Choose a social welfare problem that you believe is in need of change and write a letter to an elected local, state, or federal official regarding the issue you have chosen. You are not required to send the letter; however, it must be written in a professional, well organized, clear, and concise format.
Writing letters to public officials is a form of political advocacy for clients and social workers. For this Assignment, you will write an advocacy letter to public official about a problem and a policy. In addition, you will write a 1-2 page explanation of your letter. Your explanation will provide the rationale behind your chosen issue and the approach you took with the specific representative.
Part I: Letter to Representative
Your letter should include:
A description of the social welfare issue
An explanation of how you want the legislator to respond to the issue (vote, create legislation, hold public hearings, etc.) and why.
Support of your viewpoints with credible facts and research.
Part II: Explanation (1-2 pages, double-space, APA format)
For this part of the assignment, provide an explanation of:
Why you selected the issue
How the issue affects social work
The reason you chose the specific representative
The approach you took with the representative (consider the representative’s voting history, political affiliation, and any other factors you considered)
Content: Part I
Letter provides an excellent description of the social welfare issue. Letter provides an excellent explanation of a policy position and why you recommend that position. Letter demonstrates excellent understanding of audience and provides a persuasive policy position.
Content: Part II
Explanation provides an excellent explanation of how an issue affects social work, the reason a representative was chosen, and the approach taken in the letter.
