Category: Social Work

Choose a peer reviewed, academic journal article (published in the US within the last five years) that is relevant to the population you serve at your field site. Summarize the article, describe what you learned, as well as what surprised you and/or what confirmed your expectations. Give examples for how this information might be helpful in your work, and make relevant connections to coursework from any HUS courses. APA style. 3 5 pgs.

I have attatched the article. I want to connect it to Ecological Systems Theory , Person-in-Environment Perspective and Strengths-Based and Empowerment Approaches.

In my internship, I am a Peer Health Educator at a Community College where I primarily plan events and programming around mental health. I have attached an agency profile presentation about my internship/role etc so that you can include exact details.

*Initial Post onlyDiscussion Thread: Social Environment Assessment

For this discussion, develop a post to share any new and eye-opening information you learned about your community. Introspectively discuss what you learned about yourself as it relates to the community in which you grew up or now reside in. As you researched, were you surprised by any of the information you learned? How do you fit into your community and how can you effect change from a social work perspective?

Please review the

prior to posting. You may also click the three dots in the upper corner to Show Rubric.

Post-First: This course utilizes the Post-First feature in all Discussions. This means you will only be able to read and interact with your classmates threads after you have submitted your thre

Review the case studies provided in this week’s Activities, select one (1) case to complete this week’s discussion post: Case Study 5.1: Maggie Weinzapfel Case Study 5.3: Lucy Johnson Initial Post: 1. Identify the principal diagnosis and at least one provisional diagnosis using the DSM-5-TR criteria. In your post, clearly describe the key symptoms, duration, and functional impairments that support your diagnostic decisions according to the information provided in the case and the DSM-5-TR criteria. 2. Identify the Z codesassociated with the diagnosis. 3. Identify at least one differential diagnosis and explain why it was ruled out or considered less likely. Make sure to reference the DSM-5-TR diagnostic criteria in your clinical impressions. Response Post: 1. Respond to a peer’s post who selected a different DSM-5-TR diagnosis than you. In your response, compare your diagnostic reasoning by referencing specific symptom criteria, duration, and functional impairment. 2. Briefly explain how the diagnosis would influence assessment priorities and treatment planning. 3. Reflect on what you learned from considering an alternative diagnostic perspective.

Assignment Description

Government policy impacts social justice problems. Some policies may create social justice problems just as they attempt to correct them. To successfully address social justice problems, social workers must have the knowledge and skills to locate, access, analyze, and interpret public policy.

Based on your analysis of the social justice problem in the Week 2 assignment, select a current enacted policy that is presently a law to analyze using relevant local, state, or federal policy resources. Your analysis must also address the problem that affects your chosen diverse cultural group (for example, based on race, religion, disabilities, gender orientation, socioeconomic status, or access to services). This will be the policy you analyze for not only this assignment, but the Weeks 6 and 9 assignments as well. Be sure to incorporate constructs that have been covered in this course into your analysis. You will compile all of the assignments you complete throughout the course in Week 9, so as you receive feedback for each assignment, revise your work as necessary.

If you need additional support for conducting your research, it may be useful to consult the following:

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By successfully completing this assignment, you will demonstrate your proficiency in the following CSWE EPAS competencies and general practices:

• CSWE EPAS Competency 5: Engage in policy practice.
• C5.GP.A: Use social justice, anti-racist, and anti-oppressive lenses to assess how social welfare policies affect the delivery of and access to social services.
• Related assignment criteria:

1. Describe the purpose of a currently enacted policy that addresses the social justice problem for a chosen population, using scholarly literature for support.
2. Describe how the policy connects to the chosen social justice problem, using scholarly literature for support.
3. Describe the historical issues and context that led to the creation of the social problem and policy development, including details about voting outcomes and legislative leaders, using scholarly literature for support.
4. Describe the programs and services provided through the policy, using scholarly literature for support.
5. Describe the impact of the historical influences on the implementation of the policy, using scholarly literature for support.

Assignment Instructions

To complete this assignment, select a local, state, or federal policy that targets the form of oppression and discrimination you described in Week 2 (for example, the Americans With Disabilities Act (ADA), Veterans Millennium Healthcare Act, Affordable Care Act (ACA), Adoption and Safe Families Act, Medicare, Medicaid, Temporary Aid to Needy Families Act, Social Security Act, or a relevant state or local policy, such as state or local affordable housing policies or health and safety policies related to COVID-19).

Then, complete the following:

• Describe the purpose of a currently enacted policy that addresses the social justice problem for a chosen population, using scholarly literature for support.
• Remember, this policy must be enactedin other words, it must be passed legislation.
• Describe the programs and services provided through the policy, using scholarly literature for support.
• What are examples of the programs and services that are being offered as a result of your chosen policy?
• Who is the target population for these programs and services?
• Describe how the policy connects to the chosen social justice problem, using scholarly literature for support.
• Connect the policy to the social justice problem you selected by giving a brief description of the problem. Is it a new problem, something that has recently arisen, or an old problem that has never been resolved?
• Describe the historical issues and context that led to the creation of the social problem and policy development.
• Include information about the voting outcomes for the policy and the legislative leaders who influenced the policy historically and in the present.
• Include the impact these historical features have had on the policy’s implementation.

Guidelines

• Use scholarly, peer-reviewed literature to support your claims.
• Review the Policy Selection and Background rubric for information on how your work will be graded.
• Remember that your instructor will be providing feedback on your assignments. Use that feedback to improve the content of your final assignment submission in Week 9, Policy Analysis and Recommendations.

Additional Requirements

The assignment you submit is expected to meet the following requirements:

• Written communication: Written communication is free of errors that detract from the overall message.
• APA formatting: Resources and citations are formatted according to current APA style and formatting standards.
• Cited resources: A minimum of five scholarly sources. Most literature cited should be current, with publication dates within the past five years.
• Length of paper: 46 typed, double-spaced pages.
• Font and font size: Times New Roman, 12 point.
• Due date: Assignment must be submitted to your instructor in the courseroom no later than Sunday, 11:59 p.m. CST, this week.

Competencies Measured

By successfully completing this assignment, you will demonstrate your proficiency in the following course competencies and rubric criteria:

• Competency 1: Use social justice, anti-racist, and anti-oppressive lenses to assess how social welfare policies affect the delivery of and access to social services. (C5.GP.A)
• Describe the purpose of a currently enacted policy that addresses the social justice problem for a chosen population, using scholarly literature for support. (C5.GP.A)
• Describe the programs and services provided through the policy, using scholarly literature for support. (C5.GP.A)
• Describe how the policy connects to the chosen social justice problem, using scholarly literature for support. (C5.GP.A)
• Describe the historical issues and context that led to the creation of the social problem and policy development, including details about voting outcomes and legislative leaders, using scholarly literature for support. (C5.GP.A)
• Describe the impact of the historical influences on the implementation of the policy, using scholarly literature for support. (C5.GP.A)
• Competency 3: Communicate in a manner that is scholarly, professional, and consistent with expectations for members of the social work profession.
• Communicate in a manner that is scholarly, professional, and consistent with expectations for members of the social work profession.

Logic Model of summative, impact, and process evaluations -Section One of Your Proposal.

The proposal you are required to develop in this course should be of a program or intervention or service with which you have been involved as part of your practice in a current internship, past internship, current employment, or past human service employment. ( my current internship is at a high school in the inner city I help provide academic programming and student support services that include attendance monitoring, family engagement, and coordination with community partners.

A current or most recent experience is always best, but not mandatory.

The conceptualization of this proposal starts with a description of the agency, your practice within the agency, and a description of the intervention, or service, or program you will propose to evaluate.

You will then identify the intended outcomes of the intervention or service or program you will evaluate. These might be identified from a common practice understanding, but most likely from a treatment protocol, or other agency documentation.

At this juncture speculate on which outcomes will be assessed by qualitative means, and which by quantitative measures.

If the service being evaluated is provided to individuals with varied outcomes, then you should describe the range and variation of those outcomes.

In addition, you must include a description of how you plan to monitor program or intervention implementation (process evaluation).

This will provide your logic model for summative, impact, and process evaluations and is the beginning of your proposal.

Feedback from your instructor on this assignment may result in revision that enables additional clarity of outcomes in your final evaluation. Be as detailed as possible.

USE THE TEEN PARENTS TOPICS Marriage and Family Mini-Project

We are living in chaotic times, and family has not been exempted from the stress of these times. Very few people live in perfect families. While you might be tempted to discuss only your personal experiences, do not do that! The purpose of this assignment is to give you the opportunity to select, research, and present a 6-10 slide presentation on an issue related to marriage and family.

Note: Although you cannot base your presentation on your personal experience, your personal experience or the experience of a family member or friend can be a springboard for your project.

Your research should answer the following questions:

1. Why is the topic you have chosen an issue for families? Be specific!
2. How many families are affected by this issue?
3. Explain two theories used to explain this issue.
4. What has been done to resolve the issue?
5. What possible solutions do you suggest for helping to resolve this issue in families.

Suggested Topics:

• Divorce and its Consequences
• Toxic and Self-centered Parents
• Substance Abuse in Families
• Dealing with the Loss of a Family Member
• Accepting or Being a LGBTQ+ in a Family
• Single Parenting
• Stepfamilies / Stepparents
• Teen parents
• Same-sex Parenting
• Parenting styles
• Parenting stress
• Aging and the Elderly
• Multigenerational families
• Family Members with Disabilities

Format:

1. Six to ten slides
2. One introduction slide with your topic and your name.
3. Document sources on each slide or on one slide at the end.
4. Use correct grammar
5. Keep slides clear and concise.

Remember to respond to two classmates.

USE THE TEEN PARENTS TOPICS Marriage and Family Mini-Project

We are living in chaotic times, and family has not been exempted from the stress of these times. Very few people live in perfect families. While you might be tempted to discuss only your personal experiences, do not do that! The purpose of this assignment is to give you the opportunity to select, research, and present a 6-10 slide presentation on an issue related to marriage and family.

Note: Although you cannot base your presentation on your personal experience, your personal experience or the experience of a family member or friend can be a springboard for your project.

Your research should answer the following questions:

1. Why is the topic you have chosen an issue for families? Be specific!
2. How many families are affected by this issue?
3. Explain two theories used to explain this issue.
4. What has been done to resolve the issue?
5. What possible solutions do you suggest for helping to resolve this issue in families.

Suggested Topics:

• Divorce and its Consequences
• Toxic and Self-centered Parents
• Substance Abuse in Families
• Dealing with the Loss of a Family Member
• Accepting or Being a LGBTQ+ in a Family
• Single Parenting
• Stepfamilies / Stepparents
• Teen parents
• Same-sex Parenting
• Parenting styles
• Parenting stress
• Aging and the Elderly
• Multigenerational families
• Family Members with Disabilities

Format:

1. Six to ten slides
2. One introduction slide with your topic and your name.
3. Document sources on each slide or on one slide at the end.
4. Use correct grammar
5. Keep slides clear and concise.

Remember to respond to two classmates.

Assignment Description

In this assignment, you will present a case from your field experience. In this case study, you will discuss the diverse background of the client or client system (for example, age, ethnicity, gender, problems, socioeconomic status, sexual orientation, race, class, strengths, and challenges) as well as social, economic, and environmental justice issues impacting the client or client system. Additionally, you will identify micro practice, mezzo practice, and macro practice skills used in working with the client or client system.

Assignment Instructions

Discuss the assignment with your site supervisor and choose a client or client system for this assignment based on the supervisor’s recommendation. Assign a pseudonym for the client or client system to protect client confidentiality.

The assignment you submit is expected to meet the following requirements:

1. Analyze the client or client system and assign a name (pseudonym) to the client or client system (do not use the legal name of clients), including the client’s background (age, ethnicity, gender, problems, socioeconomic status, sexual orientation, race, and class) and strengths.
2. Analyze the problems and issues faced by the client or client system, including relevant social, economic, and environmental justice issues.
3. Identify a related social, racial, economic, or environmental justice issue that is impacting the client and provide clear examples of advocacy to address this issue and advocate for human rights.
4. Apply micro, mezzo, and macro practice skills to generalist social work practice with the client or client system, including diversity and difference in practice.
5. Develop mutually agreed-upon SMART goals.
6. Assess the impact of a specific social welfare policy on social service delivery and access for a specific client with examples.
7. Identify ethical considerations based on the NASW Code of Ethics relevant to this case.