Go to www.routledgesw.com/cases and become familiar with Riverton. Explore how the program works by.

Go to www.routledgesw.com/cases and become
familiar with Riverton. Explore how the program works by experimenting with the
options. Imagine you are a social worker in this community. Your work with the
Riverton community will undoubtedly involve policy practice. You will need to
understand current city policies related to the homeless shelter as well as the
policies of the homeless shelter, and how different groups in the community
want these policies to change.

a. Thinking about what you have learned
thus far about policy practice using the strengths perspective, where would you

 Go to www.routledgesw.com/cases and become
familiar with Riverton. Explore how the program works by experimenting with the
options. Imagine you are a social worker in this community. Your work with the
Riverton community will undoubtedly involve policy practice. You will need to
understand current city policies related to the homeless shelter as well as the
policies of the homeless shelter, and how different groups in the community
want these policies to change.

a. Thinking about what you have learned
thus far about policy practice using the strengths perspective, where would you
start?

b. Who would you talk to and what would you
ask them?

c. What patterns do you see in terms of
policies that are helping or hindering homeless men and women from finding
temporary shelter and, ultimately, permanent homes?

d. Considering the different approaches to
policy practice discussed in the text, how do you think social workers using
the strengths approach would differ from those using a problem-centered
approach in their work to craft more effective policies and programs in this
community?

e. How would strengths-based social workers
approach the community and what would the relationship and focus look like?
What social work values could guide their work? Be as specific as possible.