Competency 5

Field Work Integrative Seminar

Courtney Holt
 Engage in policy practice
Identify social policy at the
local, state, and federal level
that impacts well-being,
service delivery, and access to
social services.
Each client that arrives at the
Offenders Resource Center has a
drug/substance abuse problems.
Though they may suffer from
drug abuse, not every single
offender belongs in jail.
Based off of Fair Sentencing
policy enacted by Former
President Barack Obama in 2010,
the active use of Drug Courts
have helped reduce recidivism
and provided drug treatment and
intervention programs instead
of imprisonment
 Engage in policy practice
Assess how social welfare and
economic policies impact the
delivery of and access to
social services
Policies such as the Second
Chance Act implemented by
Congress provides the
opportunity for criminal
offenders to access services
that will help find employment
opportunities, offer substance
abuse treatment, as well as
mentoring services.
Once clients are finished with
their required intervention
treatment, they are referred to
reentry programs to meet with
an individual that help them
prepare for employment
 Engage in policy practice
Apply critical thinking to
analyze, formulate, and
advocate for policies that
advance human rights and
social, economic, and
environmental justice
I believe that not every
individual who commits a crime
or abuses drugs is a criminal.
Imprisonment for those that do
not deserve it can permanently
alter their life. Policies such
as the Fair Sentencing Act, The
Second Chance Act, as well as,
including federal laws that
provides housing opportunities
for ex-offenders advocate for
this population.