discussion

  

Week 11 6361 Assessing Policy: Toward Evidence-Based Policy

Please note that this is an MSW course. Please check Grammar and use some of the resources I have provided 

Readings

Day 1

• Jansson, B. S. (2018). Becoming an effective policy

advocate: From policy practice to social justice. (7th ed.).

Pacific Grove, CA: Brooks/Cole Cengage Learning Series.

o Chapter 14, “Assessing Policy: Toward Evidence-Based

Policy During Task 8” (pp. 484–497)

• Midgley, J., & Livermore, M. M. (Eds.) (2008). The

handbook of social policy (2nd ed.). Thousand Oaks, CA:

Sage Publications.

o Chapter 33, “The Future of Social Policy” (pp. 557–569)

(PDF)

• Community Toolbox. (2016). Chapter 8 Section 6: Obtaining

feedback from constituents: What change is feasible?

Retrieved from http://ctb.ku.edu/en/table-ofcontents/

structure/strategic-planning/obtain-constituentfeedback/

main

• Community Toolbox. (2016). 12. Evaluating the Initiative.

Retrieved from http://ctb.ku.edu/en/evaluating-initiative

• TEDx Talks. (2016, May 12). Problem-oriented policing: Where

social work meets law enforcement: Derrick Jackson. [Video

file]. Retrieved

from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wK8glFZuQw8

Day 2

• English, D. J., Brummel, S., & Martens, P. (2009). Fatherhood

in the child welfare system: Evaluation of a pilot project to

improve father involvement. Journal of Public Child Welfare,

3(3), 213–234. Doi:10.1080/15548730903129764.

• Swank, E. W. (2012). Predictors of political activism among

social work students. Journal of Social Work Education,

48(2), 245–266. doi:10.5175/JSWE.2012.200900111.

Policies and the Influence of Values

Please note that this is an MSW course. Please check Grammar and use some of the resources I have provided 

Discussion 2

Becoming a Lifelong Advocate

Post by Day 4 your thoughts on this question: As a social worker,

what is your responsibility to engage in political action? Identify an

area of social welfare where social work policy advocacy is needed.