Assignment Resources: Social Justice Paper Assignment Guide: Avoid Common

To complete this assignment:

Choose a social justice problem that addresses the needs of a specific population or subgroup that interests you. Use the Capella library, Internet, United States Congress website (located in the Assignment Resources reading list), or any relevant state or local website that provides policy and social justice information to help guide your research. Also, refer to the resources above as needed to help guide your search.

After you have chosen a problem, write a 4–6 page exploration of the topic and address the following:

• Analyze the forms and mechanisms of oppression and discrimination of your chosen population or subgroup that exist within this social justice topic (for example, based on race, religion, disabilities, gender orientation, socioeconomic status, or access to services).
  • In your analysis, describe how the oppression and discrimination impacted this population or subgroup.
    • Support this with data on the number of people affected that you have found during your research.
• Analyze ethical problems associated with your selected social justice problem.
  • Use the NASW Code of Ethics web page, located on the Assignment Resources reading list, to guide your analysis:
    • What ethical considerations in your selected social justice problem must be addressed?
    • What are implications for social work practice and positive client outcomes?
• Describe the current enacted policies for this social justice problem.
  • Research current enacted policies that seek to address this social justice problem. Important: These policies must be passed legislation currently in practice. Legislation can be at the local, state, or federal level.
• Analyze how effective these policies are in addressing the needs of your chosen population or subgroup.
  • Do the policies effectively address the social justice problem? Provide a rationale that includes scholarly, peer-reviewed research.
• Assess the impact these policies have had on your selected population or subgroup.
  • What policy constraints exist for this population or subgroup?
• Compare advocacy methods for the selected social justice problem.
  • What are the strengths and challenges of the advocacy methods? What additional steps could be taken to address the challenges?

Guidelines

• Review the Exploration of Social Justice rubric for information on how your work will be graded.
• Refer to the Federal Policy page from the Social Work Masters Program (MSW) Library Guide for guidance on how to conduct your research.

Additional Requirements

The assignment you submit is expected to meet the following requirements:

• Written communication: Written communication is free of errors that detract from the overall message.
• APA formatting: Resources and citations are formatted according to current APA style and formatting standards.
• Cited resources: A minimum of five scholarly sources. Most literature cited should be current, with publication dates within the past five years.
• Length of paper: 4–6 typed, double-spaced pages.
• Font and font size: Times New Roman, 12 point.
• Due date: Assignment must be submitted to your instructor in the courseroom no later than Sunday, 11:59 p.m. CST, this week.

Competencies Measured

By successfully completing this assignment, you will demonstrate your proficiency in the following course competencies and rubric criteria:

• Competency 1: Use social justice, anti-racist, and anti-oppressive lenses to assess how social welfare policies affect the delivery of and access to social services. (C5.GP.A)
  • Describe the current enacted policies to address the selected social justice problem. (C5.GP.A)
  • Assess the impact of policies related to the selected social justice problem on a specific population or subgroup. (C5.GP.A)
  • Compare advocacy methods for the selected social justice problem. (C5.GP.A)
• Competency 2: Demonstrate cultural humility by applying critical reflection, self-awareness, and self-regulation to manage the influence of bias, power, privilege, and values in working with clients and constituencies, acknowledging them as experts of their own lived experiences. (C3.GP.B)
  • Analyze the forms and mechanisms of oppression and discrimination that exist within a selected social justice problem and their impact on a specific population or subgroup. (C3.GP.B)
  • Analyze the ethical problems associated with the selected social justice issue with support from scholarly sources. (C3.GP.B)
  • Analyze the feasibility of policies related to the selected social justice problem. (C3.GP.B)
• Competency 3: Communicate in a manner that is scholarly, professional, and consistent with expectations for members of the social work profession.
  • Communicate in a manner that is scholarly, professional, and consistent with expectations for members of the social work profession.

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