Week 4 Assignment: Policy Selection and BackgroundDue: Sun Aug 3, 2025 11:59pm8/3/2025 Assignment Description Government policy impacts social justice problems. Some policies may create social justice

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Government policy impacts social jus"ce problems. Some policies may create social jus"ce problems just as they a!empt to correct them. To successfully address social jus"ce problems, social workers must have the knowledge and skills to locate, access, analyze, and interpret public policy.

Based on your analysis of the social jus"ce problem in the Week 2 assignment, select a current enacted policy that is presently a law to analyze using relevant local, state, or federal policy resources. Your analysis must also address the problem that affects your chosen diverse cultural group (for example, based on race, religion, disabili"es, gender orienta"on, socioeconomic status, or access to services). This will be the policy you analyze for not only this assignment, but the Weeks 6 and 9 assignments as well. Be sure to incorporate constructs that have been covered in this course into your analysis. You will compile all of the assignments you complete throughout the course in Week 9, so as you receive feedback for each assignment, revise your work as necessary.

If you need addi"onal support for conduc"ng your research, it may be useful to consult the following:

Evidence and APA .

How Do I Find Peer-Reviewed Ar!cles?

Social Work Masters Program (MSW) Library Guide . What Is Scholarly ?

By successfully comple!ng this assignment, you will demonstrate your proficiency in the following CSWE EPAS competencies and general prac!ces:

CSWE EPAS Competency 5: Engage in policy prac!ce.

C5.GP.A: Use social jus!ce, an!-racist, and an!-oppressive lenses to assess how social welfare policies affect the delivery of and access to social services.

Related assignment criteria:

1. Describe the purpose of a currently enacted policy that addresses the social jus!ce problem for a chosen popula!on, using scholarly literature for support.

2. Describe how the policy connects to the chosen social jus!ce problem, using scholarly literature for support.

3. Describe the historical issues and context that led to the crea!on of the social problem and policy development, including details about vo!ng outcomes and legisla!ve leaders, using scholarly literature for support.

4. Describe the programs and services provided through the policy, using scholarly literature for support.

5. Describe the impact of the historical influences on the implementa!on of the policy, using scholarly literature for support.

To complete this assignment, select a local, state, or federal policy that targets the form of oppression and discrimina!on you described in Week 2 (for example, the Americans With Disabili!es Act (ADA), Veterans Millennium Healthcare Act, Affordable Care Act (ACA), Adop!on and Safe Families Act, Medicare, Medicaid, Temporary Aid to Needy Families Act, Social Security Act, or a relevant state or local policy, such as state or local affordable housing policies or health and safety policies related to COVID- 19).

Then, complete the following:

Describe the purpose of a currently enacted policy that addresses the social jus!ce problem for a chosen popula!on, using scholarly literature for support.

Remember, this policy must be enacted—in other words, it must be passed legisla!on.

Describe the programs and services provided through the policy, using scholarly literature for support.

What are examples of the programs and services that are being offered as a result of your chosen policy?

Who is the target popula!on for these programs and services?

Describe how the policy connects to the chosen social jus!ce problem, using scholarly literature for

support.

Connect the policy to the social jus!ce problem you selected by giving a brief descrip!on of the problem. Is it a new problem, something that has recently arisen, or an old problem that has never been resolved?

Describe the historical issues and context that led to the crea!on of the social problem and policy development.

Include informa!on about the vo!ng outcomes for the policy and the legisla!ve leaders who influenced the policy historically and in the present.

Include the impact these historical features have had on the policy's implementa!on.

Use scholarly, peer-reviewed literature to support your claims.

Review the Policy Selec!on and Background rubric for informa!on on how your work will be graded.

Remember that your instructor will be providing feedback on your assignments. Use that feedback to improve the content of your final assignment submission in Week 9, Policy Analysis and Recommenda!ons.

The assignment you submit is expected to meet the following requirements:

Wri"en communica!on: Wri"en communica!on is free of errors that detract from the overall message.

APA forma#ng: Resources and cita!ons are forma"ed according to current APA style and forma#ng standards.

Cited resources: A minimum of five scholarly sources. Most literature cited should be current, with publica!on dates within the past five years.

Length of paper: 4–6 typed, double-spaced pages.

Font and font size: Times New Roman, 12 point.

Due date: Assignment must be submi"ed to your instructor in the courseroom no later than Sunday, 11:59 p.m. CST, this week.

By successfully comple!ng this assignment, you will demonstrate your proficiency in the following course competencies and rubric criteria:

Competency 1: Use social jus!ce, an!-racist, and an!-oppressive lenses to assess how social welfare policies affect the delivery of and access to social services. (C5.GP.A)

Describe the purpose of a currently enacted policy that addresses the social jus!ce problem for a chosen popula!on, using scholarly literature for support. (C5.GP.A)

Describe the programs and services provided through the policy, using scholarly literature for support. (C5.GP.A)

Describe how the policy connects to the chosen social jus!ce problem, using scholarly literature for support. (C5.GP.A)

Describe the historical issues and context that led to the crea!on of the social problem and policy development, including details about vo!ng outcomes and legisla!ve leaders, using scholarly literature for support. (C5.GP.A)

Describe the impact of the historical influences on the implementa!on of the policy, using scholarly literature for support. (C5.GP.A)

Competency 3: Communicate in a manner that is scholarly, professional, and consistent with expecta!ons for members of the social work profession.

Communicate in a manner that is scholarly, professional, and consistent with expecta!ons for members of the social work profession.

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programs and

services provided through the policy, using scholarly literature for support. (C5.GP.A)

Describes the

programs and services provided through the policy, using scholarly literature for support, and offering clear and specific examples and details.

Describes the

programs and services provided through the policy, using scholarly literature for support.

incomplete

descrip!on of the programs and services provided through the policy, or does not provide adequate support from scholarly literature.

Does not

describe the programs and services provided through the policy.

/ 25.5 pts

Describe how the policy connects to the chosen social jus!ce problem, using scholarly literature for support. (C5.GP.A)

25.5 to >21.68

pts DISTINGUISHED

Analyzes how the policy connects to the chosen social jus!ce problem, referencing a range of scholarly, peer-reviewed literature to support the claims.

21.68 to >17.85

pts PROFICIENT

Describes how the policy connects to the chosen social jus!ce problem, using scholarly literature for support.

17.85 to >0 pts BASIC

Provides an incomplete descrip!on of how the policy connects to the chosen social jus!ce problem, or does not provide adequate support from scholarly literature.

0 pts NON_PERFORM ANCE

Does not describe how the policy connects to the chosen social jus!ce problem.

/ 25.5 pts

Describe the historical issues and context that led to the crea!on of the social problem and policy development, including details about vo!ng outcomes and legisla!ve leaders, using scholarly literature for support.

25.5 to >21.68

pts DISTINGUISHED

Analyzes the historical issues and context that led to the crea!on of the social problem and policy development, including details about vo!ng outcomes and legisla!ve leaders, referencing a range of scholarly, peer-reviewed

21.68 to >17.85

pts PROFICIENT

Describes the historical issues and context that led to the crea!on of the social problem and policy development, including details about vo!ng outcomes and legisla!ve leaders, using scholarly literature for support.

17.85 to >0 pts BASIC

Provides an incomplete descrip!on of the historical issues and context that led to the crea!on of the social problem and policy development, or does not provide adequate support from scholarly literature.

0 pts NON_PERFORM ANCE

Does not describe the historical issues and context that led to the crea!on of the social problem and policy development, including details about vo!ng outcomes and legisla!ve leaders.

/ 25.5 pts

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