As a social work student, I was pleased at the opportunity of being encouraged to attend the Legislative Education & Advocacy Day aka Lobby Day. This incredible event made it possible for myself, my peers, legislators, lobbyist and other professionals to gain insight on how important the legislative process is when it comes to policy issues. It’s been said that social work is divided into three practice categories; micro, mezzo and macro. Prior to attending, I was told how great the event would be and that it would be a great learning experience. Still, I was not sure what to really expect and what macro social work really looked like. When I arrived, I saw all the colleges and universities that were there and was amazed. It was great to see and know that everyone took time out of there busy schedule to come out and support a cause by putting their social work knowledge and skill to the test.
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We were able to go in, sit through a case (which reminded me of the OJ trial) and hear the prosecutor and the defense attorney plead in hopes of getting their case overturned or keep the conviction that was previously handed out. It was very interesting to see the process and to hear the questions asked by the Judges. There were no indications of how the Judges would rule because they showed no bias and they asked each side fairly the same amount of questions.
Being a social work student I understand how important social welfare is and the purpose of Macro Social Work. It was clear that not everyone is cut out to advocate on a macro level because it takes a certain kind of skill to go in front of the decision makers and convince them to vote or oppose in your favor. Anyway, when it’s all said and done advocating for policy and legislation change is done on a bigger scale and is not done just to benefit society but micro and mezzo social workers as
Nevertheless, …show more content…
We were able to go in, sit through a case (which reminded me of the OJ trial) and hear the prosecutor and the defense attorney plead in hopes of getting their case overturned or keep the conviction that was previously handed out. It was very interesting to see the process and to hear the questions asked by the Judges. There were no indications of how the Judges would rule because they showed no bias and they asked each side fairly the same amount of questions.
Being a social work student I understand how important social welfare is and the purpose of Macro Social Work. It was clear that not everyone is cut out to advocate on a macro level because it takes a certain kind of skill to go in front of the decision makers and convince them to vote or oppose in your favor. Anyway, when it’s all said and done advocating for policy and legislation change is done on a bigger scale and is not done just to benefit society but micro and mezzo social workers as