Description
This 5 – 6-page essay with an additional policy fact sheet and a letter to your legislator will allow
you the opportunity to solidify your definition of policy practice, how it relates to social work,
and the importance of social work policy practice. As you identify areas of your own passion
regarding social issues, you will be able to connect your values and the ideas of social justice to
your issue and a particular social policy. Through this activity, you will be utilizing some
research on a topic of your choice and integrating your thoughts on the policy you identify.
INSTRUCTIONS
After reading your material for this module, discuss what you learned about policy practice and
social work from 1) the 3 Ps from the Pawar article, 2) information from the course video, and 3)
the Sherr and Jones textbook. Include one additional scholarly source. This section is to be at
least one page of the paper.
Then, pick a social issue that interests you, find a related proposed policy, and write about your
findings. A link to Congress.gov will be provided under the Policy Practice Essay Resources
section located on the Policy Practice Essay Assignment page to assist you in finding a relevant
policy related to your issue. Summarize the policy and its relevance to human rights, social,
economic, and/or environmental justice. Find at least two additional sources where the policy is
addressed and discuss the perspective offered regarding the policy. Identify where it is in the
approval process. Discuss how this policy does/does not fit into your values and whether you
believe it advances social justice. Discuss what the Bible says about your topic; if you choose,
you may include your faith perspective. This section is to be 4-5 pages of the paper.
Next, create a visually attractive fact sheet in bullet form that provides the policy’s key points.
Lastly, write a letter to one of your legislators advocating for or against the policy explaining the
reason behind your position.
o A title page and the reference page are required, in addition
o The letter is additional as well and is to be one page.
Find your legislators at the link provided in the Policy Practice Essay
Resources.
o The fact sheet is to be one page and is additional
Format of the assignment is to be in the current APA format
Number of sources outside of the textbook required is 4 (Congress.gov, the Bible, and
two others.)
Acceptable sources include scholarly articles published within the last five years,
textbooks, and reliable websites, including government websites.
Note: Your assignment will be checked for originality via the Turnitin plagiarism tool.
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Policy Practice Essay
School of Behavioral Sciences, Liberty University
Author Note
“Insert full name here. Include ORCID number in URL format if you have one.”
I have no known conflict of interest to disclose. “”
Correspondence concerning this article should be addressed to
“Insert Student’s Full Name” . Email:
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Policy Practice Essay
Introduce your paper. End this paragraph with a thesis sentence explaining the purpose
of the paper. This should be a minimum of three sentences – 4 or 5 is preferred.
Information Learned about Policy and Social Work Practice
Discussion the 3 Ps from the Pawar article, what Sherr & Jones say about policy, and the
video by Professor Cox. Include an additional source.
Social Issue and Related Proposed Policy
Discuss the human rights, social, economic, and/or environmental justice issue. Identify
a proposed policy on congress.gov. Identify where it is in the approval process. Summarize the
policy and its relevance to human rights, social, economic, and/or environmental justice. Find at
least two additional sources where the policy is addressed and discuss the perspective offered
regarding the policy.
Personal and Biblical Values
Discuss how this policy does/does not fit into your values and whether you believe it
advances social justice. Discuss what the Bible says about your topic; if you choose, you may
include your faith perspective.
Conclusion
Include a short summary of the paper with key aspects of what you learned.
Use paraphrasing more than quotations.
Use headings
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Use transitional sentences between paragraphs when not using headings.
Double-spaced 12-point font. Times New Roman is ideal, but not required in the new
APA format. However, you need to use the same font throughout the paper.
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References
Please list references on a separate page at the end of your paper. You can use your
textbooks as your references. Remember to use APA 7.0 for the entire paper.
In the new version of APA, you need to cite the Bible.
Here are some examples:
New American Standard Bible. (1995). Thomas Nelson. (Original work published 1971)
New International Version Bible. (2012). The NIV Bible. https://www.thenivbible.com/
(Original work published 1978)
Please remember to upload your letter to the legislator as well as the policy fact sheet separately.
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