Social Welfare Policy in the Newspaper 2

7th APA format: This assignment is designed to familiarize students with current events related to social welfare policies covered in the news/media. Using a recently coveredsocial welfare policy-related issue or event, you will be expected to produce a 2-3 page paper addressing why the issue/event is relevant, who the issue/event affects and why, why social workers should be aware of the issue/event, and how social workers can educate their clients related to the issue/event.

As APA guidelines suggest, please use headers to break up your thoughts. Please do not use the questions above as direct headers–combine some of the questions as headers to create a well-written paper. “Recently covered” social welfare policy-related issue or event means within the last 6 months. Please include the source for the issue or event in the paper and in the reference section.

This assignment serves as a targeted approach to fulfill CSWE Competencies 3 and 5, emphasizing the practical application of skills and knowledge acquired throughout the course.