Required Readings
SOCW 6361 Webliography
These websites will be required throughout the semester. Become familiar with these websites, especially when doing research for your assignments.
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 13, “Troubleshooting the Implementation of Policies in Task 7” (pp. 460-487)
Lane, S. R., & Humphreys, N. A. (2011). Social workers in politics: A national survey of social work candidates and elected officials. Journal of Policy Practice, 10(3), 225244.
Optional Resources
MSW home page
Use this link to access the MSW home page, which provides resources for your social work program.
 
Is social change ever easy? What barriers did you experience during your advocacy? What successes did you experience?
Over the past several weeks, you have analyzed a policy related to a social problem and have advocated for change. This week you submit your final report and present on your experience and the outcomes of your Social Change Project.
To Prepare

Write up a final report of your Social Change Project.

The final report should include your compiled response to assignments from Weeks 3, 6, 8, and 9. You are expected to update and revise the papers based on your instructors feedback. Please include a title page, headings, and a reference page.

Create a 5-7 minute PowerPoint presentation to present your Social Change project. Within this presentation:

Provide a brief synopsis of social problem and policy you identified.
Discuss what was accomplished over the past term and the change you made through your social change project.
Reflect on your experience. What did you learn? What would you do differently?
Explain how policy relates to clinical practice?
How will you apply skills advocacy skills as a clinical social worker?

Record presentation using Personal Capture (record audio, video, and screen)

See resources in Kaltura Media Uploader in left-hand navigation menu of classroom.

Create a Transcript of the presentation and/or edit closed-captioning of the recording to ensure your presentation is accessible to colleagues of differing abilities.