Please provide a systematic description of your selected policy using the Gilbert and Terrell framework (reference the past few weeks’ Powerpoints for an overview of the framework).

1. Overview of selected social problem and policy
2. WHAT – what does the policy provide? What are the benefits and/or drawbacks to providing it this way?
3. WHO – to whom is it provided? Eligibility criteria? What are the benefits and/or drawbacks to this eligibility?
4. HOW – How do individuals actually receive the benefit/service/protected status etc.? What are the benefits or drawbacks to providing it this way?
5. $$$ — How is the policy/program/benefit funded? Does the federal government pay? Is it grant funded? What are the benefits or drawbacks to this funding source?
6. What VALUES are baked into the policy? (For example: social justice? Belief that poor should be “deserving”? Personal choice? Etc.)
7. From a social justice lens: how does this policy do? Is it aligned with SW values? If so, how? If not, why not?

To remember: cite, cite, cite! Look for think tank reports, reputable news articles, and government reports on your policy. No blogs or Wikipedia, pls.

The purpose of this paper is to provide a systematic description of the current policy using the Gilbert and Terrell framework.  

This paper should be 3-5 pages in length.  The paper should have a title page and references, neither of which are included in the final page length, and must include the following:

1. The policy choices reflected in the law for each of the four dimensions of the Gilbert and Terrell framework.  Your paper should identify the choice (i.e., selective and means-tested basis for allocation of the benefits) and describe the details in the policy or program related to that choice (i.e., only children below a certain income quality for the program and they must prove their income in annual forms submitted to the program).

2. The values and assumptions behind the policy choices for each of the four dimensions.

3. The expected or actual benefits and drawback to the policy choice for each dimension, including whether it promotes or inhibits social justice.