AGENCY AND ADVOCACY PRESENTATION

 

Imagine that you are a social worker treating an LGBTQ couple who live in a state with few protections

against discrimination. Or maybe you are working with a single dad whose children are frequently sent

home from school for behavioral issues, an action that then jeopardizes his employment. Policies—on

the federal, state, local, or even school and organization level—affect clients’ lives in large ways. What

types of clients do you see in your field agency, and what laws and policies create barriers for them? 

In this Assignment, you analyze such policies and consider your advocacy efforts currently and in the

future. 

To prepare:

 Research the agency you are working with for your field education experience.

 Examine the characteristics of your agency in reference to the field of social work and the

types of services offered to clients.

 Download the PowerPoint Presentation Template from the Learning Resources and use it for

this Assignment.

BY DAY 7

Submit an 8- to 10-slide (including title and reference slides) narrated

PowerPoint presentation in which you:

 Describe your field agency.

 Define the characteristics of the populations served by the agency.

 Identify the key issues, barriers, and challenges experienced by clients.

 Analyze how local, state, and federal policies, legislation, and regulations

impact these issues.

 Explain the extent to which the agency is involved in policy advocacy

efforts. Describe how you, as an intern at the agency, are involved. Offer

specific examples. 

For the slides: Be sure to provide significant detail from your field education experience, including

relevant examples, evidence from the readings and other sources, and discerning ideas that draw

connections between the points and each slide.

For the voiceover: Provide context for the slides and draw connections between the slides as needed.

Be concise.

 

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References

 National Association of Social Workers. (n.d.). AdvocacyLinks to an external site..

https://www.socialworkers.org/Advocacy  

 Reamer, F. G. (2018). Social work leadership and advocacy—the moral imperativeLinks

to an external site.. Social Work Today, 18(2), 14.

https://www.socialworktoday.com/archive/MA18p14.shtml  

 Rosich, G. R., & Cruz, S. (2022, May). Reflections on macro advocacy and professional

development for social workersLinks to an external site.. The New Social Worker.

https://www.socialworker.com/feature-articles/practice/macro-advocacy-

professional-development-social-workers/ 

 Walden University Writing Center. (n.d.). Walden templates: General templatesLinks

to an external site. [Multimedia].

https://academicguides.waldenu.edu/writingcenter/templates/general 

Note: Download the PowerPoint Presentation Template from this webpage and use it

to build your agency and advocacy presentation.

 

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