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HEALTHCARE MANAGEMENT 1 HEALTHCARE MANAGEMENT 4 This is a separate 1 page assignment. Please reference and permalink must be included Building Policy Agenda and Analyzing Policy What are the fundamental differences between the target population and stakeholders' groups as it relates to the development of policy? Is group more important than the other when constructing policy? Week 2 focuses on the identification and assessment of social policy and access to social services and service delivery for vulnerable populations. Before, we begin, let us revisit some of the key concepts from week one, that will apply to week two. First and foremost is the need for social work advocates to context, differences, and diversity when developing a policy for specific groups. To be an effective macro-level advocate, social workers must be aware of the critical legislative and governmental players including the elected officials (politicians), bureaucrats (unelected officials), lobbyists, and special interest groups (p.101). It is crucial to collaborate with stakeholders, special interest groups, and government officials. It is also essential to apply the four competencies when developing a political agenda: · Analytic skills to critically analyze the components of a policy · Political skills to leverage power with different groups of stakeholders · Interactional skills to collaborate with different groups such as committees and coalitions · Value-clarifying skills to "identify relevant ethical principles when engaging in policy practice" (p. 80) Youtube: Welcome back to MSW 513 Social Policy II. The week two learning journey continues. To be an effective macro level advocate, social workers must be aware of the critical legislative and governmental players. In week two, we discuss some of these key players to include, but are not limited to stakeholders, lobbyists, politicians and special interest groups. We will apply Jansson's Four Competencies from week one, to help us critically analyze contextual factors that inform existing policies. We will look at how vulnerable populations assess social services, evaluate the quality of services and identify how policy can enhance services for different social issues. [MUSIC] We will continue in exploration of Jansson's methods for building an effective policy agenda. We'll review his three phase model for building policy agenda. Diagnosing the context, softening and moderating the context and activating change. The week three lesson concludes with policy analysis, proposal-writing and presentation framework, which includes six crucial steps for building a comprehensive policy agenda. Using different contemporary social issues and social policy as context, we review each step and apply the four competencies to each. [MUSIC] In addition to a greater discussion question, week two culminates with a problem statement short paper assignment. In this assignment, the student presents her or his research on a specific social issue. Access to social services to alleviate the social issue, the quality of service delivery and potential policies to address the social issue. Please remember that your continued enthusiasm and participation in week three discussions are paramount to this shared learning experience. Please complete all week two required readings and be prepared to engage in lively mutually respectful discussions on building policy agenda. Let's continue our collaboration and partnership in week two, to ensure a rewarding learning journey for all MSW 513 participants. Module outcome 1. Apply foundational knowledge of social policy, social work practice, advocacy and social justice for vulnerable populations. (PO # 1, PO#2) 1. Identify and assess social policy at the local, state, and federal level that impacts access to social services and service delivery for vulnerable populations. (PO#1, PO#2, PO#3) Module objective 1. Identify local, state, and federal level social policies that addresses specific social issues. 2. Describe the role of target populations, stakeholders, government representatives and subject matter experts to interpret policy information. 3. Assess access to services and quality of service delivery for specific social services. 4. Write a problem statement to summarize the social issue, access to social services and service delivery. Readings Jansson, B. S. (2018). Becoming an effective policy advocate: from policy practice to social justice. Brooks/Cole. · Chapter 4: Understanding the ecology of policy in governmental, electoral, community, and agency setting. (pp. 100-140). · Chapter 6: Committing to an issue: Building agendas (pp. 176-203). · Chapter 7: Analyzing problems in the first step of policy analysis (pp. 204-245). Additional Background Reading: Center for Disease Control and Prevention (2019). Problem Identification. https://www.cdc.gov/policy/polaris/policyprocess/problem_identification.html (Links to an external site.) Center for Disease Control and Prevention. (2019). Introduction to Policy Analysis in public health. https://www.train.org/cdctrain/course/1064819/ uilding Policy Agenda Policy Agenda phases: Diagnosing Context, Soften and Moderate the Context, Activate Change, Activate Change Cont.. Social work advocates can build policy agendas within their agencies, communities, and during elections. Agencies providing services to individuals and communities are uniquely qualified to understand the needs of clients and stakeholders. Agency providers are aware of the client's needs, access to services, funding for said services, and their ability to provide quality services, given their available resources. Agency executives are also aware of the concerns of special interest groups willing to support the agencies mission, as well as those groups who oppose the agencies mission and threaten the sustainability of the agency. Community activists can provide disturbing information impacting their communities and highlight solutions that they believe will alleviate the problems. Social work advocates can take these issues presented by agencies and advocates to politicians and legislators, who can develop and implement policy to benefit individuals, groups, communities, and society. Building policy agenda starts with identifying critical stakeholders like agency executives, community activists, and government officials. Even with the help of stakeholders, there will be challenges to building a compelling legislative agenda to develop meaningful policy. Jansson (2018) proposes a three-phase model to help social work practitioners assess potential challenges. Social work practitioners can embark on a three-phased approach to build policy agendas (p. 181): · Diagnose the context · Soften and Moderate the context · Activate Change These three phases are sequential and must be administered before the decision is made to move forward with proposing legislature. These phases must be enacted as a member of a group or committee. It should not be done lone, as numerous discussions and effective collaboration is the first step to building a quality agenda. Transcript Policy Agenda Review all three phases of building policy agenda by moving the slider between them. Diagnosing Context The act of diagnosing context is a "listening stage." (Jansson, 2018, p. 183). During this stage, social work practitioners would collect as much information as possible about the history of existing and emerging problems, as well as solutions, in the form of existing programs and policies. Ideally, the advocate will apply several competency skills (political, analytic, interactional, and value-clarifying) to elicit information and gain awareness on important issues to develop a comprehensive policy agenda. Can ethical reasoning compromise how information the diagnosis of contextual factors for agenda building? Soften and Moderate the Context The softening or moderating phase is task 8- policy assessing of the Eight Task Systems Approach to Policy Making. This phase applies a utilitarian approach, we discussed in week one. This phase is data-driven, research, and solution focused. Likewise, if problems are identified during the diagnosis phase, the advocate, must generate "solution streams" (Jansson, 2018, p. 188) to address the issues. If the problem has no solution streams, then the advocate may have to hold off on pushing forward with building the policy agenda. If there is a viable solution, this is the time for advocates to seek support from stakeholders to gain access to resources and funding to address the issues. This is the time to create a social media campaign to promote awareness for the social issue and the critical elements of the policy agenda. Is the use of social media ever a disadvantage, rather than a benefit as it relates to the promotion of policy? Activate Change The activating change phase is the last phase of the agenda building model has ten components: · Timing and windows of opportunity · Coupling · Framing and funding a title · Negotiating and bargaining · Assembling early sponsors · Routing · Media coverage · Setting key endorsements · Coalition building · Building momentum Timing and windows of opportunity are seizing the moments in time. Timing can be organic, or they can be manufactured through activism. Windows of opportunity occur organically and advocates, special interest groups and politicians capitalize on the moments to advance their agendas. The rate of school shootings has been rising steadily over the last decade. While the issue of gun violence received sympathy from both political parties, the party in power was reluctant to act, for fear of its constituents, special interest groups, and stakeholders, which were all pro-gun ownership and fiercely opposed to any attempts to create policies to regulate access to guns. On February 14, 2018, a lone gunman, opened fire with a semi-automatic weapon, killing 17 Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School Parkland, VA students and staff (UPI, 2018a). The student survivors used their grief to galvanize national advocacy groups, special interest groups, and politicians to join them in the promotion of the #Never Again Movement (UPI, 2018a). The movement uses activism and social media to spread awareness about the impact of gun violence and the promotion of gun regulations. The movement also focuses on the electoral system to push for legislative changes to the current policies. While there has not been national gun reform, the movement has led to some state-level policy changes and funding to school program's focused on safety courses. The Florida legislature passed a bill that banned bump stocks and raising the minimum age to purchase a gun from 18 years old to 21 years and having a three day wait for a background check (UPI, 2018b). Perhaps most notable was the movement's significant damage to the National Rifle Association's (NRA) imagine, as well as a few prominent politicians that support the NRA because they receive funding from the NRA (UPI, 2018a, 2018b). Coupling is the act of bridging the solution and the problem. In the case of the Parkland survivors, the solution is gun reform, and the problem is access to guns. The Florida Governor Rick Scott and other Florida politicians saw the devastation of the massacre of 17 individuals and took quick action, one week after the heinous event. Framing and Finding Titles is a strategy that legislatures use to market an put a positive spin on proposed policies. Titles like the "Affordable Care Act," are meant to being "affordable" to the population and "caring" for the population. Negotiating and bargaining are exactly how it sounds. The different key players are agencies executives, communities, stakeholders