Category: Social Work

Yegidis, B. L., Weinbach, R. W., & Myers, L. L. (2018). Research methods for social workers (8th ed.). Pearson. Chapter 10: Measurement Concepts and Issues (pp. 223245) Chapter 11: Methods for Acquiring Research Data (pp. 246276) American Psychological Association. (n.d.). Bias-free language. OASIS. (n.d.). Paper reviews. Walden University. TO PREPARE Review the Learning Resources on measurement, data collection, and bias-free language. Access and reflect on Part 1 of your research proposal. Consider what you have learned about research by conceptualizing and planning a research study in this manner. Anticipate what the proposed studys results might be. Add content to Part 2 of your Research Proposal document. By day 7 Submit the second part of your research proposal including the following sections in 2 to 3 pages: Sampling and Sampling Method (12 paragraphs) Data Collection (1 paragraph) Ethics and Cultural Considerations (12 paragraphs) What ethical and/or cultural issues need to be considered? How will you address those issues in your study? Discussion (1 paragraph) If you were to conduct the study, what would you expect the results to show? What would you do if the data didnt align with your expectations? Reflection (1 paragraph) What did you learn about research through this process? Make sure to include appropriate APA citations and a reference list. In Part 1 of your research proposal, you established the need for further study in your literature review and mapped out your problem statement, research question, and methodological approach. Now you expand on that foundation by including your plans for sampling, data collection, and ethical and cultural considerations. You also do a bit of reflection in Part 2first by anticipating the results of your study and what youd expect to find, and second by reflecting on the research process and what you have learned. For instance, to what extent has your understanding of research deepened? Does the research process seem more valuable now after having built your own proposal? Consider these questions as you complete your full research proposal, adding information to the Part 2 sections.

Learning Resources Required Readings Zastrow, C. H., Kirst-Ashman, K. K., & Hessenauer, S. L. (2019). Understanding human behavior and the social environment (11th ed.). Cengage Learning. Chapter 9, Gender, Gender Identity, Gender Expression, and Sexism (pp. 410454) (Review) Debnam, K. J., & Mauer, V. (2021). Who, when, how, and why bystanders intervene in physical and psychological teen dating violence. Trauma, Violence & Abuse , 22 (1), 5467. Leone, R. M., Haikalis, M., Parrott, D. J., & DiLillo, D. (2018). Bystander intervention to prevent sexual violence: The overlooked role of bystander alcohol intoxication. Psychology of Violence , (5), 639647. Gale, L. (2019, June 14). Biopsychosocial-spiritual assessment: An overview. Social Work Practice & Skill . Note: Read pages 12. OASIS. (n.d.). Paper reviews. Walden University. OASIS. (n.d.). Writing a paper. Walden University. Document: Biopsychosocial Assessment Template (Word document) Required Media Walden University, LLC. (20132021). Johnson family (Episode 1) [Video]. Walden University Blackboard. Launch External Tool To Prepare: Review the videos depicting Rays case that have been provided throughout the course, as well as any notes you have taken on the videos thus far. For your convenience, all Ray videos are embedded within this weeks Learning Resources. Review any feedback you have received from Week 8 Discussion 2 and the Week 9 Assignment. Download the Biopsychosocial Assessment Template from the Learning Resources and use it for this Assignment. By Day 7 Using the template, submit a 5- to 7-page biopsychosocial assessment focusing on Ray. The assessment should be written in professional language and cover the following sections: Presenting issue (including referral source) Demographic information Current living situation Birth and developmental history School and social relationships Family members and relationships Health and medical issues (including biological, psychological, and psychiatric functioning and substance use) Spiritual and cultural development Social, community, and recreational activities Client strengths, capacities, and resources At the end of the document: Include a summary and analysis of the overall challenges experienced by the client and how the social environment has contributed to those challenges. Describe how this analysis of the social environment would be beneficial to treatment and goal-setting. Then, describe two goals that you can work on with this client based on the assessment. Explain why these goals are appropriate and relevant to the case in addressing the presenting issue and challenges. Please use the Learning Resources and additional research to support your analysis. Make sure to provide APA citations and a reference list In this course, you have explored the complex interplay of the social environment and aspects of biological, psychological, and social development from birth to adolescence. Of course, this interplay is never immediately apparent to a social worker when working with a new client. The social worker must gather information, via interview, to begin to understand and make sense of the clients unique situation. Social workers use a biopsychosocial assessment (sometimes called biopsychosocial-spiritual) to collect and document specific information about the clients life and the factors that have shaped it. It is, at once, a summary of current issues and problems, a listing of past factors that may be relevant to the present situation, and a description of potential issues that may have an effect on the client in the future. The assessment provides a holistic picture of the client and is used to guide treatment and goal setting. For this Assignment, imagine yourself as Rays social worker. Though you wont be interviewing him, you have learned a great deal about his story in videos throughout the course. Now, in this Assignment, you apply that learning to identify, categorize, and record important information about Rays development in a biopsychosocial assessment. Resources

Assignment: Theoretical Perspectives on Human Behavior Relevant to Social Work

Assignment Description

This assignment requires you to conduct a review of the scholarly literature examining how social work has adapted systems and ecological models to understand human behavior. These frameworks are central to social work practice and emphasize the dynamic interaction between individuals and their environments.

In your paper, you will:

• Explain the systems and ecological perspectives and their relevance to social work
• Discuss how social work has adapted these models to inform assessment, intervention, and practice
• Examine how biological, psychological, and social theories of behavior integrate within the systems/ecological framework
• Demonstrate an understanding of how multiple theoretical perspectives contribute to a holistic view of human behavior

Required Readings and Sources

The required readings in Module One and the Course Readings listed on the syllabus provide an evidence-based foundation for this paper and must be used. You may also incorporate additional scholarly sources to support your analysis.

All sources must be cited using APA style, including in-text citations and a References page.

Format and Length Requirements

• Length: 58 pages total
• Format: APA style
• Font: 12-point, double-spaced
• Include: Title Page, in-text citations, and References Page
• Proofread carefully for clarity, organization, grammar, and APA accuracy

Submission Instructions

Upload your completed paper to Blackboard by the assigned due date.

Grading

• Total Points: 20 points
• This assignment will be graded using the rubric posted below, which evaluates content, use of course readings, critical analysis, organization, and APA formatting.

I have attached the instructions for this assignment, along with the proposal for the logic model. I am only requesting that you do the logic model section. I attached just those instructions separately. I also attached the instructions for the entire group assignment just for reference if needed.

Use PowerPoint and a video recording program, such as ScreenPal, to create a training video that is 4-6 minutes in length and includes the following elements:

• Bullet points with brief text that outlines your job title, basic duties, and typical occurrences on the job. ***Don’t forget the information from the outline.
• Narration that further explains the bullet points.
• Images to accompany your text. You may use characters, cartoons, drawing tools, or other technologies to be creative.
• Answers to likely questions that the audience may ask about your profession.
• References to your sources at the end of the presentation.

A job in Human services I will do the video recording

Throughout the courses six Modules, we engaged readings, discussion questions, and reflection activities/journaling to help elucidate the Values of good practice in relation to questions of social works role in colonial processes and responsibilities for you as a social worker to re-engage the circle of relations on Turtle Island. This assignment asks you to position yourself on the Two Row wholistically by creatively synthesize your understandings; and reflect on what it means for your social work practice with Indigenous peoples/communities and the settler social service agencies you may work within.

This assignment asks that you start with Gratitude as discussed in Module 1. From there, you will begin positioning yourself on the Two Row by introducing yourself: who are you, where do you come from? What lands are under your feet and how has that informed how you engage Indigenous-Settler relations from your position? Throughout this process, you are asked to discuss some of the values outlined throughout the course (e.g., Gratitude, Truth, Friendship) that will inform your social work practice and responsibilities to social work as a whole. Students are encouraged to bring in values that may not have been covered but are central to who they are and defining relational accountability for themselves.

Once you have positioned yourself on Two Row, discuss some values that can inform your social work practice and responsibilities to social work. Students are encouraged to bring in values from the course and/or that may not have been covered but are central to who they are, the teachings they hold, and their own social location. Drawing on course materials, including Indigenous led reports and readings, students are asked to move from knowing to doing. This understanding is central to relational accountability. How will you take what you have learned, be guided by the values you carry and those of the Two Row, into your work as a social worker? Draw upon tangible action and advocacy, relationship building, truth telling, and accountability. Students are asked to move beyond stating facts and move into deep reflection of what social work practice means in the face of truth. Students are asked to identify how to walk in good relationship and how respectful relationships must be maintained.

Guidelines/Heading Ideas: (this format is not mandatory, please format your paper in a way that makes sense to you)

1. Start with Gratitude/Thanksgiving What are you grateful for? Who/what do you give thanks to, why is this important?
2. Positioning/Introduction, who are you, where are you from? Where is your family from/how did they come to be on these lands? What lands are you lifting in your introduction now and going forward in your practice?
3. Values Outline 2-4 values as your approach to relational accountability and sub-titles are optional (explain how you understand the value, what you have you learned about enacting that value (including challenges), and how will you incorporate this into your practice.
4. Moving into the Action of Relational Accountability Based on your positionality and values, what does knowing the relational truth of Social Work with/for Indigenous people mean for your work? What is a TRC call to action you have centered for yourself and your practice? What value-informed actions can you take towards reconciliation and relationship building. If you are a settler, in what ways can you move into allyship and action, what reports can you draw upon, what value-informed tangible actions can you take towards reconciliation/de-colonization and relationship building. If you are Indigenous, what does moving into the action of relational accountability mean for you? What value-informed tangible actions can you take towards reconciliation/de-colonization/Indigenization and relationship building.
5. Conclusion What has changed for you as you continue to intentionally engage ways of walking in good relationship?

• Draw upon your responses from Module activities and assignments in previous sections.
• References: a minimum of eight book chapters and/or articles required across the Modules. Each chapter in the Textbook is considered a separate chapter. APA referencing required.
• This is a reflective and critical piece, so you can use I.

The values are: Gratitude, Truth, Friendship/Sharing, Respect/Honesty, Peace and Our Values

Introduction and Purpose

The purpose of this assignment is to deepen your understanding of social policy by critically examining social justice organizations and their role in effecting social change through policy advocacy. You will develop analytical skills to evaluate these organizations’ strategies, challenges, and impacts in shaping social welfare policies.

Competency Area:

This assignment addresses Competency Area 5: Engage in Policy Practice.

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.

Student Learning Outcomes:

Students will be able to:

• Critically assess the role of economics in shaping political decisions affecting social welfare.
• Apply economic concepts to analyze current social welfare policies and their outcomes.

Instructions:

Selection of Social Justice Organization

• Refer to the social justice organization resource document provided in the course module and identify a social justice organization operating at the national, state, or local level.
• Choose from a diverse range of focus areas, including but not limited to civil rights, racial equity, LGBTQ+ rights, reproductive justice, environmental justice, gender equality, healthcare access, housing rights, or immigrant rights.

In-depth Research

• Conduct comprehensive research on the chosen organization, utilizing primary and secondary sources.
• Sources may include official organizational documents, the organization’s website, annual reports, news articles, academic articles, and interviews.
• Gather information on the organization’s historical context, mission statement, strategic goals, policy initiatives, advocacy strategies, and measurable outcomes.

Critical Analysis

Address the following questions in your analysis:

• What specific social justice issues and policies does the organization prioritize, and why?
• What is the organization’s approach to addressing the issue(s)?
• What are the organization’s goals and objectives?
• What strategies around social policy does the organization use to achieve its goals?
• What are the organization’s achievements and impact on the community?
• What are the potential challenges the organization faces in achieving its goals?

IMPORTANT:

Paper:

Students should write a paper summarizing their findings and analysis. The report should be

well-organized, concise (no more than 4 pages), and include the following sections:

I – Introduction: Briefly introduce the social justice organization, its mission, history, and

current operations.

II – Social Policy Priorities: Provide an overview of the organization’s current social policy

priorities.

III – Analysis: Briefly discuss the organization’s approach, goals, strategies, achievements, and

challenges to social policy.

IV – Conclusion: Summarize the key points of the report and provide some reflections on the

organization’s work and its impact on social justice.

Grading criteria:

Identification of a relevant social justice organization

Research and analysis of the organization’s work

Quality of writing and organization

Overall reflection and critical analysis

In your textbook, review the SAD PERSON Scale and respond to the questions below. Be sure to cite your statements with scholarly sources and/or the Code of Ethics. Initial Post Prompt: What do you believe are the strengths of this scale? What do you believe are the limitations? Think about age, culture, relationships, etc. How would you use the scale differently if the individual were LGBT, or of a different ethnicity? (HINT: The answer is NOT that you would use this the same way for folks who are marginalized. Critically reflect on how and why it is appropriately to provide different approaches to folks experiencing oppression and marginalization.)

Experimental design is a powerful tool in social work research for evaluating interventions and establishing cause-and-effect relationships. However, ethical concerns and real-world complexities often make true experiments challenging in social work settings.

What are some of the advantages and limitations of using experimental design in social work research? Can you think of a scenario where a randomized controlled trial (RCT) might be feasible and ethical in social work practice? If not, what do you think are better/alternative designs?