Week 11 6361 Assessing Policy Toward Evidence Based Policy Please note that this is an MSW course Please check 2023
Week 11 6361 Assessing Policy: Toward Evidence-Based Policy
Please note that this is an MSW course. Please check Grammar and use some of the resources I have provided
Readings
Day 1
• Jansson, B. S. (2018). Becoming an effective policy
advocate: From policy practice to social justice. (7th ed.).
Pacific Grove, CA: Brooks/Cole Cengage Learning Series.
o Chapter 14, “Assessing Policy: Toward Evidence-Based
Policy During Task 8” (pp. 484–497)
• Midgley, J., & Livermore, M. M. (Eds.) (2008). The
handbook of social policy (2nd ed.). Thousand Oaks, CA:
Sage Publications.
o Chapter 33, “The Future of Social Policy” (pp. 557–569)
(PDF)
• Community Toolbox. (2016). Chapter 8 Section 6: Obtaining
feedback from constituents: What change is feasible?
Retrieved from http://ctb.ku.edu/en/table-ofcontents/
structure/strategic-planning/obtain-constituentfeedback/
main
• Community Toolbox. (2016). 12. Evaluating the Initiative.
Retrieved from http://ctb.ku.edu/en/evaluating-initiative
• TEDx Talks. (2016, May 12). Problem-oriented policing: Where
social work meets law enforcement: Derrick Jackson. [Video
file]. Retrieved
from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wK8glFZuQw8
Day 2
• English, D. J., Brummel, S., & Martens, P. (2009). Fatherhood
in the child welfare system: Evaluation of a pilot project to
improve father involvement. Journal of Public Child Welfare,
3(3), 213–234. Doi:10.1080/15548730903129764.
• Swank, E. W. (2012). Predictors of political activism among
social work students. Journal of Social Work Education,
48(2), 245–266. doi:10.5175/JSWE.2012.200900111.
Policies and the Influence of Values
Please note that this is an MSW course. Please check Grammar and use some of the resources I have provided
Discussion 2
Becoming a Lifelong Advocate
Post by Day 4 your thoughts on this question: As a social worker,
what is your responsibility to engage in political action? Identify an
area of social welfare where social work policy advocacy is needed.