Medical Social Work in Chronic Illness Care and Management Advances in medical technology have altered the trajectory of illness in our society. Many illnesses that were once considered acute or terminal are now considered chronic. The trajectory of advanced chronic illness, thus, has shifted from a brief period of time to longer periods with impaired […]
Discussion Response week 7 for 6200 and 6051 SOCW 6051: Diversity, Human Rights, and Social Justice Respond to at least two colleagues with recommendations of what skills social workers might employ to separate and/or reconcile personal values with professional responsibilities in the scenario presented. Discuss how the barriers to services identified by your colleagues can be […]
Intervention Treatment Plan According to the Counsel on Social Work Education, Competency 4: Engage in Practice-informed Research and Research-informed Practice: Social workers understand quantitative and qualitative research methods and their respective roles in advancing a science of social work and in evaluating their practice. Social workers know the principles of logic, scientific inquiry, and culturally […]
Planning a Needs Assessment II One of the many reasons social workers conduct needs assessment is to provide support for new programs. Social workers have many methods available to collect necessary data for a need’s assessment. Social workers can use existing data from a wide range of sources, including local and national reports by government […]
Introduction to Research Proposals Just because you thought of an interesting research question and have a desire to conduct research does not mean that your research will automatically be supported by faculty or funded by an organization. In order to gain stakeholder approval, you must submit a research proposal. Much like an outline of a […]
Sexual Orientation, Gender Identity, and Gender Expression Think about the moment in which you became aware of your sexual orientation. Do you recall making a conscious choice to be gay or straight? Some believe that gender identity and sexual expression is a choice, or more likely, that “people choose to be gay.” The counter to […]
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 […]
