Social Policy Essay: 3000 – 3300 word count

Choose one of the following groups on which to focus for either of the questions below:
• Older people,
• Mental health service users,
• Vulnerable children and families
• Adults with disabilities
• People who identify as LGBTQ+
• People experiencing homelessness

Essay question
1. Select a key concept or theory covered in the course and critically discuss how this can help critically evaluate social policies and social workers’ understanding and ability to address social inequalities in practice with your chosen group.
• 2. Provide a critical evaluation of a key social care policy or policies. Explore how these may hinder and redress social inequalities and implications for social work practice with your chosen group.