Define the organization

Learning Objectives
Identify influences of culture and diversity on human service policy
Recommend social/program policy to impact organizational quality of care for diverse populations
Examine how communication may be changed due to diversity when discussing policy
Analyze legislation to inform potential impact to selected human services’ organizations
Reading and Resources
Textbook: Becoming an Effective Policy Advocate, Chapters 5 and 9
As you read, consider the following questions:
What has been the history of policy changes of your selected agency regarding cultural diversity and competency?
What improvements could be made to agencies’ policies regarding cultural diversity?
What concerns do organizations have regarding cultural, socioeconomic, and other diversity issues?
Is there a specific diversity issue that has been more challenging to mediate?
Library Article: Legislative Advocacy and Human Service Nonprofits. What Are We Doing?
This study tried to determine institutional factors that predict overall advocacy participation and the targets of advocacy chosen by a group of human service nonprofits. This will help devise an appropriate argument to support social change.
This resource supports this module’s discussion and Milestone One.

eBook: Handbook on Social Policy (pp. 66–71)
This section of the book details the history of social work practice in public policy and advocacy.
This resource supports this module’s discussion and Milestone One.

Define the organization that you will use for the final project. Discuss concerns and issues that have created the need for policy changes related to diversity within the organization. Explain how the former policy was ineffectual, and how the changes to policy might improve upon the identified issues and concerns. Include how diversity issues may impede the ability to communicate with the individuals who need to be reached.

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