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This document provides an overview and instructions for a 900-word assignment to analyze a social program or policy. Students are asked to: 1) Explain a social problem by describing its ideological boundaries, origins, causes, consequences and impacted groups. 2) Select a program addressing this problem and describe its mission, eligibility, benefits, administration, service delivery and financing. 3) Analyze interactions within the program and compare its eligibility to a similar program. 4) Recommend one improvement to the selected program's quality.
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effective way to learn how to evaluate social programs or policies is to focus on a social
problem of interest to you and then proceed as Chambers and Bonk do, by engaging in the
following:Understand the epistemological boundaries of the problem definition.Recognize
the origins of the problem and its causes and consequences.Comprehend who is impacted
by this problem, both negatively and positively.Recognize what those gains or losses look
like and their magnitudes.Additionally, Chambers and Bonk (2013) suggest that you must
understand the historical and judicial contexts of the problem (p. 185). Once these
elements are clarified, you can identify a specific program or policy designed to address the
identified social problem.By successfully completing this assignment, you will demonstrate
your proficiency in the following competencies and behaviors:Competency 5: Engage in
Policy Practice. C5.GP.C: Apply critical thinking to analyze, formulate, and advocate for
policies that advance human rights and social, economic, and environmental
justice. Related Assignment Criteria: 2. Describe a program or policy designed to
address a given social problem.Assignment DescriptionJust as Chambers and Bonk (2013)
have done in the final chapter of their text, you, as a social program and policy learner, can
apply the evaluation criteria discussed in the course to a social program or policy of your
choice. In this assessment, you will apply the following elements to determine the efficiency
and effectiveness of the program selected:Program goals and objectives.Eligibility rules.The
form of the benefit.How services are delivered.How the program is financed.It is also
important to assess the quality and quantity of the interactions between these elements as
well as those between this program or policy and others (Chambers & Bonk, 2013, p.
185).Assignment InstructionsFor this assignment, complete the following:Explain a chosen
social problem. In your description, include: Ideological or value parameters.Origins,
causes, and consequences of problem.The specific groups or population impacted by the
problem.The impacts and their magnitudes.The historical and judicial contexts of the
problem.Select a group that experiences the chosen social problem. This group can be
distinguished by race, religion, socioeconomic status, gender orientation, or other
characteristics.Describe a program or policy designed to address the selected social
problem. When selecting a program, choose a small program or internal policy that is
manageable, and whose description and mission statement are concise enough to fit on one
to two pages. Include the following components in your description of the program:
mission statement or goals, and objectives; eligibility rules; form of benefit; administration;](https://image.slidesharecdn.com/900wordsassignmentoverview-230605142304-edadf354/85/900-Words-Assignment-Overview-docx-1-320.jpg)
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management
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affect
change
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community
level.
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could decrease
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prevalence
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your
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topic.
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goals
for
this
plan
needs
to
be
specific,
measurable,
attainable,
realistic,
and
time-bound.
Include
how
your
plan takes
into consideration
health literacy,
socioeconomic factors,
and cultural
differences.
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A summary of the goals and challenges
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n assessment of the outlook for action/progress
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Note
: An "agency or organizational policy" is a policy. For example, it might be part of a county welfare agency that requires an administrator at a juvenile correction facility to report any individual that is an illegal immigrant that comes to that facility.
In this Discussion, you will identify a policy at an agency or organization with which you are familiar. It can be a public agency, a for-profit human service provider, or a not-for-profit community agency. Describe the organization, the policy, and the social problem it addresses.
By Day 3
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the policy at an agency or organization with which you are familiar. Describe the organization, the policy, and the social problem it addresses.
Be sure to support your post with specific references to this week's resources. If you are using additional articles, be sure to pro ...
A theme throughout this course has been that human and social servic.docx
A theme throughout this course has been that human and social services professionals constantly apply theories and processes to address issues and challenges. As a social change agent, leader, and advocate, you should be able to apply relevant theories and processes to implement and support change on a local and global scale. As always, codes of ethics should provide guidance as you attempt to bring about change. As the final step in the development of your strategic plan, you will develop an action plan for each year of the strategic plan. For example, your plan might start off with strategic goals at the local level with plans to take these goals national or international in following years of the strategic plan.
To prepare:
Review the feedback from your Instructor regarding the components of your strategic plan in Weeks 3, 4, and 6–8.
You should make any changes based on the feedback you received. You will include these elements as a whole this week for your final strategic plan.
Finally this week, consider what actions you will take each year of the strategic plan.
By Day 7
The Assignment (15–22 pages):
Guidelines for each section of the Assignment are provided below.
Part I. The Fundamentals (3–4 pages):
The fundamentals of a strategic plan include identifying the core values, mission, and vision, which represent the organizational identification (ID). The Assignment requires you to develop the organizational ID for the agency, organization, or community for which you will develop a strategic plan.
Identify and describe the core values of the agency.
Discuss the degree to which those core values are aligned with advocacy, leadership, or social change.
Explain how those core values contribute to the well-being of individuals, groups, societies, or international communities.
Identify and describe the mission of the agency, organization, or community.
Evaluate whether the mission statement is aligned with the core values of the agency, organization, etc.
Describe whether the mission statement promotes advocacy, leadership, or social change.
Discuss whether the mission statement provides evidence of how the agency/organization contributes to the well-being of individuals, groups, societies, or international communities.
Identify and describe the vision of the agency.
Evaluate whether the vision is aligned with the core values of the agency, organization, etc.
Describe whether the vision promotes advocacy, leadership, or social change.
Discuss whether the vision provides evidence of how the agency/organization contributes to the well-being of individuals, groups, societies, or international communities.
Identify and describe key stakeholders involved with the agency.
Discuss whether each stakeholder is internal or external to the agency/organization.
Describe the role each stakeholder has in the organization (i.e. leadership, management, staff, recipient of services, etc.).
Discuss how ea.
Preventing falls in the elderly.docx
Preventing falls in the elderly is the focus of this community health strategic plan. Falls are a major issue for the elderly population and can lead to injuries, loss of independence, and increased medical costs. A strategic plan would aim to reduce falls through education on fall risks and prevention strategies, home safety assessments, and exercise programs to improve strength and balance. Key community partners like senior centers, healthcare providers, and local government would collaborate to implement the plan and measure progress over time to decrease falls and improve quality of life for older community members.
Program ProposalThe final assignment in this course is a written.docx
Program Proposal
The final assignment in this course is a written Program Proposal. A program proposal is a document demonstrating an intent to create a clinical, educational, or community project. The Program Proposal will define a contemporary problem or issue and propose a potential solution for a contemporary issue in a manner that will persuade experts and decision makers to support the proposal. Within the proposal, developmental theory and research will be applied to policy, community agency, and major themes of development. A specific program, intended to provide individual or group services to address an identified area of need, will be introduced and outlined.
Beginning the Proposal Process
Choose an area of interest. Teen Pregnancy Students will choose a general track and define a specific issue within the track that is of interest to them and presents a contemporary problem to be solved. Please see the Program Proposal Tracks and Topics in Developmental Psychology document to view the tracks (Community,Clinical/Counseling, and Education) and suggested issues within each track for the proposal. Once the track and issue have been chosen, specific criteria will need to be identified.
Identify the target population. High School Regardless of the track and issue chosen, a target population must be identified for the proposal. Identify the target population associated with the chosen issue. Within the target population, choose the developmental stage that will act as the focus for the proposal. Many programs may directly and/or indirectly influence people in different stages; however, it is important to select the stage that is most applicable to the specific program being proposed. For example, in a program for adults who are caring for their elderly parents, the focus is on the adults (likely in middle adulthood) so a middle adulthood focus would be most appropriate for that program.
Identify the geographic location where the program will be deployed. Programming will be directly influenced by the location in which it will take place. For example, a child safety program in a rural farming community will likely have different objectives and needs than a child safety program in a large metropolitan city.
Research a minimum of five peer-reviewed articles on the chosen. All sources utilized for the Program Proposal must have been published within the last 10 years.
Creating a program proposal
Program proposals take on many forms and styles. Creativity is encouraged because it not only tests the boundaries of what is possible for solutions to various issues, but also typically increases the chances for funding. Regardless of the issue being addressed, the Program Proposal must incorporate the following headings (noted in bold) and include the supporting information that is detailed beneath each heading.
Proposal Summary
Under this heading, provide a summary paragraph that presents the program, its objectives, and how the p.
CJ 520 Final Project Guideli
CJ 520 Final Project Guidelines and Rubric
Overview
For your final project, you will develop a basic departmental policy recommendation to address a public need. You will analyze historical data and relevant state
or federal policies, apply relevant criminological theories, and evaluate the potential impact of the departmental policy on the general public.
Public policy can be defined as the decisions, actions, laws, and positions of both the state and federal government. A public policy issue is at the center of public
policy, and the state and federal government react to the issue and make decisions such as creating laws and regulations to help address the public policy issue.
Public policies also provide guidance and direction to public safety organizations and are the principles that guide the actions of the personnel. The term public
policy is not normally used to denote what is actually done. Departmental policies are the procedures or protocols that are created to address this public policy
issue, and these departmental policies are what will be scrutinized in a highly publicized incident. Therefore, it is vital that departmental policies are developed
and updated to be consistent with public policy, to address issues within public policy, and to best serve the interests of the department and the community. To
do so effectively, criminological theories are applied to address specific motives and underlying factors influencing the issue at hand. These theories assist in
developing departmental policies that can stand the test of time, not conflict with public policy, and remain flexible enough to adapt to societal changes.
The project is divided into three milestones, which will be submitted at various points throughout the course to scaffold learning and ensure quality final
submissions. These milestones will be submitted in Modules Three, Five, and Seven. The final product will be submitted in Module Nine.
This assessment addresses the following course outcomes:
Analyze criminological theories for their influence on the development of departmental and public policies
Assess the extent to which public policies address the needs of the public and criminal justice system by applying criminological theories
Evaluate the potential impact of policy recommendations on communities and the criminal justice system for informing appropriate policy development
and implementation
Analyze trends impacting the evolution of public policies for drawing informed conclusions on future policy development
Propose policy recommendations for improving the delivery of criminal justice services
Prompt
For this project, you will play the part of an individual recently promoted in a criminal justice organization. Your new supervisor recognizes that you are an up-
and-coming asset for the department and acknowledges that your advanced degree gives you an edge over some of the other employees in a project that needs
t ...
Program ProposalThe final assignment in this course is a written P.docx
Program Proposal
The final assignment in this course is a written Program Proposal. A program proposal is a document demonstrating an intent to create a clinical, educational, or community project. The Program Proposal will define a contemporary problem or issue and propose a potential solution for a contemporary issue in a manner that will persuade experts and decision makers to support the proposal. Within the proposal, developmental theory and research will be applied to policy, community agency, and major themes of development. A specific program, intended to provide individual or group services to address an identified area of need, will be introduced and outlined.
Beginning the Proposal Process
Choose an area of interest.
Teen Pregnancy
Students will choose a general track and define a specific issue within the track that is of interest to them and presents a contemporary problem to be solved. Please see the Program Proposal Tracks and Topics in Developmental Psychology document to view the tracks (
Community,
Clinical/Counseling, and
Education)
and suggested issues within each track for the proposal. Once the track and issue have been chosen, specific criteria will need to be identified.
Identify the target population.
High School
Regardless of the track and issue chosen, a target population must be identified for the proposal. Identify the target population associated with the chosen issue. Within the target population, choose the developmental stage that will act as the focus for the proposal. Many programs may directly and/or indirectly influence people in different stages; however, it is important to select the stage that is most applicable to the specific program being proposed. For example, in a program for adults who are caring for their elderly parents, the focus is on the adults (likely in middle adulthood) so a middle adulthood focus would be most appropriate for that program.
Identify the geographic location where the program will be deployed. Programming will be directly influenced by the location in which it will take place. For example, a child safety program in a rural farming community will likely have different objectives and needs than a child safety program in a large metropolitan city.
Research a minimum of five peer-reviewed articles on the chosen. All sources utilized for the Program Proposal must have been published within the last 10 years.
Creating a program proposal
Program proposals take on many forms and styles. Creativity is encouraged because it not only tests the boundaries of what is possible for solutions to various issues, but also typically increases the chances for funding.
Regardless of the issue being addressed, the Program Proposal must incorporate the following headings (noted in bold) and include the supporting information that is detailed beneath each heading.
Proposal Summary
Under this heading, provide a summary paragraph that presents the program, its objectives, and how the prog.
PAD 630 Milestone O ne Gu.docx
This document provides guidelines and a rubric for Milestone One in the course PAD 630. Students are instructed to select an organizational, legal, or cultural challenge facing public administrators. They should draft an Introduction describing the selected challenge and a Theoretical Overview focusing on original advocates of public administration, the impact of Dwight Waldo and Herbert Simon, and Dwight Waldo's founding dichotomy of the field as it relates to the selected challenge. The submission should be 1-2 pages following APA style guidelines. The rubric evaluates students on introducing their challenge and addressing the required theoretical elements as they pertain to the chosen challenge.
Capstone Project Part V Action PlansA theme throughout this.docx
Capstone Project Part V: Action Plans
A theme throughout this course has been that human and social services professionals constantly apply theories and processes to address issues and challenges. As a social change agent, leader, and advocate, you should be able to apply relevant theories and processes to implement and support change on a local and global scale. As always, codes of ethics should provide guidance as you attempt to bring about change. As the final step in the development of your strategic plan, you will develop an action plan for each year of the strategic plan. For example, your plan might start off with strategic goals at the local level with plans to take these goals national or international in following years of the strategic plan.
To prepare:
Review the feedback from your Instructor regarding the components of your strategic plan in Weeks 3, 4, and 6–8.
You should make any changes based on the feedback you received. You will include these elements as a whole this week for your final strategic plan.
Finally this week, consider what actions you will take each year of the strategic plan.
By Day 7
The Assignment (15–22 pages):
Guidelines for each section of the Assignment are provided below.
Part I. The Fundamentals (3–4 pages):
The fundamentals of a strategic plan include identifying the core values, mission, and vision, which represent the organizational identification (ID). The Assignment requires you to develop the organizational ID for the agency, organization, or community for which you will develop a strategic plan.
Identify and describe the core values of the agency.
Discuss the degree to which those core values are aligned with advocacy, leadership, or social change.
Explain how those core values contribute to the well-being of individuals, groups, societies, or international communities.
Identify and describe the mission of the agency, organization, or community.
Evaluate whether the mission statement is aligned with the core values of the agency, organization, etc.
Describe whether the mission statement promotes advocacy, leadership, or social change.
Discuss whether the mission statement provides evidence of how the agency/organization contributes to the well-being of individuals, groups, societies, or international communities.
Identify and describe the vision of the agency.
Evaluate whether the vision is aligned with the core values of the agency, organization, etc.
Describe whether the vision promotes advocacy, leadership, or social change.
Discuss whether the vision provides evidence of how the agency/organization contributes to the well-being of individuals, groups, societies, or international communities.
Identify and describe key stakeholders involved with the agency.
Discuss whether each stakeholder is inte.
SOC-480 Program Evaluation Essay Checklist It is es.docx
SOC-480: Program Evaluation Essay Checklist
It is essential for social workers to be able to evaluate an existing program within a community in order to develop a proposal for an effective project/program that fills the needs of a community. Remember, you are looking for a gap in services provided and a project/program solution as to how your proposal will fill that gap.
This assignment will help you learn this skill.
Read chapter eleven in the textbook and use Step 2 of the SAMHSA Strategic Prevention Framework to guide you in evaluating the agency or program you select.
Select a local agency/program that addresses your selected social issue. View the agency/program’s website and call or visit the agency/program and use the checklist below to interview the manager:
Name of agency/program you contacted: Catholic charities/ Immigrants in Houston, the Nation's Most Diverse Metropolitan Area
What is the mission statement/vision the program/agency?
Our Mission is to provide service to those in need, to advocate compassion and justice in the structures of society, and to call all people of goodwill to do the same.
What theory (theories) is the program based on?
Describe the target population of the program.
This program focuses on poverty and legal right for immigrants. They also work with Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) is a benefit that came to be as an executive order from the president on June 2012. It provides protection against deportation and employment authorization to eligible people that were brought into the country as minors before June 15, 2007.
What are the stated goals and objectives of the program? How does the agency/program measure the current program outcomes according to the program’s existing evaluation practices?
What are the data collection procedures? (Surveys, questionnaires, etc.) Explain if these procedures have been effective or not.
American Community Survey (ACS), the authors tabulate numbers of immigrants potentially in need of community-based immigration assistance. The report finds that an estimated 350,000 legal permanent residents, most of them from Mexico and Central America, are eligible for naturalization but have not yet applied. In addition, nearly half of the metro area's 400,000 unauthorized immigrants are potentially eligible for either DACA or the Deferred Action for Parents of Americans and Lawful Permanent Residents (DAPA) program.
What are the data analysis strategies that they use? Explain if these strategies have been effective or not.
Who are the community stakeholders involved in the program? Attorneys, Case managers, Counselors, and the community as a whole.
List some of the resources available to which clients (the target population) are referred:
Nine Ways to Protect Yourself
Enforcement Actions on Sensitive Locations
DACA (Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals)
Basic needs and Disaster relief
Sanctuary Jurisdictions (including SB4)
Detention in Houston
Non-prof.
According to the Council on Social Work Education, Competency 5 Eng.docx
According to the Council on Social Work Education, Competency 5: Engage in Policy Practice:
Social workers understand that human rights and social justice, as well as social welfare and services, are mediated by policy and its implementation at the federal, state, and local levels. Social workers understand the history and current structures of social policies and services, the role of policy in service delivery, and the role of practice in policy development. Social workers understand their role in policy development and implementation within their practice settings at the micro, mezzo, and macro levels and they actively engage in policy practice to effect change within those settings. Social workers recognize and understand the historical, social, cultural, economic, organizational, environmental, and global influences that affect social policy. They are also knowledgeable about policy formulation, analysis, implementation, and evaluation.
Walden’s MSW program expects students in their specialization year to be able to:
Evaluate the implication of policies and policy change in the lives of clients/constituents.
Demonstrate critical thinking skills that can be used to inform policymakers and influence policies that impact clients/constituents and services.
This assignment is intended to help students demonstrate the behavioral components of this competency in their field education.
To prepare
: Working with your field instructor, identify a social problem that is common among the organization (or its clients) and research current policies at that state and federal levels that impact the social problem. Then, from a position of advocacy, identify methods to address the social problem (i.e., how you, as a social worker, and the agency advocate to change the problem). You are expected to specifically address how both you and the agency can effectively engage policy makers to make them aware of the social problem and the impact that the policies have on the agency and clients.
The Assignment (2-3 pages): Social Problems is Ex-cons finding Jobs Opportunities in State of California. The Agency is Called "Manifest" the website is Manifest.org
Identify the social problem
Explain rational for selecting social problem
Describe state and federal policies that impact the social problem
Identify specific methods to address the social problems
Explain how the agency and student can advocate to change the social problem
You are expected to present and discuss this assignment with your agency Field Instructor. Your field instructor will be evaluating your ability to demonstrate this competency in their field evaluation. In addition, you will submit this assignment for classroom credit. The Field Liaison will grade the assignment “PASS/FAIL,” see rubric for passing criteria.
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OverviewThe final project for this course is the creation of a cas.docx
The document provides an overview and prompt for a case study analysis and strategy proposal project on an organization's social responsibility. Students will analyze a case study on ITC Ltd to examine how the company considers social responsibility in its operations and strategy. They will then develop a revised strategy plan addressing any gaps or risks identified regarding social responsibility based on influences on the organization. The project requires addressing several critical elements of analyzing the company's social responsibility and ethical decision-making, critiquing its strategy, and proposing improvements in a 8-12 page report.
OverviewThis Assessment is a Work Product in which you will .docx
Overview
This Assessment is a Work Product in which you will research pressing issues in the early childhood field and select one that you are particularly interested in, one for which you have a desire to generate awareness and bring about change. With this issue in mind, you will prepare a communication piece for policymakers or stakeholders to begin the change process. After you receive a response, you will reflect on your efforts to communicate and collaborate with policy-makers and/or stakeholders.
Your response to this Assessment should:
Reflect the criteria provided in the Rubric, which provides information on how the Assessment will be evaluated.
Adhere to the required Assignment length.
Use the APA “Course Paper” template available
here
.
Note:
All submissions must follow the conventions of scholarly writing. Properly formatted APA citations and references must be provided where appropriate.
Professional Skills:
Written Communication
,
Critical Thinking
, and
Information Literacy
are assessed in this Competency. You are strongly encouraged to use the
Writing Checklist
and to review the rubric prior to submitting.
This Assessment requires submission of one (1) document that includes all three parts of this Assessment. Save this file as
RC004_firstinitial_lastname
(for example, RC004_J_Smith). If you choose to create a PowerPoint for Part II, you may submit two files in total, one Word document and one PowerPoint. When you are ready to upload your completed Assessment, use the
Assessment
tab on the top navigation menu.
Instructions
Before submitting your Assessment, carefully review the rubric. This is the same rubric the assessor will use to evaluate your submission and it provides detailed criteria describing how to achieve or master the Competency. Many students find that understanding the requirements of the Assessment and the rubric criteria help them direct their focus and use their time most productively.
Rubric
Access the following to complete this Assessment:
National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC). (n.d.). Public policy and advocacy. Retrieved March 11, 2019, from
https://www.naeyc.org/our-work/public-policy-advocacy
Ounce of Prevention Fund. (2009). Early childhood advocacy toolkit. Retrieved from
https://www.theounce.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/EarlyChildhoodAdvocacyToolkit.pdf
Trend Lines. (n.d.). Retrieved from
http://blog.childtrends.org
UNICEF. (n.d.). Current issues. Retrieved January 29, 2020, from
https://www.unicef.org/media/current-issues
ZERO TO THREE. (2010). You have what it takes! A tool for identifying your skills as an early childhood advocate [Interactive media]. Retrieved from
http://www.zerotothree.org/public-policy/action-center/advocacy-tool-final-9-7-10.pdf
This assessment has three-parts. Click each of the items below to complete this assessment.
Part I: Research Brief
Select a topic of interest.
What current problems, policies, or .
Policy oriented solutions
This session seeks to instruct and train students who want to further engage their service with policy-oriented solutions. This session will cover the ways students can begin to seek impactful evidence-based practices to inform the policies that lead to social change.
Assignment 2 policy sold two.docx
This document outlines an assignment for social work students to analyze a social policy issue. Students are asked to: 1) Identify a social problem faced by their field placement organization or clients, such as teen homelessness; 2) Research current state and federal policies impacting the issue; 3) Propose methods from an advocacy perspective to address the problem; and 4) Explain how they and the agency can effectively engage policymakers to increase awareness of the issue and policies' impacts. The goal is for students to demonstrate competency in policy practice and advocacy skills.
Social Policy Brief OutlineDefining the Scope of the Social.docx
Social Policy Brief Outline:
Defining the Scope of the Social Problem:
The purpose of this element of the brief is to convince the target audience that a current and urgent problem exists which requires them to take action. The context and importance of the problem is both the introductory and first building block of the brief. As such, it usually includes the following:
a description of the problem—
what is the problem
what is the definition of the social problem?
what is the scope/extent of the problem?
using statistics identify who the problem impacts, whether it disproportionately impacts one population,
who defines it as a problem?
what is the context of the problem?
how long it has been a problem?
what are underlying causes or factors related to the social problem?
Include only the essential facts that a decision maker “needs to know” to understand the context of the problem. Assume that you have been hired to filter through reams of information on behalf of a busy and sleep-deprived person. Be clear, precise, and succinct
Description Social Policy:
The purpose of this section is to identify the policy/legislation that addresses the social problem.
identify the policy or legislation or pending policy/legislation
what are the policy objectives of the policy?
who supports or opposes the policies?
Implementation of Policy Options
:
What is/are the social programs/initiatives implemented or proposed to be implemented as a result of the social policy?
Is/are the actual/proposed programs/initiatives effective?
What are strengths/limitations of the proposed/actual policy program/initiative?
Affected Populations:
Which workers/working families will be touched by the policy and proposed initiatives?
What might be the positive or unintended negative consequences of the policy?
Intended/Actual Impact:
What is/was the intended impact of the policy? How has it or will it affect workers/families?
Who was or is supposed to be affected by the policy?
How will or has the social problem change?
If you chose an established policy, have there been unintended consequences
Policy Summary:
Briefly, summarize the social issue, the proposed legislation, and its actual or intended effects on workers and/or working families. End with a strong recommendation and why the policy is important to workplaces.
References.
A minimum of 10 references is expected to support your research.
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Discussion 2 Capstone Project Strategic PlanThe applicatio.docx
Discussion 2: Capstone Project: Strategic Plan
The application of social change, leadership, and advocacy to a specific human and social services organization is a systematic process. The initial step is to select and delineate a professional or societal issue about which you are passionate, and then locate an organization from anywhere in the world whose mission is related to this issue. Once you determine the issue and organization that you will focus on, the next step is to set a manageable social change, leadership, or advocacy-related goal for the organization.
Human services professionals can strive to achieve and/or support social change, leadership, or advocacy-related goals by creating a strategic plan. Throughout this course, you will develop the core elements of a strategic plan for your Capstone Project. You build off the coursework you completed in previous courses to conduct a needs assessment as well as develop the fundamentals, strategic issues, and technical elements of the strategic plan.
To prepare for this Discussion:
Review this week’s Learning Resources, considering strategies and approaches that human and social services professionals may use to achieve social change, leadership, and advocacy goals.
Review the
Capstone Project Overview
in the
Course Information
area and the
Final Project: Developing a Strategic Plan - Introduction to the Final Project
media in the Weekly Resources. Select one professional or societal issue that arouses your passion as a human and social services professional, and then choose a human or social services agency or organization, or a community, that works to support this issue. This can be a local, regional, national, or international agency, organization, or community. Throughout the completion of your Capstone Project, you will explore this issue and agency in depth, examining them from multiple perspectives. Therefore, you should select an agency, organization, or community issue that speaks to you as a human and social services professional.
By Day 4
Identify the agency, organization, or community for which you will develop a strategic plan. State whether the agency, organization, or community exists at the local, regional, national, or international level. Then, discuss why you have chosen this agency to focus on for your Capstone Project. Also, discuss whether your strategic plan will be developed from the perspective of social change, leadership, or advocacy for the agency, organization, or community. Explain why you have chosen to focus on that particular perspective for your strategic plan.
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For this Unit 4 assignment, you will prepare an APA-formatted essa.docx
For this Unit 4 assignment, you will prepare an APA-formatted essay of at least 500 words reflecting the opposing view of the topic that you selected in Unit 3.
When preparing an informative or expository essay, it is important to identify multiple perspectives. Investigating all sides of a topic enables you to interpret a larger picture and prepare logical content. In Unit 3, you selected a topic question, determined a viewpoint, and created your assignment based on that viewpoint. For Unit 4, you will write an APA-formatted essay on the opposite viewpoint of your selected topic.
Specifically, your submission must include the following:
· A title page with the correct APA formatting
· An abstract page with correct APA formatting
· An introduction paragraph based on the opposing viewpoint of your Unit 3 topic question
· This requires the creation of a new thesis statement.
· It requires 3 supporting subtopics.
· It requires the new thesis statement to be the last sentence of the introduction paragraph.
· Develop at least 3 transitional paragraphs. Transitional paragraphs are the expanded paragraph information based on your thesis subtopics.
· Develop a concluding paragraph. Remember to restate your thesis statement in the conclusion.
Readings and Notes “Levels of Evaluation”
Policy Evaluation
The notion of “systematic” policy and program evaluation only dates back to the 1970s when questions were raised about the outcomes of the Johnson era's War on Poverty programs. Simply, the poor did not seem too much better off, despite some programmatic attention--and dollars--spent on improving their situation. This story ends as it began. Recall that the first week discussed the emergence of hyperfederalism in which all parties (jurisdictions and agencies) try to get as much of the others' share without too much common (national) public good associated with their efforts.
One of the better-known War on Poverty programs was called the Model Cities Program. The original (White House) idea for this program was experimental. It called for funding a small number of large cities, such as New York, Philadelphia and Chicago with especially acute slum problems. When the bill went to Congress, it was clear that unless the base of (support for) the program grew, it would not pass. (Recall GCT on expanding the base to insure a bill's passage often waters down its original intentions, or, dissipates them.) A then leading senator, Senator Edward Muskie (D-Maine) said he would only vote for the bill if cities such as Augusta, Bangor and Portland were made eligible for aid. The bill passed in 1966 and even small cities like Poughkeepsie were not only eligible, but received money as well for public housing projects. By most people's sights, the program utterly failed to reduce the existence of slums anywhere. No one now knows whether the original intentions might have led to a greater chance for program success. Instead of massive funding for a few projects, t ...
This week we are going to participate in a.docx
This week students will participate in a debate on whether the French Revolution was worth its human cost. They will be split into two groups - one arguing yes and one arguing no. The group arguing yes will analyze an excerpt from Peter Kropotkin's book The Great French Revolution 1789-1793 to defend their position that the French Revolution was worth its significant human toll.
This week begins an overview of the Research In.docx
This document provides an overview of the research process for an academic paper. It discusses considering thesis, motive, structure, finding topics, audience, and structuring the argument with initial research. The document recommends reviewing a guide to the elements of academic writing and lists three online writing support resources as samples for additional academic support.
This week you are exploring what it means to have.docx
This week students are exploring the concept of privilege in different aspects of life. Having privilege means having some form of power through access to goods, services, education, or other resources. Those with privilege may not be aware of how they benefit from it. The document instructs students to complete a chart about their membership in dominant or subordinate groups, and to write a response addressing how privilege has shaped their life opportunities and experiences. They are asked to consider forms of privilege like race, socioeconomic status, and education.
Watch the TED Talk for Chapter 8 on Pay.docx
The document summarizes a TED Talk video about IQ and different types of intelligence. It asks the viewer to pay close attention to how the speaker defines IQ and also discusses other forms of intelligence. It prompts the viewer to consider how their own definition of intelligence compares to what was presented in the video, and whether research supports the claims made in the talk. It provides a link to the TED Talk video and instructs the viewer to write an initial post of at least 200 words discussing these topics and including a scholarly reference.
The value of diversity in groups and society is continually.docx
Diversity in groups and organizations is often debated, as it can provide both benefits and challenges, especially in the workplace where diversity awareness has changed how companies operate. Having diversity of things like background, experience and thought can strengthen a group by bringing different perspectives and ideas, though managing diversity also has complications. Diverse work teams can foster innovation but may also face communication difficulties.
The Travels of Sir John Mandeville.docx
The prompt analyzes The Travels of Sir John Mandeville, a 14th century account of the author's purported journeys around the world. It examines how Mandeville conceptualized and structured his depiction of the world, how he connected different peoples and cultures, and what criteria he used to determine inclusion and exclusion in his narrative. The prompt also considers how Mandeville's work relates to and expands upon previous historical accounts, and how his portrayal of non-European cultures fits into discussions about the inherent Eurocentrism of Western thinking. Students are asked to analyze Mandeville's text as a piece of primary evidence that provides insight into late medieval European perspectives on self and other.
This will enable you to understanding the extent to which.docx
This document discusses how social media companies have integrated into people's lives through collecting and commodifying personal user data. While Americans value privacy and freedom, technology has made these increasingly illusive as users are under surveillance through the technologies they use everyday. The document asks to identify reasons for changing attitudes about privacy invasion and discuss how awareness of surveillance affects personal behavior.
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Overview
This Assessment is a Work Product in which you will research pressing issues in the early childhood field and select one that you are particularly interested in, one for which you have a desire to generate awareness and bring about change. With this issue in mind, you will prepare a communication piece for policymakers or stakeholders to begin the change process. After you receive a response, you will reflect on your efforts to communicate and collaborate with policy-makers and/or stakeholders.
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Reflect the criteria provided in the Rubric, which provides information on how the Assessment will be evaluated.
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Use the APA “Course Paper” template available
here
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Note:
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Professional Skills:
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This Assessment requires submission of one (1) document that includes all three parts of this Assessment. Save this file as
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Instructions
Before submitting your Assessment, carefully review the rubric. This is the same rubric the assessor will use to evaluate your submission and it provides detailed criteria describing how to achieve or master the Competency. Many students find that understanding the requirements of the Assessment and the rubric criteria help them direct their focus and use their time most productively.
Rubric
Access the following to complete this Assessment:
National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC). (n.d.). Public policy and advocacy. Retrieved March 11, 2019, from
https://www.naeyc.org/our-work/public-policy-advocacy
Ounce of Prevention Fund. (2009). Early childhood advocacy toolkit. Retrieved from
https://www.theounce.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/EarlyChildhoodAdvocacyToolkit.pdf
Trend Lines. (n.d.). Retrieved from
http://blog.childtrends.org
UNICEF. (n.d.). Current issues. Retrieved January 29, 2020, from
https://www.unicef.org/media/current-issues
ZERO TO THREE. (2010). You have what it takes! A tool for identifying your skills as an early childhood advocate [Interactive media]. Retrieved from
http://www.zerotothree.org/public-policy/action-center/advocacy-tool-final-9-7-10.pdf
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What current problems, policies, or .
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Social Policy Brief Outline:
Defining the Scope of the Social Problem:
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a description of the problem—
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who defines it as a problem?
what is the context of the problem?
how long it has been a problem?
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identify the policy or legislation or pending policy/legislation
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who supports or opposes the policies?
Implementation of Policy Options
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Is/are the actual/proposed programs/initiatives effective?
What are strengths/limitations of the proposed/actual policy program/initiative?
Affected Populations:
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What might be the positive or unintended negative consequences of the policy?
Intended/Actual Impact:
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Who was or is supposed to be affected by the policy?
How will or has the social problem change?
If you chose an established policy, have there been unintended consequences
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References.
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One of the better-known War on Poverty programs was called the Model Cities Program. The original (White House) idea for this program was experimental. It called for funding a small number of large cities, such as New York, Philadelphia and Chicago with especially acute slum problems. When the bill went to Congress, it was clear that unless the base of (support for) the program grew, it would not pass. (Recall GCT on expanding the base to insure a bill's passage often waters down its original intentions, or, dissipates them.) A then leading senator, Senator Edward Muskie (D-Maine) said he would only vote for the bill if cities such as Augusta, Bangor and Portland were made eligible for aid. The bill passed in 1966 and even small cities like Poughkeepsie were not only eligible, but received money as well for public housing projects. By most people's sights, the program utterly failed to reduce the existence of slums anywhere. No one now knows whether the original intentions might have led to a greater chance for program success. Instead of massive funding for a few projects, t ...
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