Assignment 1 Due: Monday of Week 7 (1100 pm) Length: 2,000 words Weighting: 40% Assignment 1 – Critical analysis of the legal context of social work. The following structure will help though you need not sequence it in this order: Select one specific* area of social work that interests you and examine the legal context in which it exists. How is this legislative context manifest in social policy in this area? What ideological pressures have influenced this social policy? What knowledge/skills or values does an expert social worker need to have when working effectively in this area? * Try to specify how the legal context influences a particular role for a social worker. Focus your critical analysis on critiquing how the prescribed context might influence a social worker in the role rather than on a critique of the law/policy itself. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Assessment Item 1 Marking Criteria Marking criteria Research and understanding (6% for each of the above 4 sections = 24%) Presentation of work (16%) ie: • Logic of the content, including (6): 1 an introduction that tell the reader what: the paper is about, the core ideas are, and what steps present the argument. 2 a sequenced argument, and 3 a discussion that is in good paragraphs and that has linking ideas. • Expression (5) : Correct English, spelling and grammar, introduction/body/conclusion • Referencing (5) : Consistent, and appropriate, both in the text and in the reference list. 40% = 24% + 16% (ie 6 + 5 + 5)