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Category: Social Work

  • Ethics Paper

    all instructions are in the screenshots attached.

  • Module 7

    Consider the following: It is important for social workers, particularly those considering careers in the field of mental health, to understand current research about the brain and the nature of mental health. For example, What does medical science now tell us about genetic factors associated with major depression, bipolar disorder, schizophrenia, and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder? What factors might contribute to the development of these and other mental health conditions? Read the following articles located in this weeks module. 5 disorders share genetic risk factors, study finds (Kolata, 2013) Links to an external site. Psychiatry’s mind-brain problem (Makari, 2015) Links to an external site. There are no ‘schizophrenia genes’: Here’s why. (Bentall & Pilgrim, 2016) Links to an external site. Looking at My Genes: What Can They Tell Me About My Mental Health? (NIMH, 2020) Links to an external site. Compose a response that addresses both #1 and #2 below: After reading Makaris Psychiatrys Mind-Brain Problem, respond to one of the following three bulleted questions: Option A: According to Makaris article, what does the study by Kane et al. (2015) suggest about the usefulness of the biopsychosocial perspective in working with people with mental health conditions? If you select this question, write biopsychosocial in the first line of your main post so others will know your focus. Option B: According to Makaris article, what are some of the problems with the common assertion that a mental health condition is caused by a “brain disease? If you select this question, write brain disease in the first line of your main post so others will know your focus. Option C: What does Makari mean when he refers to the mind-brain divide in approaches to understanding or treating mental health conditions? If you select this question, write mind-brain in the first line of your main post so others will know your focus. Despite the issues raised in Makaris article, it is critical that social workers understand biological factors related to mental health conditions. After reviewing material in the Recent Research About the Brain section in Module 6, and thinking critically about the information in 5 Disorders Share Genetic Risk Factors, Study Finds Links to an external site.; Psychiatrys Mind-Brain Problem Links to an external site.; and Looking at My Genes: What Can They Tell Me About My Mental Health? Links to an external site., name one reason why social workers need to understand these possible biology-related factors. Requirements In your discussion and response, cite the source of information using in-text citations. At the end of the discussion, fully cite the source of information per APA requirements. 150-200 words Thoroughly addresses the prompt Adheres to due date Peer Reply Reply to a peer’s main post by the date listed on the Course Schedule. For example, you might offer: an additional idea that might build on her/his response to item 1; a response explaining why you disagree with her/his response to item 1; questions of clarification regarding her/his main post; or ideas about research that could be done to better understand any of the areas considered in item 1. Requirements Respond to a minimum of one peer Adheres to due date Guidelines Use professional language, grammar, and spelling Posts and responses should be relevant to the topic and demonstrate your knowledge of the material Format your post by numbering questions and using spaces to separate your thoughts. You must post your initial response before viewing and responding to others’ posts Initial posts are due by the date and time indicated in Canvas. Response posts are due by the date and time listed in the syllabus.l. Discussions will be graded using the Discussion Board 3-rubric. Click the “triple dot” menu in the upper right to view the rubric. You are encouraged to type your posts into a document on your computer and save it on your local hard drive, before copying and pasting the text into Canvas. This way, if there is any glitch with Canvas or your internet connection, you will not lose all your work. While technical glitches are rare, they do happen, and it is important to take precautions. Please do not attach your document to the discussion board. Paste the text for easier viewing.

  • Social Work Question

    To demonstrate critical thinking in the integration of social work knowledge, values, and skills, and to prepare for the Mid-Term and Final Evaluations, students must submit a 4-7 page reflection on practice at their agency. This paper should be uploaded into the mid-term evaluation in Sonia.

    All assigned papers or essays must be typed or word-processed. All papers must conform to APA (7th ed.) format. If references are used, the references must also come from government or agency reports, books, or academic journals. Sources such as Wikipedia are not acceptable sources for references. Students may find them useful for general information and also citations, which can be explored for acceptable resources.

    Here are the directions for the paper:

    • How has your role or responsibility increased since the semester began? How have your responsibilities changed?
    • Describe how you have taken initiative and leadership this semester.
    • What advanced skills (e.g., group work, advocacy, systems thinking, macro) have you practiced that demonstrates your growth in this practicum? How have your assessments or interventions become more sophisticated?
    • Reflect on your growth in how you are addressing complex ethical or systemic challenging issues.
    • How are you applying concepts, knowledge and skills from your current courses to practicum?
    • Describe a time you made an independent decision or recommendation. What were you pleased with? What might you have done differently?
    • Describe a mistake you made and your response to that mistake.
    • How is your supervision experience different this semester? How have you incorporated feedback into your practice? Give a specific example.
    • Describe a challenging case/situation and how you approached it.
    • What goals do you want to achieve before the end of the semester?What competency related learning activities are proving to be the most challenging?What do you need to move forward?

    Reflect on how this might be different from last semester.

    Once the reflection is written there are several steps that MUST be completed for this assignment to be completed. The reflection needs to be loaded into the midterm form in Sonia. Additionally the student needs to mark the status of the CDP learning activities in the midterm column in the CDP and also score oneself on the midterm form.

    Grading Rubric for the Reflection on Practice and CDP Learning Activities Status Completion(Total Points Possible:15)

    Integration of Knowledge, Skills, and Values

    0 points

    Reflection fails to demonstrate critical thinking in integration of knowledge, skills, and values in practice

    1-2 points

    Reflection demonstrates limited critical thinking in integrating knowledge, skills, and values in practice

    3-4 points

    Reflection demonstrates some degree of critical thinking in integrating knowledge, skills, and values in practice

    5 points

    Reflection demonstrates a high degree of critical thinking in integrating knowledge, skills, and values in practice

    Personal Growth

    0 points

    Personal growth and awareness are not evident and/or demonstrate a neutral experience with negligible personal impact. Lacks enough inferences, examples, personal insights and challenges

    1-2 points

    Demonstrates less than adequate personal growth and awareness through few or simplistic inferences made, examples, insights, and/or challenges that are not well developed.

    3-4 points

    Demonstrates satisfactory personal growth and awareness through some inferences made, examples, insights, and challenges

    5 points

    Demonstrates significant personal growth and awareness of deeper meaning through inferences made examples, well developed insights, and substantial depth in perceptions and challenges

    Professional Presentation

    0 points

    Excessive spelling, grammatical errors and unprofessional terminology are present.CDP learning activities status is not completed.

    1 point

    Numerous spelling, grammatical, errors and unprofessional terminology are present.CDP learning activities status is not completed

    2 points

    Numerous spelling, grammatical, errors and unprofessional terminology are present. CDP learning activities status is completed

    3 points

    Less spelling, grammatical errors and use of unprofessional terminology are present. CDP learning activity status is not completed OR the paper is free of errors, but the CDP status is not submitted.

    4 points

    Few spelling, grammatical errors and use of unprofessional terminology present

    CDP learning activities status is completed.

    5 points

    Free of spelling and grammatical errors. Professional terminology is present.CDP learning activities status is completed.

    If the student has not completed their part of this assignment by the deadline without prior permission from the Practicum Liaison, the Practicum Liaison can reduce the score accordingly.

    The score based on the rubric and any deductions for lateness will be posted in Blackboard.

    Requirements: 4-7 pages

  • Being a millennial

    The purpose of this assignment will be for students to reflect on the theories covered in class this week related to adulthood and what this phase in the life span entails as they reflect on their own lived experience. Doing so will deepen their understanding of the theoretical material as well as continue building on their skills of applying theory. Instructions Broadly, students will be exploring what it means to be a “millennial” in America today. In order to answer this question students will have to demonstrate understanding of this generational label by integrating examples from popular culture, evidence from their text, and any additional materials that are useful in supporting your arguments. Initial Post Prompt: For your initial post please reflect on the generational label “millennial” and: Define what this label is and who would fall into this generational cohort. Identify the defining characteristics of this generational cohort and support this using scholarly sources as well as those gathered from popular media. Discuss how this label either does or does not apply to you by reflecting on your own lived experiences and characteristics and scholarly evidence.

  • Social Work Question

    Initial Post (due by 11:59pm EST on Saturday):

    Working individually, respond to the prompts below using the additional context provided below about the Riverton East vignette and the CBPR framework discussed in class.

    Brief Riverton East Vignette Addition (for this practice activity):

    As part of the Riverton East revitalization efforts, a local nonprofit coalition has received preliminary funding to evaluate community concerns related to housing stability, access to food, and neighborhood safety. Previous evaluations conducted by outside consultants resulted in low participation and community mistrust. Several long-term residents have expressed frustration that research keeps happening to us, not with us. The coalition is now considering a Community-Based Participatory Research (CBPR) approach to guide the next phase of evaluation and action.

    Step 1: Identifying the CBPR Team

    Based on the Riverton East context, identify at least four stakeholder groups that should be included in a CBPR team.

    For each group, briefly explain:

    • Why their involvement matters
    • What perspective or expertise they bring

    Consider the following when completing this step: Which community members are most directly affected by the issues being explored, and who else needs to be at the table to support meaningful change?

    Step 2: Applying the CBPR Process

    Select three steps from the CBPR process and describe what each step might look like specifically in Riverton East.

    Choose from:

    • Recruiting and training community researchers
    • Determining evaluation questions
    • Planning and structuring the research
    • Carrying out the research
    • Presenting findings and recommendations
    • Facilitating action
    • Evaluating the process
    • Reflection and learning
    • Maintaining gains

    Consider the following when completing this step: How would these steps help address past mistrust and support community buy-in?

    Step 3: CBPR or Not?

    Answer briefly:

    • Why is CBPR an appropriate (or necessary) approach for Riverton East at this stage?
    • What risks or challenges might arise if CBPR is not implemented thoughfully?

    Peer Response Post (due by Monday at 11:59pm EST):

    Review one peers CBPR plan for Riverton East. Respond to two of the three prompts below:

    1. CBPR Alignment Check
    • Identify one place where your peers proposal strongly reflects CBPR principles (e.g., shared decision-making, community ownership, empowerment).
    • Explain why this element strengthens community trust or long-term change.
    1. Power & Participation Analysis
    • Where do you see power being shared with community members?
    • Where might power still unintentionally remain with professionals or institutions?
    1. Feasibility & Ethics Reflection
    • Identify one potential challenge (e.g., time, training, representation, sustainability).
    • Offer one suggestion to strengthen the CBPR approach while staying aligned with ethical practice.

    Requirements: Follow Instructions

  • Week 4 Discussion 2: Which Method Is Appropriate?

    As we have been learning, when considering action research interventions, many forms of research may be used. For the study you are considering, under what circumstances might you use the following:

    • Quantitative measures.
    • Qualitative measures.
    • Mixed methods.

    Give examples for each and justify why you feel that method would be the best in that circumstance.

    THIS IS WHAT I WILL BE USING

    RESEARCH TOPIC: What strategies do social workers use to support African American men living in urban areas with access to mental health services?

    OCCUPATION: Social Work Mental Health Therapist

    THEORETICAL PRACTICE: Critical Race Theory

    METHODOLOGY: Qualitative

  • mod 6 reflection

    Competency

    Recognize challenges faced by Human Services Professionals and how to manage them.

    Scenario

    Throughout this course, weve covered a lot of information about the Human Services field its roles and responsibilities, history and changing services, ethics, diversity, special populations, and preventing burnout. As you wrap up the course, you will now reflect on what youve learned and/or how youve grown.

    Instructions

    Write a 1-2 page reflection paper that addresses the following

    • Describe three challenges faced by Human Services Professionals and how you would manage them.
    • Describe how your perception of the work done by Human Services Professionals has changed.
    • Explain what you consider the most valuable thing you learned about the work done by Human Services Professionals.
    • Reflect on your reason for pursuing a career in the Human Services field.

  • mod 5 darius

    Competency

    Explain the range of diverse populations and needs served by Human Services Professionals.

    Scenario

    Human Services Professionals serve many populations (e.g., children, elderly, those experiencing mental illness) served by Human Services Professionals and continuously work to improve the services they provide to these populations.

    As a newly hired Human Services Professional, working with a population you are inspired to help, your team is charged with seeking additional funding to continue serving this population. Part of this process includes creating an educational handout for community members to better understand the population, current gaps in service, and interventions that help. Your goal is for community members to see this handout and understand the importance of bridging these gaps.

    Instructions

    Review the populations described in Section 03 of our book. Select a vulnerable population you are inspired to help that matches the Human Services role you identified in your Module 02 assessment.

    Create an educational handout about your selected population to be distributed to community members. Your handout should be 1-2 pages and include the following:

    • A description of the selected population
    • Challenges routinely faced by the population
    • Examples of intervention strategies.

    What is Human Services

  • Social Work Reflective Paper

    Reflect on a complex ethical dilemma or professional challenge you encountered during your advanced practicum. Analyze your decision-making process using the NASW Code of Ethics and relevant ethical theories. Discuss how you integrated supervision and professional development to enhance your ethical practice.

    Submission: 2-page reflective paper or case analysis. (2 page minimum double spaced)

  • Chapter 3: Biological Changes and Physical-Well-Being of Old…

    • The assignment is to create a pre-recorded presentation using a visual tool (e.g. powerpoint, prezi, google slides, ect) on your assigned chapter.
    • Chapter presentations should include 20 slides.
    • All presentations must include at least one additional creative learning tool (i.e., a video clip, poem, song, outside resource, case study, activity for students to do independently, piece of art to view and discuss, etc.). I am open to your creative suggestions, please check with me if uncertain!
    • Ideas/Concepts reflect content from the assigned chapter
    • Minimal text on slides, include notes for students to review in notes section of slides
    • Include art, images, short video clips and/or case studies as a means of presenting the information in an interesting and engaging manner.
    • Dont copy directly from the text- we can already read that.
    • Highlight key concepts that interest you
    • Identify contemporary issues worthy of note
    • Application to Clinical (SWK, OT, PT, etc.) this is imperative! Why does this matter?
    • Consistency with Social Work Values and Ethics and or other disciplines standards of practice -we can really learn inter-professionally here!

    Be creative! If you have questions, please reach out for assistance.