Social Science Policy Practice Assignment

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Need help please? PolicyPracticeEssayAssignmentInstructions.docx SOWK 501 Policy Practice Essay Assignment Instructions Overview 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. · A title page and the reference page are required, in addition · 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. · 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. PolicyPracticeEssayTemplate1.docx Running head: TITLE OF PAPER 1 POLICY PRACTICE ESSAY 1 Policy Practice Essay School of Behavioral Sciences, Liberty University Author Note I have no known conflict of interest to disclose. Correspondence concerning this article should be addressed to . Email: 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 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. 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.