Category: Social Work

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?

How do you see human diversity influence US communities in a positive way? In APA format with 2 peer reviewed sources

USE OF GROUP DESIGNS IN PROGRAM EVALUATION

When conducting an outcome evaluation for a program, social workers must select a research design that allows them to gather data in a feasible and appropriate manner while also maximizing validity. Group designs can be categorized as cross-sectional, meaning data is collected just once, or longitudinal, meaning data is collected twice or more. Collecting data before and after the program intervention provides a comparison that can more directly attribute client change to the program itself, rather than to an extraneous factor.

For this Discussion, you evaluate group research design methods that can be used for an outcome evaluation of a foster parent training program. You also generate criteria to be measured in the program.

RESOURCES

Be sure to review the Learning Resources before completing this activity.

Click the weekly resources link to access the resources.

LEARNING RESOURCES

• Dudley, J. R. (2020). Social work evaluation: Enhancing what we do (3rd ed.). Oxford University Press.
• Chapter 9, Is the Intervention Effective? (pp. 215250)
• Chapter 10, Analyzing Evaluation Data (pp. 255275)
• Gregory, C., & Gellis, Z. (2020).
• . Journal of Social Work in End-of-Life & Palliative Care, 16 (4), 297312. https://doi.org/10.1080/15524256.2020.1800554
• Walden University, LLC. (2022).
• Links to an external site.
• [Interactive media]. https://waldenu.instructure.com
• Navigate to the Planning a Program Evaluation case study. TRANSCRIPT ATTACHED BELOW

TO PREPARE

• Review Chapter 9 of the course text, paying particular attention to the Group Designs for Programs section.
• Access the Social Work Case Studies media and navigate to the Planning a Program Evaluation case study. Consider which group research design would be most appropriate for the scenario.

BY DAY 3

• Provide a brief description of the foster parent training program (12 sentences).
• Identify which group research design you will use (from those outlined in the Resources as appropriate for the Program Evaluation case study) and state why.
• Identify the outcomes to be measured.
• Describe specific measurements that you will use to assess those outcomes.
• Explain which data collection method you will use and why.
• Specify who will collect the data and how the data will be collected.

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In Psalm 13, the psalmist is crying out to God and asking why God seems to be distant. Often the psalmists are crying out to God asking that he hear their voices and answer their prayers. Have you ever felt as though your life was falling apart? Have you ever thought at those times that God was standing far away or hiding from you in times of trouble? In Psalm 13, the psalmist realized that though he felt that God was distant, he was confident that God would consider and answer his prayers. He trusted in Gods steadfast love, and he rejoiced in his salvation. He turned his focus from his pains and fears into prayer, praise, and faith. We must learn to do the same. During the most challenging times of our lives, we must remind ourselves that God is real, no matter how we feel. We must remind ourselves that God will never leave us. There are times that God will allow us to go through difficult trials to test and mature us. During the study, we will learn that regardless of the circumstances or how we feel, we can hang on to Gods unchanging character. The difficult times of our lives do not change the person or the character of God. We can trust in his absolute sovereignty, infinite wisdom, and perfect love. POINT TO PONDER: God is real, no matter how I feel Scripture Isaiah 8:17 NIV84 I will wait for the Lord, who is hiding his face from the house of Jacob. I will put my trust in him. Hebrews 13:5 NIV84 Keep your lives free from the love of money and be content with what you have, because God has said, Never will I leave you; never will I forsake you.

1. Read the article, , by Linhorst, Hamilton, Young, and Eckert (2002). You may need to log in, using your MyIWU login.
2. Review and consider the application of the to the planning phase of the social work practice framework.
3. Consider your own interests as a social worker; what population are you most interested in serving? Navigate to the discussion thread below and respond to all of the following questions:
4. What client population are you most interested in serving as a social worker?
5. What do you see as the barriers to collaborative and effective planning with the client population that you plan to practice within your future social work career?
6. How does planning with clients reflect ethical social work practice? Which specific social work values and ethics should you practice in the planning phase, and how?
7. Use subheadings based on the discussion prompts to organize your post.
8. Be well developed by providing clear answers with evidence of critical thinking.
9. Add greater depth to the discussion by introducing new ideas.
10. Provide clarification to classmates questions and provide insight into the discussion.
11. Incorporate concepts and demonstrate your understanding of the resources required for the assignment (journals, videos, texts, etc.) and use conventions of academic writing, including essay-style paragraphs (topic sentence, supporting sentences and summary or final statement), proper grammar, correct use of spelling and punctuation and use of currently required APA writing standards including formatting using indented paragraphs, same font throughout, proper headings, references at the bottom as needed and APA style, including proper use of in-text citations, concise language, paraphrasing and active voice in first or third person.
12. In your textbook, Social Work Skills for Beginning Direct Practice, review Chapter 10, Problem Identification, Planning, and Contracting.