When engaging in policy-practice it is important to understand how social services and social welfare policies are formulated, adopted, implemented, and evaluated. In doing so, social workers then can: Analyze and apply the theories of justice and social justice, apply the historical and contemporary conceptual frameworks of advocacy for social and economic justice, examine the origins of oppression and discrimination within social structures and its impacts on public policy, and examine the personal and professional role in ethical, cultural relevant and social generalist practice across systems of all sizes. In other words, policy practice allows social workers to advocate for individuals within the community by using his/her social work …show more content…
After selecting the problem, students were required to discuss target populations, discuss the social and economic dimensions of the problem, review the current literature and policies that relate to the social problem, propose a new policy and outline how it fits into the literature on the subject, and develop an advocacy plan that garner supports the new policy and how to get diverse constituencies involved. This was my most memorable assignment because it taught me the process for taking social issues I find within a community and using research to bring public attention to the problem. Also, because this was an assignment that taught me how to revise policies in order to create new policies that are more suitable for community needs and is …show more content…
During a mandatory all staff meeting, the Intensive Foster Care Child Services (IFCCS) department discussed Every Students Succeeds Act (ESSA) that is now in effect in all schools nationwide. During this meeting the IFCCS team discussed how the new act is helping the DSS agencies keep children in schools where their development is progressing so they may continue to develop without educational delays. In other words, during this meeting workers learned how they can advocate for their clients in the educational environment; this is that changing school environments can cause educational delays and behavioral disruptions. With the team scheduling this meeting I learned the importance of staying updated with policies that affect different agencies. This is that during this meeting the agency discussed the state plan requirements when determining a child’s best interest. The ESSA law requires that each state plan describes: Collaboration, best interest determination, immediate enrollment, point of contact, assurances, transportation, and reporting; all of which are used to assure that each placement of a child in foster care considers the appropriateness of the current educational setting and the proximity to the school in which they child is enrolled at the time of placement. Also, to assure that the State-agency has coordinated with the