UNIT7DISC1 REFERENCES REQUIRED The Process of Formulating Policy in Response to Social Change

Human services professionals are, as we have noted, on the front lines of social changes and human services responses to those changes. Given this circumstance, as a professional, you are obliged to consider administrative, program, service delivery, and management policies to effectively respond to those changes. Your understanding of the policy development process in connection with a government (federal, state, county, or city), non-profit organization (social service, advocacy, research, etcetera) or a for-profit organization (corporation, sole proprietorship, or small business) is a significant factor in your ability to perform duties and responsibilities. How will you contribute to the policy development process?

Select a government, non-profit organization, or for-profit organization on the Internet with a focus on human services. Then, identify a social change policy issue demanded by a social change. Discuss the probable process of formulating a policy and then establishing the process of implementation. To stimulate you thinking, review the “Short List of Human Services Social Change and Policy Development Issues for Government, Non-Profit, and For-Profit Organizations” reading from your Social Policy Toolbox.

UNIT7DISC2   REFERENCES REQUIRED Implementing Public Policy

Implementation of public policy must take into account surrounding issues. In your Public Policy text, Simon discusses this topic in Chapter 7 on pages 135–140.

For this discussion, analyze and discuss at least two surrounding issues that might affect the implementation of the human services policy you are developing for your course project. Refer to the following resources from your Social Policy Toolbox to help guide the development your post: Ryser’s “Social Change and Human Services Professionals.” Ryser’s “Short List of Human Services Social Change and Policy Development Issues for Government, Non-Profit, and For-Profit Organizations.”