Social Work Policy...?

Question

What is Social Work Policy?

Answer 1

Social work policy includes the policy and political process by which policy gets developed, enacted and changed. Social work policy is often more concerned with the policies that effect clients lives. For example regressive policies, reactive policy, discriminatory policy (so to be more specific, mandatory parental notificaiton, welfare policy that cuts off aid, immegration policy, etc.) DA

Answer 2

"Students concentrating in Social Policy and Evaluation prepare to analyze, develop, and implement social policy into operational plans for achieving social goals. This concentration also prepares students for assessing, analyzing, and evaluating policies and programs."

Some people actually help write social policies, and others spend more time analyzing and evaluating them. It's often involved in budgeting, community organizing, or the health care systems as well.

What are examples of some policies? Medicare, Medicaid, mental health policies, social security policies, welfare policy...