SW 527 Political and Legislative Advocacy

Exposes students to strategies and tactics for political and legislative advocacy. Emphasis is placed on developing skills for effective political lobbying, including the mechanics of political campaigns and working with policy-makers, citizens and issue-specific communities and political interest organizations. Students will be introduced to working with professional/community organizations and coalitions, local, state and federal level policy and decision-making processes, and methods to influence legislative process and administrative rule implementation.