The objective of this assignment is to examine a social policy issue of your choice. This is an academic paper and as such must meet all academic conventions. The paper should address:
What is the social problem/issue being identified and what is the policy response(s) to this social issue?
What are the theoretical frameworks informing this issue and/or policy?
Clearly provide a policy analysis that articulates the relevance of your theoretical framework.
What are the links between this policy and practice?
Provide recommendations based on this analysis such as policy alternative strategies for practice or strategies for contesting the status quo.
The paper may be centered on a certain policy/program, regarding a social issue or a certain practice setting.
If focused on an issue or practice, there would most likely be several intersecting policies. The paper can either explore these intersecting policies or select a particular policy as a focus. Alternatively, you can reflect on a social policy that impacts on specific conditions of your life and conduct a similar analysis as described above. Assignments will be graded on their capacity to apply theoretical frameworks as part of critical policy analysis, the depth of understanding of the issues and policies, the understanding of the links between policy and practice, the insights demonstrated in providing recommendations, writing style and formatting.
Using the format outlined below, your task is to submit this critical analysis on a subject of your choice that, in some way, is connected to your placement. For example, if you’re working with youth, you may choose child welfare or problems of alienated youth. If you are working with persons with mental or physical challenges, you could examine aspects of the laws and policies, funding issues, accessibility to services affecting this population. In all cases, if you are unsure about how to form your research, please consult with the professor early enough to complete the assignment
Your social policy paper analysis MUST contain the following:
Introduction – what are the policy issues you are examining?
The social policy issue that will be studied in this paper
The social problem/issue(s) that the policy/program is intended to address
Significance of the problem to social policy and social welfare (Why is this an important issue that needs to be studied? What issues frame the contemporary discussion of the problem?)
Background
What are the causes of (or socioeconomic, psychological, political and cultural factors influencing) the problem/issue? How serious is the problem? What are the characteristics of the population most affected by the problem?
A brief description or the historical background of the problem/program/policy may be provided). The Players: What do clients, service organizations, interest group, and other stakeholders have to say? What are their policy recommendations?
What do governments have to say on the issue? Which levels of government are responsible? What are the economic and political constraints?
Description and Analysis of Policies/ Programs
What are the current federal/state polices/programs that deal with this problem? What is their (political, social, and/or economic) rationale? Are they meeting the needs of the population group(s) most affected by the problem? That is how well do they work? Have they been implemented as planned? Are they cost-effective? What are anticipated versus unanticipated results? Strengths and weaknesses.
Conclusion and Policy Recommendations
Based on your analysis and critique, what do you suggest are the needed improvement in current policies and programs if you found them inadequate: What goals should be set to improve things? What policy strategies can achieve these goals? Who should take responsibility for improving things? What cost might be involved in your proposed strategy? Are they justified by the benefits to be realized? Are your recommendations implementable? What might go wrong with your solution?
*******THE PAPER SHOULD ANSWER ALL THESE QUESTIONS IN HERE AND ATTCHED.
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