Social work advocates in politics are significant since they facilitate the development of policies that meet public needs. Therefore, the campaign about equitable distribution of resources among minority populations requires lobbying to facilitate its implementation. Social workers might have a powerful and positive impact as elected officials since they are committed to social values by sponsoring and voting for legislation that becomes a public policy (Ostrander et al., 2017). Moreover, social workers meet people’s needs through relevant policies that promote social justice, such as the equitable distribution of resources among minorities. Lobbying and campaigning in social work practice enable combining political contacts and public relations skills to represents an organization’s interests. Lobbying presents different views by providing significant information about the public to lawmakers.
Therefore, social workers might have a powerful and positive effect as elected officials since they understand various issues concerning the public. Usually, politicians are elected based on their policies in a democratic society, thus indicating a majority view by eliminating unjust policies (McClendon et al., 2020). My colleagues' experiences have had a significant impact on social work by coordinating their efforts and those of others in advocating for better policies, such as equitable resources distribution among minority populations. Moreover, the steps required in incorporating policy advocacy involve the definition of objectives by engaging the opinion of colleagues to ensure they are realistic and achievable (Lane & Pritzker, 2018). Communicating with other individuals will ensure the accuracy and credibility of the policies. Considering the way in which I will engage various stakeholders through lobbying will be significant in incorporating policy advocacy. Furthermore, identifying other partners and reviewing advocacy guides will be relevant in policy incorporation and advocacy.
References
Lane, S. R., & Pritzker, S. (2018). Political social work: Using power to create social change. Springer.
McClendon, J., Lane, S. R., Ostrander, J., & Smith, T. R. (2020). Training social workers for political engagement: Exploring regional differences in the United States. Journal of Teaching in Social Work, 40(2), 147-168.
Ostrander, J. A., Lane, S., McClendon, J., Hayes, C., & Smith, T. R. (2017). Collective power to create political change: Increasing the political efficacy and engagement of social workers. Journal of Policy Practice, 16(3), 261-275.