Nathan Stephens
Assistant Professor
School of Social Work
Illinois State University
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The course is devoted to policy practice and advocacy skills needed to work toward social change. The course covers the context of social policies developed in the legislature, the agency, the community, and global settings. The course focuses on the tasks and skills of a policy advocate and the framework for analyzing the role of the policy practitioner.
Assistant Professor
Illinois State University
School of Social Work
Class attendance related to mental health, unpaid internships/practicums, lease issues with landlords, and campus parking costs correlated with parking spaces to name a few.
I am a former community organizer who worked for a small non-profit. I have participated in "actions" such as 17 busloads of people protesting at Karl Rove's home in suburbs of Washington, D.C. I have also participated in protests at the Missouri State capitol as part of my job where we organized low-income residents and senior citizens to protest against proposed Medicare/Medicaid cuts in the state budget.
I am teaching a part 2 of a social welfare policy course and I want the course to include components and content that requires them to do more. I believe that helps experiential learners.
I heard about it from Dr. Scott Myers-Lipton
Spring 2025