Evidence-based practice is integral to social work, as it often informs best practices. Competent social workers understand this connection in general and the ways it benefits clients in particular. For this Assignment, consider your informed opinion on the relationship between qualitative analysis and evidence-based practice. By Day 7 Submit a 2-page paper (hire research essay […]
As with all areas of the social work process, cultural competence is essential when engaging and assessing a child’s concerns. Being culturally competent includes understanding the unique needs of your client and asking how those needs can be fulfilled. Using an empowerment perspective treating clients as experts on their lives and their needs is […]
In social work practice and in program development, it is possible to make faulty assumptions about what clients need and what social work activities will lead to. Consider the following: A team of social workers meets to discuss their services to low-income young mothers. One social worker states that what the young mothers […]
A large part of being a social worker is being able to see the strengths in any situation. This characteristic can be described as having a “half full” view on life. As a clinical social worker, it is important to cultivate strength-based skills. By now, your group should have developed a plan in completing […]
Week 2: Field Education — Orientation and Application This week, you focus on Field Education. It is important that you understand the requirements and expectations of Field Education. Therefore, this week, you review information on the policies and requirements for your field placement process, as well as information about safety in the field setting. […]
Your Immersion Project for this course is essentially ethnographic research. When you hear the words ethnography or ethnographic research, you may think of Margaret Mead or Franz Boas performing their research on cultures outside their own countries and living among their research subjects. Contemporary ethnographic research includes many other types of research scenarios, such as […]
Contemporary Youth Culture Week 2 6446 Contemporary Youth Culture Youth culture can have a substantial impact on the behavior and attitudes of children and adolescents. Consider what you know about contemporary youth culture and how your knowledge or lack of knowledge could have an impact on the counseling process. This week you explore the […]
Cultures, regardless of where they are or how long ago they existed, share a few common characteristics. Among these characteristics is a structure to care for their children and to socialize them in the culture. Children are taught, both directly and indirectly, the values of the culture, their role in the culture, and the expectations […]
Many marketing efforts perpetuate the gender stereotypes that are steeped in our culture. Two examples at attempts to maintain these stereotypes through advertising are the Bic Critsal For Her and the Easy Bake Oven. These two conceivably innocuous items triggered a flood of articles, petitions, and videos, denouncing their perceived underlying messages. The first […]
With the passing of the National and Community Service Trust Act of 1993, there is increased focus on integrating student community service, volunteerism and service learning into the curriculum. Service learning can be a key to unlock our nation’s potential. Promising that national service will “strengthen the cords that bind us together as a people,” […]
