Category: Social work

Select a social work problem (e.g. chronic illness, family violence, substance abuse, child maltreatment, etc.) for research and analysis in the paper integrating social work theories, practice, policies, and research. As you select your topic, consider if you might be able to use this material to support your work later in the capstone paper, in which you will research and analyze the effectiveness of a social work intervention.
Select 10-15 empirically based research studies that inform about this particular social work problem, but not focused on treatment or interventions. Prioritize a few factors to discuss based on the priorities you find in the literature (e.g. a few ways that children are affected by a parent who is chronically or mentally ill).
The paper is to be about 12-15 pages in length, using APA style formatting and citations, including headings and subheadings.
Introduction—Engage the reader. Tell me what the paper is about and draw me a road map. What, why, how? What are you writing about? Why is it important to social work? How are you proceeding?
Identify and describe the social work problem (micro, mezzo, or macro). Include demographic information demonstrating how serious the problem is for people. Also, consider and address the social (and economic, if you can find or develop this part) costs to society resulting from this problem.
Identify and describe the causal factors that the literature suggests are the most important. Describe them, using empirically based research as the basis for your discussion. Discuss any theoretical perspectives suggested by the literature.
Identify current policies, programs, and services intended to address the social work problem. Describe the most important, again using empirically based research as the basis for your discussion. Discuss the empowerment and strengths perspectives in relation to these policies, AND the control, regulation, and potential bias toward communities of color.
Discuss the implications for social work practice, using empirically based research as the basis for your discussion, as well as your own integration of the findings.
Conclusion–What were the basic findings from your review? What are your final conclusions?

Please watch the video on Tort Law/Negligence.
Your assignment are two scenarios related to Tort Law/Negligence. Please answer the questions and turn it 
in as a word document.

Applicant will be required to submit an essay on one of
the topics listed below. The essay should include no more than five well-developed
paragraphs of 5 to 8 sentences each. Essays must be typed in Times New Roman, size 12
Font; double spaced with 1-inch margins (top, bottom, left and right) (Barack Obama)

Explore People First San Diego’s websiteLinks to an external site.. For this Assignment, focus on the climate and culture as well as information on the organization’s location and demographics. This can be found on the Who We Are, What We Do, and Whom We Serve tabs, and the Dashboard.
Define organizational culture. Identify elements of the culture at People First San Diego using data from the organization’s website.
Analyze People First San Diego’s location, population served, and demographics of the population and staff using data from the organization’s website. With these factors in mind, describe the cultural competencies you would need to work in this organization.
As a leader, explain the specific steps you would take to support a culture of equity and inclusion within the organization. Provide examples and draw from the Learning Resources in your explanation.
resources
https://cdn-media.waldenu.edu/2dett4d/Walden/SOCW/6070/FSD/index.html
Northouse, P. G. (2020). Introduction to leadership: Concepts and practice (5th ed.). SAGE.
Chapter 8, “Establishing a Constructive Climate” (pp. 182–195)
Chapter 9, “Embracing Diversity and Inclusion” (pp. 210–231

Assignment 3: Tree of Life Part 1 (Tree of Life Activity created by Ncazelo Ncube-Mlilo)
The Tree of Life Assignment will occur in four parts. This assignment is the first part. The other three will happen when we are able to gather in person for the Fall section of Thepretical Perspectives & Practice in Social Work. The first part involves you drawing a tree. You will need paper, colorful pens and crayons for your tree drawing.
STEPS 1. Begin by reviewing and reflecting on the parts of your tree.
• o Roots of your tree: represent where you come from, family history, your origins, family name, ancestry etc • o Ground of your tree: represents where your live, with whom you live with, what you like to do when you are at home, favourite place or hang out at home, favourite song or dance • o Trunk of you tree: represents the things you are good at, talents, the things that people tell you are good at, special skills like caring for others, helping around at home, encouraging others etc • o Leaves of your tree: represent the most important people in your life. These could be people who have supported you, provided love and encouragement and have been supportive of you in different ways 7
• o Branches of your tree: represent your hopes, dreams, wishes and aspirations. This could be both about the near and distant future • o Fruits of your tree: represent the gifts that you have been given by others that have been helpful in your life. These do not need to be just tangible or physical gifts but they could include gifts of kindness, care, support, life skills taught or passed down to you etc 2. Draw your tree including the above listed parts (Roots, Ground, Trunk, leaves, Branches, Fruits)
3. Take a Picture
4. Write some notes about how you would explain your tree to others
The elements of my tree 
Roots- I’m Africian Nova Scotian, fro the Communities of black Cherry Brook and North Preston . My Mother’s last name is Bundy and my Father’s is Downey. 
Ground of your tree- I life with my Husband (Owen) and our 5 children (Ayden, Imani, Aria< Nylah, Ethan) We love to sing, create music today, cook. My favorite place to hang out at home is in my bedroom, our favorite song is "How great is our God", We love to do the "New jack swing dance" Tree Trunk- Things I'm good at: dancing, singing, cooking, encouraging others, listening, talking, giving gifts, doing acts of service  Leaves- most important people in my life- God, My family, My Husband, 5 children, My friends, My church, Julie, My pastor, My Mother, Tanya Husdon, Karen Hudson  Branches- TO become a social worker, specialize in truma and grief, Have my own practice one day, obtain my masters, travel with my family, buy a house  Fruits of the tree- Support from my village,  scholarships, Educational support, mentorship, love, friendship 

Lit review on hypothesis that close proximity/less travel time to college daily(IV) impacts overall satisfaction in college as a student (DV)

The final paper will be 20 pages but It will be submitted by sections. So due tuesday is 
Delineation and Overview of the Policy Under Analysis 2 pages, 
Historical Analysis 3 pages, 
Social Analysis 3 pages. Below are the two sources I have found to get started with part one of this assignment. 
https://store.samhsa.gov/sites/default/files/pep19-school-guide.pdf
https://nashp.org/states-take-action-to-address-childrens-mental-health-in-schools/ (general trends in supporting youth mental health).

You will write a literature review to explore a social issue facing families described in Duncan’s Chapter 1 “Blackwell”. Choose a social issue related to Blackwell that was discussed by one of the families or discussed in the chapter. Keep in mind that the issue should be closely related to the field of social work and social work practice. Review ten recent articles from peer-reviewed journals about the race and racial disparities in the Southern United States and write a 4 page literature review (not including title or reference pages) on the topic you selected. 
What are some of the deep-rooted problems you found? What have been some of the potential solutions to solve the social issue you selected as outlined by others in the professional literature? 
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Additional Instructions: In your paper, please include 5-7 recent (within 10 years of publication), high-quality scholarly and peer-reviewed sources. Your paper must be formatted according to APA style, including margins, levels of headings, in-text citations, and a title and reference page separate from the page count. It should be written clearly, in a professional manner, free of errors in grammar, spelling, and sentence structure.
Blackwell ; https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Opby8qyJ_qOvrdnIOM3ZJ2vqddj39005/view

Watch Netfix Documentary: ICARUS
Paper must include:
Short Summary of the documentary – what is the problem highlighted? (I want to get your impression of the main idea)
What population is most affected by the policies presented in the documentary?
What policy revisions do you think could provide change?
What biases were present in the making of this documentary?
How did this documentary personally affect your outlook on the topic?

Create a 10-minute PowerPoint presentation with speaker notes and citations from the information provided within the slides that follow the outline below:
1. State positionality statement**
2. Summarize background context with the support of the literature.
● What is the problem/need that you identified?
● How does the problem/need impact the focused population?
● What evidence exists that this problem/need remains
unaddressed/unmet?
3. Project Purpose
● Briefly describe the project and its purpose.
● With the support of literature, describe how this project addresses
the identified problem/need.
4. Methodology:
● Identify the advanced knowledge and training (content or
technical) that informed the project structure and activities and
specify ways it informed the development. At minimum, advanced
knowledge discussion should include knowledge learned in DSW
courses and best practice guidelines from relevant literature.
● Describe steps taken to develop all aspects of the Capstone
project. Consider starting with your proposed project timeline from
the SWO 714 proposal and adjust it based on what steps were
actually carried out.