CHOICE #1: Policy Analysis (APA style paper with in-text citations-research style)
~Choose a social welfare policy
~Provide an overview of the policy
~Explain how clients access the services/benefits created by this social policy (including agency/ies which serve as gatekeepers for accessing these services)
Analyze your chosen social policy, specifically stating the benefits as well as downfalls
~Consider how you would change the policy
~Develop a paper of talking points which compares and contrasts the policy as it currently is with the one you are proposing
~Discuss where and how you would the system for policy change
Policy implementation-Discuss how you would make clients aware of policy changes.
Clients need to be made aware of changes/additions of social policy. Some social programs have historically been underutilized simply because clients did not know they were eligible or that the services were even available. Develop a brochure, poster or other form of media which will communicate this change to clients.