Week two is asynchronous. Students will be introduced to the history of social welfare programs in the United States (Edin and Shaefer, 2016) and have the opportunity to share examples. They will also read about retrospective policy analysis and the challenges of classical policy analysis (Linquiti, 2022). There are forums where you can engage with these topics and practice related skills. Some forums ask students to consider university policies and academic arguments through a scholarly lens. The agenda for the lecture video includes:

• Assignments for the week
• Follow up on feedback comments
• Theories of change and logic models
• Real-world examples

The learning objectives this week include:

• Have context for what logic models might look like in social work practice.
• Be able to explain how the United States has traditionally supported people experiencing poverty through social programs
• To understand the process of retrospective analysis
• Provide meaningful feedback regarding the MSW program policies
• Describe the rationale for rebooting the field of policy analysis