Social Work Problem Analysis

Social Work Problem Analysis

1. For this assignment, select a social problem area (Foster care/Cild Welfare).
2. Choose and read a relevant book that deals with your chosen topic (Always running: La vida loca: Gang days in L.A by Luis Rodriguez), as well as relevant material in the text (Social Policy and Social Change: toward the creation of social and economic justice) or appropriate supplementary scholarly material. Submit a thoughtful, well-organized, and well-written paper that:

– Details important dimensions of the problem: Nature, scope, trends, affected population(s), causes

– Discusses how the book changed or contributed to your understanding of the problem from the text and other scholarly sources

– Suggests at least three policy changes that might help to address the problem