THE STORY WE TELL ABOUT POVERTY Many people view poverty as a circumstance of one’s own making. Consider this reasoning: Homeless people must not have worked hard enough, tried hard enough, or conformed to society enough. They did it to themselves. Is this perspective accurate, or is it just another way to separate out the worthy and […]
SOCW 6362: Counseling clients considering Abortion Assignment: Counseling Clients Considering Abortion A client facing the decision of whether or not to have an abortion is likely to consider a wide range of factors before making the final decision. This often is the case for clients regardless of whether they view themselves as generally for or […]
Application of Systems Theory to a Case Study Selected Case : Tiffani Bradley 1- Focus on the identified client within your chosen case. 2- Analyze the case using a systems approach, taking into consideration both family and community systems. 3- Complete and submit the “Dissecting a Theory and Its Application to a Case Study” […]
Cohabitation, Divorce, and Remarriage Students must compare and contrast cohabitation, divorce, and remarriage from a Christian and sociological world view. How is the Christian world view similar to and different from the sociological view? Students will write a 3-4 page (not including title and references) APA style paper that integrates faith and learning with the […]
HIV/AIDS Stigma and Discrimination Over the past several decades, education, medical advances, and public health efforts have tempered the public image of HIV/AIDS. Despite these efforts, patients with HIV/AIDS continue to experience stigma and discrimination, which may negatively affect a patient’s mental health status. The stigma impedes patients from seeking HIV tests, particularly in certain […]
Organizational Change Case Study Submit Assignment Directions Consider this case study of Fremont, California featured in your textbook and answer the following questions: When Jan Perkins became city manager of Fremont, California, in 1992, Fremont like many other California cities, was suffering from both economic difficulties and the state’s efforts to pull back the property […]
Middle Adulthood Health, Demography, and Social Work Practice A health crisis can occur at any phase in an individual’s life span. General health concerns, however, tend to increase with age. As a social worker, your awareness of the biological aspects of middle adulthood will inform your work with clients in this life-span phase. In this […]
Group Research Designs There are several different types of research designs. Each design is intended to respond to a particular type of research question. The type of research design depends on the type of research questions asked. For this Discussion, select one of the articles from the reading list and consider several classifications of group […]
6200 Week 8 Assignment SOCW 6200: Human Behavior and the Social Environment I Week 8 Assignment: Connecting Knowledge and Research In order to provide the appropriate intervention, social workers first need to have conducted a thorough assessment. Having a comprehensive understanding of a client and their social environment, including the influence of racism […]
Improve Practice Using Evidence When you hear the word “evidence” in evidence-based practice, you may think of hours in a library. But social workers seek evidence through many different sources, including supervisors, colleagues, trainings, conferences, scholarly publications, and professional journals. At the same time, just because research is published does not mean it is without […]
