Discipline: Social work

BEST PRACTICES FOR SOCIAL WORK WITH COUPLES AND FAMILIES EXPERIENCING DISCRIMINATIONBEST PRACTICES FOR SOCIAL WORK WITH COUPLES AND FAMILIES EXPERIENCING DISCRIMINATION

Select one of the following topics: Discrimination due to race Discrimination due to ethnicity Discrimination due to LGBTQ+ identity }(pick this one) Then, submit a narrated infographic for social workers attending a family therapy training: Using evidence from the Learning Resources and other scholarly literature, develop a narrated infographic on best practices for working with couples or families experiencing […]

Literature Review: How Socioeconomic Class/Status Plays a Role In a Community and Their ResourcesLiterature Review: How Socioeconomic Class/Status Plays a Role In a Community and Their Resources

Write a first draft of your literature review on a social problem that is especially relevant to social work. After you State your research question, based on your literature review, describe the following: What has been found about your research question and subject population.  What remains to be studied (i.e., Gaps in prior research).  Argue […]

In this discussion, you will present an overview of one of the articles from your assigned readings from which you felt you gained knowledge in an important area of social work or social justice. You may choose any assigned reading from the course.In this discussion, you will present an overview of one of the articles from your assigned readings from which you felt you gained knowledge in an important area of social work or social justice. You may choose any assigned reading from the course.

Discussion Prompt In your original post, state the article you selected, the main topic of the article, and address the following questions: For your original post, answer the following questions: Why is this topic compelling? What makes this topic important to social work? Which of the social work values does it address? Cite from the […]

Read the following clinical vignette and use this to inform your response to the discussion board questions. Pay close attention to details you will appropriately quote in your response.Read the following clinical vignette and use this to inform your response to the discussion board questions. Pay close attention to details you will appropriately quote in your response.

Scenario Twenty-eight-year-old Charles (Chuck) Sanford is in jail awaiting transfer to a federal facility for a 10 year sentence. He has been in the jail system since his arrest 2 years and 4 months ago while his felony charges worked through the legal system. He has no violent crime/sexual crime history – strictly drug charges […]

Conduct research in the Walden Library to locate at least 1 peer-reviewed scholarly resource that could inform your understanding of Ray’s case.Conduct research in the Walden Library to locate at least 1 peer-reviewed scholarly resource that could inform your understanding of Ray’s case.

Submit a 2- to 3-page paper in which you:  Describe the presenting problem(s). Identify a specific peer-reviewed research article and explain how it could inform understanding of the problem or population. Explain how power and privilege may influence the case (as it relates to gender, sexual orientation, race, ethnicity, disability, or socioeconomic status). Please use the […]

Children in Poverty – Poverty harms children health, social / emotional wellbeing, and educationChildren in Poverty – Poverty harms children health, social / emotional wellbeing, and education

“you must use a combination of eight resources including peer-reviewed articles, government reports, newspaper articles (2 max), and scholarly websites (3 max) that are pertinent to the issue you select. Using these resources, you MUST respond to all of the questions below.   1. Why did you choose this particular issue? What impact does this issue […]

Week 5 Discussion – How Have You Practiced Initiative and Results Driven Skills in Your Own Life?Week 5 Discussion – How Have You Practiced Initiative and Results Driven Skills in Your Own Life?

During job interviews, potential employers often ask candidates to describe a time when they have demonstrated their initiative and/or results-driven skills. Let’s practice answering this question! In paragraph 1, describe a time at work, home, or school when there was a problem, and you took the initiative to solve that problem and to seek results on […]

Considering what you have recently learned about EBPs, respond to the following questions and comments.Considering what you have recently learned about EBPs, respond to the following questions and comments.

Discussion Questions Remember the “Gateway Video” – what does this case say about issues of polarization and lack of service integration?   What will constitute successful treatment for Mr. Whitman?  Determine how and why you would apply different specific EBPs to various aspects of the case.  Perhaps there is an aspect of the case which does […]

For this module’s “Cases from the Field,” read the prompt below as a guide for selecting and presenting a case from your fieldwork.For this module’s “Cases from the Field,” read the prompt below as a guide for selecting and presenting a case from your fieldwork.

For this assignment, use a case from the field or from your own personal experience that presents an ethical dilemma that may be construed as having social importance.  This assignment will be both a case study and a self reflection. Discuss why you felt conflicted.  Was this a professional conflict or a personal value conflict? […]

In the toolbox discussion for this module, we will share with each other the specific psychosocial skills you are learning about, using, and connecting to the field. We will also discuss your experience of completing a case scenario with Mrs. GreenIn the toolbox discussion for this module, we will share with each other the specific psychosocial skills you are learning about, using, and connecting to the field. We will also discuss your experience of completing a case scenario with Mrs. Green

Which specific skill do you find you have already been using in field? Which specific skill would best be used for a client in crisis? Why? Which specific skill would be best used for long-term interpersonal issues? Why? Regarding Mrs. Green: In what ways does she present as a good match for psychosocial therapy? In […]