicates in a

manner that is

scholarly,

professional, and

consistent with

expectations for

members of the

social work

profession,

consistently and with

no errors, referencing

at least six, well-

chosen scholarly

sources.

31.88 to >26.25 pts

PROFICIENT

Communicates in a

manner that is

scholarly,

professional, and

consistent with

expectations for

members of the

social work

profession,

referencing at least

six scholarly sources.

26.25 to >0 pts

BASIC

Inconsistently

communicates in a

manner that is

scholarly,

professional, and

consistent with

expectations for

members of the

social work

profession, or does

not support the

claims with at least

six scholarly sources.

0 pts

NON_PERFORMANCE

Does not

communicate in a

manner that is

scholarly,

professional, and

consistent with

expectations for

members of the

social work

profession.

/ 37.5 pts

Total Points: 0

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