Why is it important for social workers to understand policy? When you think of policies, you may tend to think of the federal policies that support services such as Medicare and state policies that support education and welfare services. However, sometimes the policies that have the greatest impact on clients are the policies of agencies and organizations. Note: An agency or organizational policy is a policy. For example, it might be part of a county welfare agency that requires an administrator at a juvenile correction facility to report any individual that is an illegal immigrant that comes to that facility. Be sure to support your post with specific references to this weeks resources. If you are using additional articles, be sure to provide full APA-formatted citations for your references. Jansson, B. S. (2018). e. (8th ed.). Pacific Grove, CA: Brooks/Cole Cengage Learning Series.
