Complete a paper presenting a major social welfare reform in the history of the United States integrated with a Christian perspective. The paper must be:
7- to 10-pages typed, using Times New Roman 12-point font
APA formatted
Double-spaced
You must use and properly cite a minimum of six credible sources of information for this paper.
The final paper must include revision of all sections based on feedback from the instructor.
Identify leadership in this reform movement and lessons about our role as leaders in promoting the people’s well-being.
This paper asks you to integrate Christianity in two main areas:
Social work practice
The history of social welfare reform
Your paper will have the following sections:
Introduction
Identify social welfare reform.
Identify key people involved.
Address the role or impact of Christian principles and people in the movement.
Identify your personal interest in choosing this topic for historical research.
Context
Economic and political climate
Role of the religious communities
Reasons for a need to reform social welfare systems
Target populations
Sources of resistance
Values related to the reform
Societal values
Reformer values
Christian values
Target population values
Value clashes among any of the constituency groups involved
Diversity issues related to the reform
Cultural
Religious
Racial
Gender
Age-related
Socioeconomic
Outcomes
Immediate impact of the reform movement
Long -term impact of the reform movement
Lessons learned from this reform movement
Conclusion
Personal learning regarding social welfare reform
Personal learning regarding the integration of Christian faith and social welfare
Your paper should address the following in the sections where appropriate:
A major social reform in America’s history (child labor reform, the New Deal, War on Poverty, mental health reform, etc.) and the pivotal people responsible for it
Critically discuss the primary reasons and purpose of the reform.
What was the economic and political climate of the United States during the reform time?
Who provided leadership in this reform effort, and what seemed to be their motivation for investing in this way?
Who was the reform targeted to help and why? Describe how the targeted population may have viewed the reform.
Describe how the differences between the majority population and their life experiences influenced their attitudes toward the people the social reform was aimed to help.
What was or should have been the Christian response?
Identify your personal biases and values regarding this social welfare issue. What would appropriate management of those biases look like?
What have you learned from examining the stories and accounts of leaders and the populations at risk with regard to this social welfare reform?
Christianity and social work
Integrate biblical principles regarding the disenfranchised, particularly those this social reform addressed.
In what ways, if at all, are Christians and the Church responsible to the disenfranchised?
What value conflicts and value similarities do you see between Christian attitudes, beliefs, and values and social work professional values and ethics?
What does it look like to be a Christian social worker who fills the role of leadership in social welfare reform?
What have you learned from social workers who are Christians regarding leadership in social welfare reform and the practice of social work?
Writing skills are very important in professional social work. Grammar, spelling, punctuation, clarity, and organization will be taken into account when assignments are graded. You are encouraged to access and use the support systems available for your professional development as a writer within the social work profession.
This is a scholarly research paper. Therefore, it needs to be written in third person (unless sharing personal examples and experiences) and use professional resources. This assignment requires a MINIMUM of six viable scholarly resources in addition to the Bible
7- to 10-pages typed, using Times New Roman 12-point font
APA formatted
Double-spaced
You must use and properly cite a minimum of six credible sources of information for this paper.
The final paper must include revision of all sections based on feedback from the instructor.
Identify leadership in this reform movement and lessons about our role as leaders in promoting the people’s well-being.
This paper asks you to integrate Christianity in two main areas:
Social work practice
The history of social welfare reform
Your paper will have the following sections:
Introduction
Identify social welfare reform.
Identify key people involved.
Address the role or impact of Christian principles and people in the movement.
Identify your personal interest in choosing this topic for historical research.
Context
Economic and political climate
Role of the religious communities
Reasons for a need to reform social welfare systems
Target populations
Sources of resistance
Values related to the reform
Societal values
Reformer values
Christian values
Target population values
Value clashes among any of the constituency groups involved
Diversity issues related to the reform
Cultural
Religious
Racial
Gender
Age-related
Socioeconomic
Outcomes
Immediate impact of the reform movement
Long -term impact of the reform movement
Lessons learned from this reform movement
Conclusion
Personal learning regarding social welfare reform
Personal learning regarding the integration of Christian faith and social welfare
Your paper should address the following in the sections where appropriate:
A major social reform in America’s history (child labor reform, the New Deal, War on Poverty, mental health reform, etc.) and the pivotal people responsible for it
Critically discuss the primary reasons and purpose of the reform.
What was the economic and political climate of the United States during the reform time?
Who provided leadership in this reform effort, and what seemed to be their motivation for investing in this way?
Who was the reform targeted to help and why? Describe how the targeted population may have viewed the reform.
Describe how the differences between the majority population and their life experiences influenced their attitudes toward the people the social reform was aimed to help.
What was or should have been the Christian response?
Identify your personal biases and values regarding this social welfare issue. What would appropriate management of those biases look like?
What have you learned from examining the stories and accounts of leaders and the populations at risk with regard to this social welfare reform?
Christianity and social work
Integrate biblical principles regarding the disenfranchised, particularly those this social reform addressed.
In what ways, if at all, are Christians and the Church responsible to the disenfranchised?
What value conflicts and value similarities do you see between Christian attitudes, beliefs, and values and social work professional values and ethics?
What does it look like to be a Christian social worker who fills the role of leadership in social welfare reform?
What have you learned from social workers who are Christians regarding leadership in social welfare reform and the practice of social work?
Writing skills are very important in professional social work. Grammar, spelling, punctuation, clarity, and organization will be taken into account when assignments are graded. You are encouraged to access and use the support systems available for your professional development as a writer within the social work profession.
This is a scholarly research paper. Therefore, it needs to be written in third person (unless sharing personal examples and experiences) and use professional resources. This assignment requires a MINIMUM of six viable scholarly resources in addition to the Bible
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