Category: Social work

Prompt: In Week 2, we focus on identifying and documenting social problems as the first step in the policy advocacy process. For this discussion, you will apply the concepts from the readings to a specific social problem and engage in a critical analysis of its characteristics and impact.
Please respond to the following questions in your initial post:
Select a social problem that you are interested in addressing through policy advocacy. Briefly describe the problem and its impact on individuals, families, communities, or society as a whole.
Analyze your selected social problem using the four criteria outlined in the Jansson textbook (Chapter 2): scope, severity, duration, and urgency. Provide evidence to support your analysis.
Discuss how social workers can contribute to documenting and addressing this social problem. What unique skills, knowledge, or perspectives do social workers bring to the policy advocacy process?
This discussion aims to help you apply critical thinking skills to identify and analyze social problems, understand the criteria for defining a social problem, and explore the role of social work in documenting and addressing these issues. By engaging with your colleagues’ perspectives and experiences, you can develop a more comprehensive understanding of the complexities of social problems and the potential for collaborative policy advocacy efforts.

Please follow the instructions 
This assignment is to be written in APA 7 style format. It is encouraged to use the following titles as headings in your paper.
Overview:
For this assignment, you will explore the concept of vicarious trauma, its causes, symptoms, and its potential impact on individuals working in the social work profession. You will then research and propose strategies for combating vicarious trauma, including self-care techniques and organizational support systems. You will incorporate at least two peer-reviewed journal articles in this assignment.
You must incorporate the following information:
Introduction to Vicarious Trauma
Define vicarious trauma and differentiate it from burnout and compassion fatigue.
Provide examples of situations or contexts where individuals are at higher risk of experiencing vicarious trauma.
Causes and Symptoms of Vicarious Trauma
Describe the common symptoms of vicarious trauma, both emotional and physical, and how they manifest in individuals.
Impact of Vicarious Trauma:
Discuss the long-term consequences of unaddressed vicarious trauma and its potential to lead to more severe mental health issues.
Strategies for Combatting Vicarious Trauma:
Research evidence-based strategies for preventing and managing vicarious trauma.
Include self-care techniques such as mindfulness, exercise, hobbies, and maintaining a healthy work-life balance.
Personal Reflection and Action Plan:
Reflect on your own susceptibility to vicarious trauma, considering your current or future profession and any previous experiences.
Develop a personalized action plan for combatting vicarious trauma based on the strategies discussed in the assignment.
Identify specific steps you will take to prioritize self-care, seek support when needed, and advocate for organizational changes if necessary. 

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In 150 words, complete the following prompt: I desire to earn a Master of Social Work degree and attend Liberty University because…
In 150 words, complete the following prompt: I show a posture of learning and respect when interacting with diverse individuals, families, and groups by…
In 100 words, discuss the following prompt: Please share about a personal challenge in your life and discuss how you have worked through this challenge. (Please do not share about a challenge with your job).

Writing an integrative paper can be a daunting task. To help you get started, you will need to draft an outline of how you plan to approach the paper. You do not have to have your entire paper ready to be written, but you should select a client or agency in Dallas, Texas that you have in mind that will provide you with the information you need to complete each paper that is required.
It is recommended that you review the rubrics for each of the papers you will be writing this semester. 
Once you identify the key sections and information to be included, begin to think about the references and resources you will need. 
For each paper section in your outline, include a list of 5 or more resources (see required numbers for each section) you plan to use and include the citations in a reference page under each sample rubric that you can build upon as you write each paper this semester.
Use the template below to complete the outline assignment. The template is set up so you can compose directly onto the document, save, and upload as your assignment submission.
I have attached the template below for you to follow

The primary goal of this paper is to enable you to analyze your background and beliefs and how they influence your interaction with others on a personal and professional level. As we live and work in a diverse society, it is important that we become aware of our history, values, possible biases, and prejudices. These socializing influences have contributed to how we think, act, feel, and interact with others who think, act, or feel differently.
The purpose of this paper is to encourage you to clarify your own identities, values and beliefs and to begin to think critically about how they impact your ability to function effectively in a diverse environment. It is a given that confidentiality and non-judgmental attitudes will be maintained by all participants.
This paper should be no less than 5 pages, but no more than 7 pages consisting of:
Section I: Background
Describe the development of your beliefs and attitudes towards difference (e.g., race, ethnicity, gender, class, religion, sexual orientation, abilities). Include how you believe they were shaped by factors such as:
Ethnic or racial heritage
Gender and sexual orientation
Socioeconomic group
Country/ Region 
Religious beliefs or affiliation
Socio-political influences
What kind of messages (spoken or unspoken) did you get about people who were similar to you and those who were different from you in those categories?
Section II: Current Assessment
Describe your current beliefs and attitudes towards difference (e.g., race, ethnicity, gender, class, religion, sexual orientation, abilities). Respond to the following: 
Have you chosen to retain those of your upbringing or have you modified or replaced them? 
Identify and discuss biases you now have regarding groups different from yourself (those distinguished from your ethnic or racial heritage, gender, sexual orientation, abilities, income, religious beliefs or affiliation). 
How do those biases influence the ways in which you interact with members of those groups? 
Were you particularly interested in or surprised by any of the information/feelings you may have uncovered while completing this assignment?

I attached a few sample papers to show what the assignment should look like. I also attached all the references to be used. For this assignment, I will use my field instructor (supervisor) who was my supervisor during my social work internship at a school. Most of the information is in the PDF book attached. The paper should encompass the manner and quality of how the supervisor discharged the administrative (7), educational (7), and supportive (7) aspects of supervision with examples provided for each function. In addition, the paper should identify and examine the general style and techniques of the supervisor (6), the methods of supervision utilized (6), and a brief analysis of the execution of specific tasks such as individual conferences, meetings, and performance evaluations (7). For purposes of privacy and confidentiality, please do not identify the supervisor by name or organization. 

***Please refer to the 3 attached files (literature review, program eval/methodology paper and the case study) ***** Below are the instructions for the assessment I am asking you to complete. Thank you!
The analysis plan is your opportunity to describe the statistical methods and qualitative analysis you would use to complete the program evaluation.
By successfully completing this assignment, you demonstrate your proficiency in the following competency and specialized behaviors:
Competency 4: Engage in practice-informed research and research-informed practice.
C4.SP.A: Apply leadership skills, ethical use of technology and research findings to inform and improve practice, policy, and programs in the specialization of advanced generalist practice settings.
Related Assignment Criteria:
1: Create a detailed analysis plan using the appropriate statistical techniques.
3: Evaluate the research assumptions that guided the selection of methodology and data analysis.
C4.SP.B: Analyze and respond to ethical, culturally informed, anti-racist, and anti-oppressive strategies in the specialization of advanced generalist social work practice that address inherent biases for use in quantitative and qualitative research methods.
Related Assignment Criteria:
2: Evaluate data analysis tests to select appropriate tests pertinent to the sampling methodology and program evaluation design.
4: Develop an aligned research question and/or hypothesis relevant to the chosen program evaluation design.
Assignment Description
As there are many methods to analyze data, be sure that the tests you select are appropriate to both the case study, your guiding research questions, and your proposed methodology. Refer to the Methodology section to ensure the analysis plan and methodology align.
Assignment Instructions
Complete the following:
Create your detailed analysis plan using the appropriate statistical techniques for analyzing data on descriptive measures and outcome measures based on the methodology you proposed.
Evaluate data analysis tests to select appropriate tests pertinent to the sampling methodology and program evaluation design. How will you answer your guiding research question (or questions)?
Evaluate the research assumptions that guided your selection of methodology and data analysis. For example, to conduct paired t tests, you must have a minimum of 30 participants in your sample size.
Describe any qualitative data you might collect and how you would analyze that data.
Describe the alignment of your research question and/or hypothesis and your chosen program evaluation design.
Remember that your instructor provides feedback on your assignments. Use that feedback to improve the content of your course project.
Additional Requirements
Your assignment should 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. Use Academic WriterLinks to an external site. for guidance in citing sources in proper APA style. See the Writing CenterLinks to an external site. for more APA resources specific to your degree level.
Resources: Citations will be necessary in justifying choices in analyzing data. If you need help using the library, review the Social Work Masters Program (MSW) Library GuideLinks to an external site..
Length of paper: 2–3 double-spaced pages.
Font and font size: Times New Roman, 12 point.
Due date: Submit your assignment no later than 11:59 p.m. on Sunday of this week.

Select a client from your fieldwork (Teen group IOP is mine) who might benefit from cognitive/behavioral treatment. If you do not have an appropriate client, consider using someone you know, or yourself. Describe your client’s presenting problem. Conduct an assessment identifying the target problems and discussing the methods used to collect your data (logs, journals, daily record or automatic thoughts, standardized tests). Do a literature review and summarize the state of evidence regarding the use of CBT for your client’s presenting problem and sociodemographic characteristics (minimum 3 references; no more than one page). 
Develop a cognitive case conceptualization based on your client’s presenting issues and your assessment. Identify the relevant cognitive errors in your clients thinking and how you determined these errors. Provide examples of thought records or other examples of how you established the presence of these errors with your client. Next, describe what underlying intermediate and core beliefs you feel are reflected in your client’s thinking and where they come from. End with a description of the CBT techniques and strategies you would use to modify your client’s core beliefs and a rationale for why you believe the identified techniques/strategies would be helpful. 
This paper should be 6 pages in length, typewritten, double spaced, and referenced in APA format. Include a bibliography of work that is appropriate to your topic. Include computerized or neatly, hand drawn graphs. Your paper will be evaluated, in part, on the significance of your literature review. Submit some illustration of your work (i.e.: a page from a client log identifying automatic thoughts, a process recording that shows how you used the model in practice, etc.)

Overview
In this assignment, you will create a proposal detailing and building upon the information presented in the last two assignments. First, present the current policy that is negatively impacting an oppressed population, including who and in what ways the population is being affected. Then describe a detailed plan designed to remedy the shortcomings of the current policy. In addition, discuss the leadership skills necessary to gain support for the proposal and determine which of those skills you already possess and which you may need to develop. You will include an evaluation plan that presents the data needed to demonstrate that the change has had the desired outcome. This will include the definition of success and the ways in which the data will be collected. Remember to support all main points, assertions, arguments, conclusions, or recommendations with relevant, credible, and convincing evidence.
By successfully completing this assignment, you will demonstrate your proficiency in the following competencies and behaviors:
EPAS Competency 2: Advance human rights and social, racial, economic, and environmental justice.
C2.GP.A: Advocate for human rights at the individual, family, group, organizational, and community system levels.
Related Assignment Criteria:
Explain a detailed plan for enacting change to address discrimination in the selected policy or program.
Discuss leadership skills needed to implement the plan to address discriminatory issues in the selected policy or program.
Explain how the plan to change the policy or program will be evaluated.
Explain how the evaluation data will be collected and managed.
Instructions
For this assignment, in a 4–6 page paper:
Explain a detailed plan for enacting change to address discrimination in the selected policy or program.
Include steps for implementation, a budget, and specific sources for funding.
Discuss leadership skills needed to implement the plan to address discriminatory issues in the selected policy or program.
Reflect on your personal application of or capacities for these leadership skills.
Explain how the plan to change the policy or program will be evaluated.
Detail the data that will be necessary to measure the plan’s success.
Explain how the evaluation data will be collected and managed.
Describe how the data will be collected and managed to maintain ethical integrity.
Support main points, assertions, arguments, conclusions, or recommendations with relevant, credible, and convincing evidence.
Synthesize evidence to demonstrate its importance to your discussion or argument.
Apply APA style and formatting to scholarly writing.
Demonstrate correct stylistic conventions, document structure, and source attributions.
Additional Requirements
Your assignment 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.
Resources: A minimum of six resources.
Length of paper: 4–6 double-spaced pages (not including reference list).
Font and font size: Times New Roman, 12 point.
Due date: Assignment must be submitted to your instructor in the courseroom no later than 11:59 p.m. CST Sunday of this week.
View the Proposal rubric to ensure you fulfill all grading criteria.
Competencies Measured
By successfully completing this assignment, you will demonstrate your proficiency in the following course competencies and scoring guide criteria:
Competency 4: Advocate for human rights at the individual, family, group, organizational, and community system levels. (C2.GP.A)
Explain a detailed plan for enacting change to address discrimination in the selected policy or program. (C2.GP.A)
Discuss leadership skills needed to implement the plan to address discriminatory issues in the selected policy or program. (C2.GP.A)
Explain how the plan to change the policy or program will be evaluated. (G2.GP.A)
Explain how the evaluation data will be collected and managed. (C2.GP.A)
Competency 5: Communicate in a manner that is scholarly, professional, and consistent with expectations for members of the social work profession.
Support main points, assertions, arguments, conclusions, or recommendations with relevant and credible evidence.
Apply APA style and formatting to scholarly writing.