Development of strategies should include choosing an issue, such as

• existing laws, policies, and regulations that affect the chosen moral, ethical, or social issue
• any legislative action or other decisions pending
• recommended changes to laws, policies, and regulations
• ways to garner public support for change
• ways to affect legislation. 

Process/Skill Questions

Thinking

• Why should individuals be aware of legislation affecting families?
• What would happen if citizens were not allowed to effect changes in society? What would happen if no one had the interest or energy to try to make changes?
• What can individuals do to ensure that policymaking in the future will support families?

Communication

• Where do individuals acquire our beliefs and attitudes about legislation and government support of families?
• What communication skills and strategies do individuals need to convince people (including politicians) of the benefits of change?
• What is the role of technology in improving the efficiency of agencies that collect child support?

Leadership

• Why is it important to be aware of how an individual can affect the legislative process?
• What are the most important facts to know about the local, state, and federal legislative processes?
• What social change could strengthen families and protect the rights of children?
• What leadership skills would one need to present an idea for change?

Management

• What information is needed in order to begin the process of making changes?
• What are some reliable sources of information about your selected issue, the legislative process, and the challenges of and strategies for effecting change?
• What steps would you take to bring an issue to the attention of student council, your school administration, local government administration, and state legislature?