Social Policy Review Submission
Assessment Task
Social Policy Review Submission and Accompanying Strategy Proposal – collaborative/cooperative strategy proposal or conflict/campaign strategy proposal
Goal: To develop written skills in policy reform advocacy
Format: This assessment piece is in two parts. Part A is a submission to a policy review process about the same social policy discussed in the previous assessment tasks. You will write a 3-4-page submission making a case for, and two specific recommendations about, how the social policy should be reformed, modified or expanded. Part B involves writing a 2-3-page accompanying strategy proposal to maximise the effectiveness of the submission (Part A) and considers the policy makers you are attempting to influence. The strategy proposal is to be viewed within the broader social policy context and policy cycle, and would, therefore, indicate either a collaborative/cooperative strategy, or a conflict/campaign strategy is appropriate for the chosen policy in the current policy cycle. A detailed document providing guidelines about the specifics required for these tasks (Parts A and B) will be provided to you at the commencement of the course.
Criteria
Your submission will be assessed according to your ability to:
Demonstrate comprehension of a critical approach to social policy analysis, by analysing a relevant social policy document as it impacts on service users and on social work practices
(Part A).
Use relevant evidence, make coherent and persuasive arguments about how the social policy should be reformed and articulate two practical, succinct and relevant recommendations about how the social policy can be reformed based on the arguments made (Part A).
With the aim to influence policy makers, write a detailed plan for an appropriate strategy to accompany Part A articulating how social work practice can transcend the political agendas of governments to better reflect social work values, ethics and objectives (Part B). Follow the Terms of Reference for the submission and cover all sections outlined in the Guidelines document for both Part A and Part B. • Write with clarity (expression, correct grammar, spelling and punctuation), logically structured, coherently argued analysis, and appropriately supported by relevant published literature