7366 Assignment Week 3

Mental Health Care….Assignment #1-Sections I-III I am also uploading all the articles for you to see. Please refer to the Policy Paper Overview in Week 1 and Grading Criteria and rubric in your syllabus for the details in this assignment. Important: Please note that refining your policy paper in its entirety based on professor feedback from sections I and II is required when the complete documented document is turned in week 7. Grading: Refer to Assignment #1-Grading Rubric Weekly Overview This week we will consider human rights issues and social justice concerns for Hispanics in America, especially immigration concerns. We will also examine Hispanic poverty as a threat to human rights in the U.S. We will learn that social policy is a significant tool in the fight for human rights and social justice. Objectives, Readings, and Resources Learning Objectives After completing this week’s activities you will be able to: • Describe and discuss Hispanic poverty and inequality in the United States. • Describe and discuss immigration policies and programs in the United States. • Identify and discuss significant threats to human rights for Hispanics in the United States. Textbook Reading • Bardach, E. (2015). A practical guide for policy analysis: The eightfold path to more effective problem solving (5th Ed) NY: CQ Press. o Part III: Handling a Design Problem (p. 113-124) Articles All peer reviewed journals can be accessed through the following link http://ollu.docutek.com/eres/. Select the Social Work Department and course SOWK 7366. The password is 7366. • Campbell, K. M. (2011). The road to SB 1070: How Arizona became ground zero for the immigrants’ rights movement and the continuing struggle for Latino civil rights in America. Harvard Latino Law Review, 14, 1-21. • Ceballo, R., Kennedy, T. M., Bregman, A., & Epstein-Ngo, Q. (2012). Always aware (siempre pendiente): Latina mothers’ parenting in high-risk neighborhoods. Journal Of Family Psychology, 26(5), 805-815. • Green, C. A. (2005). Race, ethnicity, and social security retirement age in the US. Feminist. o (Examines Hispanic context of social security) • Lopez, M. & Velasco, G. (2011). Childhood poverty among Hispanics sets record, leads nation. Retrieved from: http://www.pewhispanic.org/2011/09/28/childhood-poverty-among-hispanics-sets-record-leads-nation/. • Midgely, J. (2010). The theory and practice of developmental social work. In J. Midgely and A. Conley (eds.), Social Work and Social Development: Theories and skills for developmental social work (pp. 3-28). London: Oxford University Press. • Southern Poverty Law Center (2009). Under Siege: Life for low-income Latinos in the South. Alabama: Southern Poverty Law Center. Supplemental Reading • Ayón, C. (2011). Latino child welfare: Parents’ well-being at the time of entry. Families In Society, 92(3), 295-300. • Dettlaff, A. J., & Cardoso, J. (2010). Mental health need and service use among Latino children of immigrants in the child welfare system. Children & Youth Services Review, 32(10), 1373-1379. • Garcia, A., Aisenberg, E., & Harachi, T. (2012). Pathways to service inequalities among Latinos in the child welfare system. Children & Youth Services Review, 34(5), 1060-1071. Videos • Video: Lost in Detention • Video: PBS Series Latino Americans (2013), Episode 3: War and Peace (55:16