Social Empathy Analysis In Social Justice
Social Empathy Analysis
Dr. Segal informs us to remember that policies are created by human beings with their own sets of beliefs and experiences. Social Workers need to be cognizant and mindfulness of this to help understand the values underlying policy decisions and providing advocacy in an effort to keep the best interest in mind of the community that we are serving. This essay identifies challenges policy-makers face in creating policies that impact the lives of everyday citizens, proposal to improve the policy-making process, how social workers can play a role in that policy, and what social empathy might mean in terms of creating social welfare policies and programs.
Empathy is a skill that is learned and an underlying proficiency that is not exercised by many. This creates challenges policy-makers face in creating policies that impact the lives of everyday citizens. Writing a policy to decrease discrimination has great meaning and intention, however there still remains individuals that feel very discriminatory towards others and it could be related to race, gender, sexual preference, etc. Even though social policies pass as laws this does not mean that it decreases discriminating thoughts or actions towards others. …show more content…
It is difficult to make change without seeing data and results. Segal quotes from Loeb, 1999 that "Exploratory research and qualitative methods are one way to highlight "the politics of witness"" (Segal, 2011, p. 273). Researching social policies already put in place is the first step in making a proposal to improving processes. Comparing the existing policy process with the current social issues should be completed to identify gaps. This information can help a social worker refine the current policy or create an entirely new one based upon today's social
Dr. Segal informs us to remember that policies are created by human beings with their own sets of beliefs and experiences. Social Workers need to be cognizant and mindfulness of this to help understand the values underlying policy decisions and providing advocacy in an effort to keep the best interest in mind of the community that we are serving. This essay identifies challenges policy-makers face in creating policies that impact the lives of everyday citizens, proposal to improve the policy-making process, how social workers can play a role in that policy, and what social empathy might mean in terms of creating social welfare policies and programs.
Empathy is a skill that is learned and an underlying proficiency that is not exercised by many. This creates challenges policy-makers face in creating policies that impact the lives of everyday citizens. Writing a policy to decrease discrimination has great meaning and intention, however there still remains individuals that feel very discriminatory towards others and it could be related to race, gender, sexual preference, etc. Even though social policies pass as laws this does not mean that it decreases discriminating thoughts or actions towards others. …show more content…
It is difficult to make change without seeing data and results. Segal quotes from Loeb, 1999 that "Exploratory research and qualitative methods are one way to highlight "the politics of witness"" (Segal, 2011, p. 273). Researching social policies already put in place is the first step in making a proposal to improving processes. Comparing the existing policy process with the current social issues should be completed to identify gaps. This information can help a social worker refine the current policy or create an entirely new one based upon today's social