Over the next 4 weeks, you will be examining a social problem as if you were a macro-level social worker advocating for improvements to a social program that serves individuals affected by the problem in your local community. You will examine the risks of changing the social program and research the wider social context of the problem as you develop a change plan for the community. As you work on this project, you will use case management strategies to develop measurable goals and steps for action. In this assignment, you lay the foundation for the research you will complete in future weeks. Preview the following assignment activities for this project: This week, you select a social program in your local community as the topic and focus of this and future assignments. You may select any public or private program that provides generalist social work practice and that serves a population or supports a social issue relevant to your interests or the needs of your area. In Week 2, you will continue your research of your selected social program and conduct a risk assessment to evaluate the risks of possible changes to the program. In Week 3, you will apply the