Summer 2025 SOWK 588 Week 01 - Intro to Adv Policy Practice & Prospective Policy Analysis

A presentation at Heritage University in May 2025 by Jacob Campbell and is tagged with Heritage University, MSW Program, SOWK 588

Title slide with colorful text: 'Intro to Advanced Policy & Practice' and 'Prospective Policy Analysis.' Text details Jacob Campbell, Ph.D., at Heritage University, Summer 2025 SOWK 588 Week 01. Artistic graphic on left.

Text on a slide shows a land acknowledgment: 'Yakmumani Tiicham (The land of the Yakama People).' It honors the traditional lands of the Yakama Nation's 14 tribes, with gratitude. Bottom text: 'Land Acknowledgement.'

The slide displays a 'Plan for Week 01' with an agenda to review the syllabus and practice prospective policy analysis, alongside learning objectives to understand assignments and policy analysis approaches.

A course syllabus document for 'SOWK 588' is displayed, detailing instructor names, contact information, class times, and course description. The left side features text: 'SOWK 588 Course Syllabus.'

Two textbooks are displayed on the left, labeled 'Textbooks.' On the right, a section titled 'Helpful Resources' lists 'Library Guides' with links to 'Native Americans' and 'Latinx/Hispanic.' An 'Eagle Search' icon and an image of a 'Publication Manual' are also shown.

The slide lists several assignments for a project. It includes a 'Policy Analysis and Advocacy Project,' with written and presentation components, 'Weekly Online Discussion Forum,' attendance, participation, and two take-home exams.

Text slide outlines a 'Policy Analysis Paper' task. It includes identification of social issues, ethical analysis, application of theory, and advocacy recommendations. Purpose: develop skills in policy and advocacy analysis.

Rubric table outlines criteria for a policy analysis paper under the 'Highly Developed' category. Criteria include social issue identification, policy analysis, theory effects, alternatives, formatting, and assignment adherence, with detailed descriptions for each.

The slide details key components of a 'Policy Advocacy Presentation,' including Introduction, Policy Analysis, Advocacy Strategy, Implementation Plan, and Conclusion. It emphasizes the importance of stakeholder engagement.

A detailed rubric with five criteria: problem statement, policy analysis, advocacy strategy, implementation plan, and conclusion. It evaluates presentation skills as 'Highly Developed,' emphasizing clarity, effectiveness, and organization.

Text on a plain white background reads, 'Last class, what’s the plan?' in a gradient of pink to orange, suggesting a discussion in a presentation slide.

A colorful diagram lists six steps in prospective policy analysis. Steps include characterizing problems, specifying alternatives, evaluating criteria, creating matrices, analyzing trade-offs, and communicating results. Title: 'Steps in Prospective Policy Analysis.'

Text on a slide instructs the formation of small groups for analyzing policy. It reads:'Small Group Step 0Small groups of 3 or 4 with people around you. We are going to go through Linquiti’s steps in the prospective policy analysis part by part. Work together to determine who your group is and what social problem you are going to be considering.'

Three icons represent concepts in a presentation slide: a bandaged globe for current conditions, an intact globe for future goals, and a heart for problem analysis. Text explains each: 'As-is Condition' asks what it looks like now, 'To-be Condition' envisions what it should or ought to look like, and 'Five Whys and Why That' aims to uncover the underlying problem. The slide is titled 'Characterize the Policy Problem.'

The slide presents guidelines for defining policy problems. It emphasizes identifying crucial causes, articulating core issues due to gaps, and highlighting key consequences, all in concise terms.

The image shows text on a plain background saying, 'Small Group Step 1: Characterize the Policy Problem,' indicating the first step in a policy-related process.

Text 'Specify Policy Alternatives that Might Mitigate the Problem' in vibrant colors on left. Right side lists qualities of strong policy options: actionable, detailed, context-matched, descriptive, not dummy. (Linquit, 2022).

Text on a plain background reads, 'Small Group Step 2: Specify Policy Alternatives that Might Mitigate the Problem.'

Chart in a presentation slide lists criteria for evaluating alternatives: Efficacy, Cost, Equity, Administrability. Features pros/cons table and a note on unintended consequences. Title: 'Identify Criteria for Evaluating Alternatives.'

Slide text in the center reads: 'Small Group Step 3: Identify Criteria for Evaluating Alternatives' on a white background. The words 'Step 3' are highlighted in purple.

A table with four policy options is evaluated against three criteria. Accompanying text reads: 'Create a Criteria-Alternatives Matrix and Predict the Performance of Each Alternative' (Linquit, 2022).

A slide features a quotation in purple and pink text. It discusses the importance of the Criteria-Alternatives Matrix (CAM) in policy analysis. Source: (Linquiti, 2022, p. 29).

Text on a white slide instructs: 'Small Group Step 4: Create a Criteria-Alternatives Matrix and Predict the Performance of Each Alternative.'

A black circle contains a white puzzle piece labeled 'Give.' Next to it, a separate black piece labeled 'Take' appears. The text discusses trade-off analyses: cost-benefit, cost-effectiveness, multiattribute, and prose-based evaluations.

Text reads: 'Small Group Step 5: Make The Trade-Offs Across Alternatives.' Displayed centrally on a white background, indicating a step in a presentation process.

Text on slide reads: 'Small Group Step 6: Communicate the Results.' White background, blue and purple text.

Dr. Jacob Campbell

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Description

Welcome to the start of SOWK 588, Advanced Policy Practice. Week one has a synchronous class session, taking place on Saturday, 05/31/25. This week, we are starting our exploration of policy analysis by reflecting on previous work analyzing policies you have done. In the forums, you can write a definition of a problem, discuss current events and the impact of poverty, and further consider policy analysis. In class, we will continue to explore prospective policy analysis. The agenda is as follows:

Review syllabus
Practice with the process of prospective policy analysis

Learning Objectives this week include:

Understand the significant assignments and general flow of this class
Describe the sequential approach to policy analysis in classical models of prospective policy analysis.
Reflect on policy analysis previously done and relate it to prospective policy analysis
Construct a succinct, evidence-informed problem definition for social policy
Synthesize insights from contemporary data and events to reflect on evolving issues in poverty policy
Engage in collaborative online discussions demonstrating critical thinking, respectful dialogue, and integration of scholarly perspectives.