Exam 6: Social Policy Development and Policy Practice
What are baseline data? If you were advocating for funding for a suicide prevention program for adolescents of color, what baseline data might you collect at the beginning?
Baseline data describe the condition of the target group prior to the policy intervention For the suicide prevention program, I would collect data about the number and rate of suicide by adolescents of color (with the target population clearly defined in the previous several years, to then compare to the number and rates following the intervention
You are a social worker advocating for increased funding for childcare in reauthorization of Temporary Assistance to Needy Families. This proposal is expensive. How would you apply what you know about the elements of a "workable" policy to increase the likelihood of its passage?
Because low-cost policy changes are more likely to succeed, I would need to make the claim for this policy change based on other criteria of workability For example, I could highlight the relative ease of providing increased subsidies for childcare through the existing TANF grant process This policy is also easy to communicate, since most people are aware of the importance of childcare in facilitating employment parents' employment It is also consistent with social work values of social justice and self-determination as well as societal values of work effort and care for children
Who should be considered stakeholders in the debate about policy to provide a path to citizenship for undocumented immigrants who came to the U.S. as children?
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Identify a social problem that is not on the policy agenda in your community or state, but which you think is an important issue. What are 2-3 approaches you could use to try to elevate this social problem on the agenda?
To get an issue on the policy agenda, social work advocates must:
Which of the following is a potential unintended consequence of free college policies?
An example of an unintended consequence of a social policy is:
You are a social worker providing case management to adults with disabilities. You support a policy to allow them to retain eligibility for Medicaid even after their incomes have increased, as they are transitioning back to paid employment, since they often need coverage for personal care attendants. As a case manager, how would you go about putting this issue on the agenda?
A high-poverty neighborhood with little access to employment opportunities, poor quality public schools, and few social service resources is an example of:
Those people who likely will experience either substantial gain or loss as a result of the policy change are called:
From a strengths perspective, which of the following would be appropriate roles for social work clients in a policy change process?
Describe how, as a strengths-based policy practitioner, you might assess community strengths.
When a social worker identifies a policy problem, their first step should be to:
Before approaching a particular policymaker to support your policy initiative, what kind of research would you want to conduct on them?
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