Federal Policy Analysis and Recommendations

Federal Policy Analysis and Recommendations

Assignment Overview

So far in the project, you have explored a social problem, selected a relevant federal policy, and analyzed the policy’s development and potential impacts. These assignments have not only enabled you to demonstrate mastery of the course competencies, but have provided you with an initial experience with federal policy analysis, a valuable professional practice for your work as a social worker.

By successfully completing this assignment, you will demonstrate your proficiency in the following EPAs and practice behaviors:

Competency 2: Engage Diversity and Difference in Practice
C2.GP.A Apply and communicate understanding of the importance of diversity and difference in shaping life experiences into practice at the micro, mezzo, and macro levels.
Related Assignment Criteria:
1. Analyze the social justice issue and its connection to the chosen population, including addressing cultural values, privilege, and power in your analysis.
2. Analyze the federal policy and its connection to the social justice problem and the targeted population.
Competency 5: Engage in Policy Practice
C5.GP.B: Assess how social welfare and economic policies impact the delivery of and access to social services.
Related Assignment Criteria:
4. Evaluate the effectiveness of the policy, including addressing issues with policy design, implementation practices, and external constraints that inhibit effectiveness.
6. Draw conclusions about the continuing effectiveness of the policy.
Competency 5: Engage in Policy Practice
C5.GP.C: Apply critical thinking to analyze, formulate, and advocate for policies that advance human rights and social, economic, and environmental justice.
Related Assignment Criteria:
3. Analyze the historical issues and context leading up to and including the development of the policy.
5. Evaluate the feasibility of the policy from political, economic, and administrative perspectives.
7. Provide recommendations to improve the policy or to replace it with alternative solutions, including a plan for advocacy and implementation.
Assignment Description

This assignment is the final component of your course project. Part of this assignment is a compilation of all previous assignments, revised according to your instructor’s feedback. All the course assignments will be combined to create a policy analysis report. The purpose of this assignment is to analyze the extent to which your chosen federal policy addresses the social justice issue concerning your chosen population and to make recommendations.

Assignment Instructions

As noted above, use the revised work you have done in your Policy Selection and Background (Unit 4) and Policy Analysis (Unit 6) assignments to develop a complete analysis. Additionally, this final submission includes recommendations you would make regarding future changes to the policy to improve its effectiveness in address the social justice issue for the chosen population.

For your final version, include:

Introduction
Body of Paper
Address the following, based on revising the assignments you submitted previously:

Analyze the social justice issue and its connection to the chosen population, addressing cultural values, privilege, and power in your analysis.
Analyze the federal policy and its connection to the social justice problem and the targeted population.
Analyze the historical issues and context leading up to, and including, the development of the policy.
Evaluate the effectiveness of the policy, including addressing issues with policy design, implementation practices, and external constraints that inhibit effectiveness.
Evaluate the feasibility of the policy from political, economic, and administrative perspectives.
Conclusion
Provide a brief summary of the current state of the policy’s implementation in regards to the chosen social justice issue and target population.
Draw conclusions based on your analysis about the continuing effectiveness of the policy. What have been the policy’s strengths and weaknesses, and how might these look going forward? Cite specific examples to support your analysis.
Recommendations
Provide recommendations to improve the policy or to replace it with alternative solutions, including a plan for how you will advocate for these changes. Should the policy be replaced, modified, or extended upon?
Justify your recommendations for new policies or revisions with a detailed rationale.
Describe how the new or revised policy for the chosen population will be implemented into policy planning and action.
Guidelines

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.
Parts of the paper: Include a title page, table of contents, body of paper, references, and running headers.
Cited resources: Minimum of eight scholarly sources. All literature cited should be current, with publication dates within the past five years.
Length of paper: 1216 double-spaced, typed pages

Flood and earthquake resistant portable shelter

it will be a easy build portable house about 4×4 in dimension(piece by piece construction)
it is going to be a resistant to flood and earth quake
it should have a mechanism that can lift the entire house about 4 feet from the ground
it will have a ball pin type or roller that can roll in any direction posible at its leg or support to put a spring and shock absorbers for earthquake

What might be your possible causes of action against the parties to get restitution for your loss?

Suppose you have a plane rental business. When renting your twin engine plane to a pilot (with a group of 3 others dressed in beach attire). You tell the renter about he cannot take the plane to the Bahamas. The renter takes-off after loading brick sized rectangular plastic wrapped bundles into the plane. He flies from Athens, Ga. to the Bahamas were he lands long and runs off the end of the runway into the water. Your insurance company declines to pay you for the damages, citing territorial limitations. What might be your possible causes of action against the parties to get restitution for your loss?

What do 800 cars per hour look like vs. 800 people riding in public transportation?

Counting and Observing at Key Intersections:
In this graded assignment, you will go out and observe key street cross-sections and intersections within your own town. This assignment gives you a chance to observe and think about how a variety of people, travel modes, infrastructure, and neighboring land uses interact in the real world. You will not only observe this interaction, but you will also start to become familiar with how “little numbers” translate to real-world conditions:

What do 800 cars per hour look like vs. 800 people riding in public transportation?
What impact do these differences have on the nature of the urban scene?

You should become familiar with basic ideas like the following:

Level of service
Saturation flow rate
Capacity
Speeds
Flow
Mode share

Think about how you measure and what you measure and what impact this has on the transportation planning process and built outcomes.

Create a presentation using presentation software of your choice (for example, PowerPoint, Google Slides, or OpenOffice) in which you complete the following:

Describe where you went in your community to observe key street cross-sections and intersections.
What did you observe while you were there? What stood out? How was traffic congestion?
How did you measure or assess this scene? What did you conclude? What variables and other factors contributed to your conclusion?
What forward-thinking solutions could increase efficiency?

Tip: The basic answers to these questions should appear in the content slides and your explanations/evidence/methodology should appear in the speaker notes section of those slides. Your presentation should have a title page, a conclusion page, and four to six content slides.

Describe how Joan might use motivation techniques to assist in creating the best environment for the organization.

Read The Case of Joe the Jerk (or, the Very Capable Jerk) document.
Write a 700- to 1,050-word paper from Joans perspective outlining the best ways to address her dilemma with Joe.
Include the following:
Evaluate how Joan has utilized her role to ensure that lower-level management upholds their position in creating a positive environment. In what ways has Joan been effective, and in what ways could she improve?
Describe how Joan might use motivation techniques to assist in creating the best environment for the organization. Include financial and nonfinancial techniques.
Describe how Joan may work with individuals in various levels of the organizational structure to deal with her dilemma with Joe and maximize her power in the situation.
Format your paper consistent with APA guidelines.