ERIC Number: EJ1260143
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Publication Date: 2020
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Developing a Policy Advocacy Practice for Preventing and Ending Homelessness
Smith-Maddox, Renée; Brown, Lauren E.; Kratz, Stacy; Newmyer, Richard
Journal of Social Work Education, v56 suppl 1 pS4-S15 2020
The Policy Advocacy and Social Change course is a specialized practice course offered in the Master of Social Work Program (MSW) at the University of Southern California Suzanne Dworak-Peck School of Social Work. The course is designed to introduce MSW students to a variety of policy frameworks (i.e., Kingdon's policy window, political model of reasoning) and analytical approaches (i.e., intersectionality and stakeholder analysis) that focus on developing their policy advocacy practice. Both the instructors and students are challenged to develop new ways to engage, distribute, and share knowledge about improving the lives of homeless individuals. Through the course assignments, which include a social issue report, policy brief, and policy advocacy campaign using social media, social work graduate students gain the skills and competencies needed to activate their agency and build capacity to become effective policy advocates.
Descriptors: Public Policy, Homeless People, Advocacy, Social Work, Counselor Training, Graduate Students, Social Change, Capacity Building, Masters Programs, Private Colleges, Program Descriptions, Personal Autonomy, Course Descriptions, Policy Analysis, Policy Formation, Social Media, College Faculty, Assignments
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Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: California (Los Angeles)
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