DQ

DQ                                 Due Wed October 2 by 9pm Central Time U.S.

Required Reading

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. Chapter 8

Midgley, J., & Livermore, M.M. (Eds.) (2008). The handbook of social policy (2nd ed.). Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications. Chapter 6: “The Impact of Social Policy” (pp.83-100) (PDF)

Stuart, P.H. (1999). Linking clients and policy: Social work’s distinctive contribution. Social Work, 44(4), 335-347.

The Case of Jose and Case of Iris

Plummer, S.-B, Makris, S., Brocksen S. (Eds.). (2014). Social work case studies: Concentration year. Baltimore, MD: Laureate International Universities Publishing. [Vital Source e-reader]."Working with Clients with Addictions: The Case of Jose" (pp. 65–68)

"Working with the Aging: The Case of Iris" (pp. 68–69)

In your reading for this week, you meet Jose and Iris, two individuals who are in situations that require assistance and guidance from a professional social worker and policy advocate.

In this Discussion, create a policy proposal that will impact the situations faced by either Jose or Iris. Describe the trade-offs you used to develop your proposal.

To prepare: In your text, review "Trade-Offs: Systematically Comparing Policy Options in Step 3" in Chapter 8.

 Discussion Question

 Chose one case either Jose or Iris

Post a brief summary of the policy proposal and its purpose that you created based on either Jose's or Iris's situation and the trade-offs you used to develop your proposal.

Be sure to support your post with specific references to this week's resources. If you are using additional articles, be sure to provide full APA-formatted citations for your references.