Category: Social work

In your assessment: USE “BRAIN” pdf and “ALVIN” mitigation report as a sample on how to transfer BRAIN’S into a mitigation report…
1. use the client’s name (not “client” or “defendant”- want to humanize him)
2. in a separate section do an ACE’s evaluation (in John’s report)
– explain what ACE’s is- assume the reader knows nothing about the
subject
– do an ACE’s evaluation with the questionnaire based on the fact
pattern and incorporate it into the narrative for this section
– explain what his score means (you do not have to include the actual
Questionnaire or the answers to each question)
3. when discussing the various sections, use social science data to explain
the behaviors we see in Brian (develop themes: abandonment, neglect, loss,
etc.- you will have class time to work in groups to discuss this on 5/7)
4. Conclusion: Include a possible program in NY you think Brian could benefit
from as an ATI (Alternative to Incarceration- can be anywhere in NY)
******In a separate paragraph at the end of the report, EXPLAIN: What other information
would you want to gather from his life, who else might you want to interview(think
mitigation checklist)? What do you do with the other information he disclosed about the
crime he is not charged with- what are your obligations? What are your personal
concerns/feelings about this uncharged crime and how do you address those concerns
(advice: do NOT include it in the report the uncharged crime)?

This is a personal report based on my experience. Below is a screenshot of the assignment instructions. It is a social care based report on two critical incidents that took place on my 13 week placement. I was on placement at a day centre for adults with mild to moderate intellectual disabilities. The first critical incident you will discuss is as follows. I had planned to go on a day trip to the local college with one of the service users who will remain nameless. He asked me the day before the trip, if when we were at the college I could pay for his lunch in the canteen, and to not tell my practice educator, who oversees the day to day running of the service. This was critical because I would be breaking professional boundaries if i said yes, and did not tell my practice educator about it. Discuss the fact that i had to say no, but that i suggested he could bring a packed lunch with him instead if he didn’t want to spend money. With regards to social care practice literature, maybe discuss the importance of professional boundaries.
The second critical incident occurred on week 3 when my practice educator challenged me to facilitate a meeting with the service users about the upcmoning referendum and using their voices to vote. The meetings are always optional for the service users and since i had only been there a short time, I still felt like a bit of an outsider and hadn’t built any professional relationships yet really. With this, i struggled to grasp their attention and a few service users left, and noone had any questions at the end. I felt as though this was critical because it humbled me and made me realise that people with intellectual disabilities alot of the time will not try to protect your feelings by pretending to be interested and this hit hard for me. It also caused me to try harder to build professional relationships within the service in order to avoid this in future facilitations. 

The technique known as “group termination” is one that may be used to the dissolution of a particular group or category of groups. This procedure can be complicated and challenging to carry out, and the kind of group being terminated can have an effect on how the process is carried out. In this article, one way of terminating a group will be reviewed and illustrated, along with several examples demonstrating how the kind of group might impact the termination process. STATISTICS WRITE-UP WORKSHEET IS THE WORKSHEET THAT GOES WITH ASSIGNMENT. (Descriptive, correlations and t-test worksheets with my answers that I previously completed)

LOGIC MODEL:
PLEASE SEE ATTACHED FOR THE COMPLETED LOGIC MODEL.
After completing the logic model template, write a narrative (approximately 3-5 paragraphs) that explains the connections between logic model components: problem addressed, problem and change theories, intervention activities, and expected outcomes.

. In light
of the growing problem of substance use, misuse, and abuse among school-going
adolescents in our country, this essay requires you to critically reflect and
comment on the Enyobeni Taven incident that claimed the lives of 21 youths. The
essay is organised as follows:
a). Introduction –
provide a summary indicating what your assignment/paper will be covering e.g
This paper will…
b). Provide
a brief background of the incident – you are required to provide a
brief detail of the incident. How it happened, the aftermath and fronesic report. Please reference and intext reference relevant sources both grey
literature and scholarly literature. 
c). Provide
a critical reflection – here you are required to give your considered
judgement or opinion in a well-reasoned argument by describing and giving your
observations of the incident.what they didnt do, what could be done better. Use academic literature.  In your response, you are required to consider
the following areas:
The role of the government
The role of the society or
community
The role of the parents
d). Conclusion and
recommendations– the student must provide a statement summing up the issues
raised in the assignment and a way forward on the necessary steps to address
the growing problem of learner substance use, misuse, and abuse. In your
suggestion, you are required to identify an intervention from those discussed
in the course and substantiate your proposed actions using literature.

Getting Started
This discussion will allow you to reflect critically on and write about some of the ethical and risk management considerations and concerns that you may have about your field placement agency and/or clientele. What are some prevailing perspectives in risk management and risk avoidance? Risk management in social work is mostly a process to determine how to minimize negative outcomes and maximize potential benefits. This assignment has you reflect on topics such as safety (risk assessment and risk management) and the code of ethics, which will help you become more familiar with your field setting or agency, as well as learn from your classmates about their thoughts on these topics.
Resources
File: MSW Field Practicum Manual.pdf
Website: NASW Code of Ethics
Article: Managing Risk and Uncertainty: A Literature Review
Background Information
It is important that you become familiar with your field placement or agency, including such elements as its safety policies and protocols, along with ethical codes with which you anticipate struggling during your practicum. Review your agency’s manual or policy and procedures book to learn about its safety provisions. Safety involves such concepts or perspectives as risk assessment and risk management, which you will apply in your discussion. Read through and reflect on the NASW Code of Ethics to see which codes you think might be more problematic than others. Provide critical thinking and substantive answers to the discussion questions and learn from your classmates about their safety policies and ethical struggles they anticipate having, as well as how they might address them.
Instructions
Read the attached MSW Field Practicum Manual
Review the NASW Code of Ethics.
Select “About NASW” in the main navigation and then choose “Code of Ethics.” (https://www.socialworkers.org/About/Ethics/Code-of-Ethics/Code-of-Ethics-English)
Read the article Managing Risk and Uncertainty in Social Work: A Literature Review.
Navigate to the threaded discussion and answer the following questions or prompts:
Identify and discuss 2 key safety policies or practices pertaining to the type of agency (Pivotal St. Joseph Michigan also known as Community Mental Health Agency) (https://www.pivotalstjoe.org/) or setting you are in or services provided. For example, what are the safety protocols if a major storm occurs or if you or another employee encounters a violent or threatening client or family member? Discuss how effective the risk assessment or management practices are. Identify and discuss the strengths and weaknesses of these policies for you or your agency. Identify and describe 1-2 ideas from the article, “Managing Risk and Uncertainty” that might help improve your agency’s response to safety risk. Be sure to use in text citations and proper references to support your ideas. .
Which NASW Code of Ethics standards or principles might be the most challenging to implement at your practicum and why? Identify at least one and give an example of when or why this could create difficulty for you. Discuss options for how you might respond.
How do you plan to address or deal with ethical difficulties as they arise?

After you have reviewed the Case Study Treatment Plan multimedia activity, compose a paper (3-4 pages) that includes the following:
Introduce the client.
Describe the client’s demographic information and intersectionality (gender, race, ethnicity, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, class, etc.)
Develop a statement of the presenting problem.
Research: Discuss how forms of discrimination “intersect” to create unique dynamics in this case study.
Apply scholarly research to support the discussion.
Engage: Describe strategies a social worker might use to engage the client in the selected case study.
Explain how a social worker might overcome personal experiences or biases that could present challenges to engagement.
Cite scholarly sources to support your position.
Assess: Assess the client’s developmental stage.
Cite scholarly sources to support your assessment.
Include the client’s intersectionality in your assessment.
Intervene: Discuss the key components of a developmental theory applicable to your chosen case study.
Consider examples of developmental theories such as Peck, Levinson, Kohlberg, Gilligan, Maslow, Erikson, and so forth.
Explain why the developmental theory is applicable to the chosen case.
Evaluate: Evaluate the developmental theory you have chosen by discussing the strengths and weaknesses.
Cite scholarly sources to support your evaluation.
Evaluate the cultural responsiveness of the developmental theory you chose.

Review the case study for this week. PLEASE SEE ATTACHMENT
Start by familiarizing yourself with the disorders from the DSM-5-TR found in the Learning Resources this Week.
Look within the noted sections for symptoms, behaviors, or other features the client presents within the case study.
If some of the symptoms in the case study cause you to suspect an additional disorder, then research any of the previous disorders covered so far in the course. 
This mirrors real social work practice where you follow the symptoms. 
Review the correct format for how to write the diagnosis noted below. Be sure to use this format.
Remember: When using Z codes, stay focused on the psychosocial and environmental impact on the client within the last 12 months.
The diagnosis should appear on one line in the following order.
Note: Do not include the plus sign in your diagnosis. Instead, write the indicated items next to each other.
Code + Name + Specifier (appears on its own first line)
Z code (appears on its own line next with its name written next to the code)
Then, in 1–2 pages, respond to the following:
Explain how you support the diagnosis by specifically identifying the criteria from the case study.
Describe in detail how the client’s symptoms match up with the specific diagnostic criteria for the disorder (or all the disorders) that you finally selected for the client. You do not need to repeat the diagnostic code in the explanation.
Identify the differential diagnosis you considered.
Explain why you excluded this diagnosis/diagnoses. 
Explain the specific factors of culture that are or may be relevant to the case and the diagnosis, which may include the cultural concepts of distress.
Explain why you chose the Z codes you have for this client.
Remember: When using Z codes, stay focused on the psychosocial and environmental impact on the client within the last 12 months.
REFERENCES
American Psychiatric Association. (2022). Diagnostic and statistical manual of mental disorders (DSM-5-TR) (5th ed., text rev.). https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.books.9780890425787
Personality Disorders (pp. 733–778)
Note: Review this entire classification.
Krueger, R. F., & Hobbs, K. A. (2020). An overview of the DSM-5 alternative model of personality disorders.Links to an external site. Psychopathology, 53(3/4), 126–132. https://doi.org/10.1159/000508538

Students are asked to write a one-page paper that reflects on their past year in the MSW program. Discuss why you selected to become a professional social worker and what are your future goals in the profession. Do you think that what you have learned is different from what you had originally thought of as “social work”? Why? Why Not?
I worked with children this paper year as an intern. Children with behavior problems and autism. 

Introduction:
Present an overview of the paper, setting the stage for the discussion on social problems, poverty, and inequality.
State the thesis or main argument, emphasizing the linkage between social problems in specific areas and broader issues of poverty and inequality.
Contextualizing Poverty and Inequality:
Define poverty and inequality, discussing their various dimensions and impacts.
Explore the general relationship between social problems and these broader societal issues.
Analysis of Social Problems in Each Topic Area:
For each of the following areas, identify key social problems and analyze their connection to poverty and inequality:
Eldercare
Housing
Legal System
Substance Use and Addiction
Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities
Mental Health
Healthcare
Family and Child Welfare
Discuss the complexities and nuances of these relationships, including policy implications and potential solutions.
Synthesizing the Information:
Draw connections across different areas to present a holistic view of how social problems interlink with poverty and inequality.
Conclusion:
Summarize the main insights and findings from the paper.
Reflect on the implications for social work practice, policy, and future research.
References:
Include at least 10 scholarly references.
Adhere to APA formatting guidelines.
social work free textbook link:

Introduction

These are some websites to help with this:
https://www.acf.hhs.gov/ 
Reports and data about the economic and social well-being of families and children.
https://www.ahrq.gov/
This agency produces data on health care cost, quality, and utilization, plus an important report on health care disparities by race, income, and geographic region.
https://nida.nih.gov/
Research publications on the health and social impacts of substance abuse.
https://ojjdp.ojp.gov/
Publications and statistics about juvenile offenders and the juvenile justice system.
https://www.naswfoundation.org/Our-Work/Social-Work-Policy-Institute

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