As an astute social worker and professional policy advocate, you must be adept at identifying social problems that exist in your community or in an agency or organization with which you are acquainted. Once you have selected a social problem, you begin the process of creating and implementing a policy that addresses that social problem.In this assignment, you identify and describe a current social problem. You also identify a policy created and implemented to address the problem. This is the first part of your Social Change final assignment.Complete Part 1 of your Social Change Assignment .Address the following items in a 3-4 page paper:Describe a current social problem. How might this problem be incongruent with social work values/ethics?How/when has this problem been identified historically, and what were the actions taken to address this concern?How have the groups affected by this concern changed over time?Describe the policy area related to this social problem.Is the policy identified by your group dictated by local, state, or federal statute—or a combination thereof?What are the different aspects of the policy?How long has the current policy been in place?Who supports and who opposes the policy?What changes/amendments have been made to the policy?Explain how this policy affects clients you might see in a clinical setting and why, as a clinical social worker, it would be important to advocate for change.Make sure that your assertions are supported by appropriate research and reputable resources.

Imagine you are working as a research assistant and have been asked to develop a measurement construct to solve a problem or collect data.Choose a construct you would like to measure (depression, anxiety, etc.).MOTIVATIONCreate an operational definition of your construct using at least 3 peer-reviewed journal articles as references (you can use the DSM as a scholarly source to define your construct, but please do not use websites).Create a 10-question test to measure the construct.Write a 1,250- to 1,400-word analysis in which you:Justify whether this is an interview or self-report instrument and the method of scaling you used to create the test items.Describe the methods you used for item selection and how item selection was evaluated.Describe how you would norm this instrument. For your description, you should:Discuss how many people you would give it to.Describe the characteristics that your respondents would have (gender, age, SES, etc.).Explain to whom the instrument would be generalized.Describe how you would establish reliability.Describe how you would establish validity.