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This document contains workings, explanations and solutions to the BSW4802 Assignment 1 (QUALITY ANSWERS) 2025. For assistance whats-app us on 0.6.8..8.1.2..0.9.3.4... The goals of this assignment are to provide you with a critical understanding of: • how policies and legislation, including social welfare policies, are developed in South Africa • a framework to analyse and improve social welfare policies and • the role of the social worker as a policy implementer and advocate. Use your prescribed book and two other academic sources. Write an essay of approximately 8-10 pages with Arial, 12-point font, double-spaced, 1-inch margins. Question 1 Describe the role of parliament and civil society in the formulation of policies and legislation. Do you think this is an efficient process? Motivate your answer. (25 marks) Question 2 Use a framework for policy analysis and formulation to describe in your own words how a policy analyst can critically analyse and suggest improvements to a social welfare policy. (25 marks) Question 3 Discuss which skills, tactics/strategies and roles social workers can use in the implementation of existing policies and advocacy for changes in these policies. Which of the two roles do you see as more important? Motivate your answer. (40 marks)

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, TABLE OF CONTENTS
INTRODUCTION ....................................................................................................... 4
QUESTION 1; THE ROLE OF PARLIAMENT AND CIVIL SOCIETY IN
POLICY AND LEGISLATION FORMULATION .......................................................... 4
The Role of Parliament in Policy and Legislation Formulation ................................ 5
The Role of Civil Society in Policy and Legislation Formulation ............................. 5
Efficiency of the Policy and Legislation Formulation Process ................................. 6
QUESTION 2: CRITICALLY ANALYSING AND ENHANCING SOCIAL
WELFARE POLICIES: A FRAMEWORK-BASED APPROACH ................................. 7
Problem Identification ............................................................................................. 8
Goal Setting and Objective Clarification ................................................................. 8
Appraising Policy Options ....................................................................................... 9
Analyzing Implementation Strategies ..................................................................... 9
Evaluation and Feedback ..................................................................................... 10
QUESTION 3: THE ROLE OF SOCIAL WORKERS IN POLICY
IMPLEMENTATION AND ADVOCACY FOR CHANGE ........................................... 11
Communication Skills ........................................................................................ 11
Critical Thinking and Problem-Solving ............................................................... 12
Collaboration and Networking ........................................................................... 12
Leadership and Persuasion ............................................................................... 12
Tactics and Strategies for Policy Implementation ................................................. 13
Micro-Level Strategies ....................................................................................... 13
Meso-Level Strategies ....................................................................................... 13
Macro-Level Strategies...................................................................................... 13
Tactics and Strategies for Policy Advocacy .......................................................... 14
Legislative Advocacy ......................................................................................... 14
Grassroots Mobilization ..................................................................................... 14
Coalition-Building .............................................................................................. 14
Media Engagement ........................................................................................... 15
The Importance of Advocacy Over Implementation .............................................. 15
CONCLUSION ......................................................................................................... 16
REFERENCES ........................................................................................................ 17

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