Respond to a colleague who identified and selected a power resource different from the one you selected. Offer a supportive perspective to his or her choice. Include in your perspective some thoughts on how a social worker can manage the use of his or her power resource.
Politics represents efforts by people in governmental and nongovernmental settings to secure their policy wishes by developing and using power resources. —Bruce S. Jansson, Becoming an Effective Policy Advocate: From Policy Practice to Social Justice (8th ed.) Social workers are in the business of empowering people. They are also often faced with power structures that are entrenched […]
Describe your reactions and/or any issues related to your interaction with a client during your field education experience. Explain how you applied social work practice skills when performing the activities during your process recording.
Week 10: Social Work Values and Ethics Important Note: Please use the media player below to hear an audio course introduction that will give you more background information about the course topic. Also provided is a transcript for you to download and print out. Laureate Education. (Producer). (2013). Social work values and ethics [Audio file]. Retrieved from […]
Post what stands out for you in Sally’s case. Explain what influence her childhood abuse could have had on her experience in the military
Post what stands out for you in Sally’s case. Explain what influence her childhood abuse could have had on her experience in the military. As a social worker, explain how you could use Sally’s case to increase awareness and support for female military veterans. Be sure to support your post with specific references to the resources. […]
Explain the causes, victims, consequences, and evidence-based treatments related to Military Sexual Trauma (MST).
Not all military trauma occurs directly from combat. More and more often it is resulting from sexual assault that occurs while serving in the military. This occurs in every manner: male to female, male to male, female to male, female to female. The common denominator is a sexual experience lacking in consent. These sexual encounters […]
Discuss the music of the piece. What is the texture? What instruments are used? What is the range? What is the melody like…conjunct or disjunct? What is the meter? Describe the rhythm. Do these musical elements make the piece more noticeable or unique?
Assignment: Choose a work that was composed about a conflict or time of conflict. You may find this work either through the internet, youtube, the McKay Music library, the Marriott Library, or ITunesU, or it may be one you have in your own library. Many of your sources may come from internet sites. Please cite […]
Describe the symptoms and how substance abuse or an addictive behavior might temporarily counteract the symptoms of the co-occurring disorder.
Addiction is a disease of the mind, a disease of obsession, and a disease of isolation. The role of a particular substance, whether it is alcohol, opiates, marijuana, gambling, food, or sex, is merely the symptom of the disease, not the disease itself. Any substance has the potential to be abused due to the addiction […]
Identify one area related to the main issue that was not addressed by the media piece but that you would like to explore further.
The purpose of this assignment is to evaluate your ability to critically examine an aging-related issue portrayed in the current media and to show your ability to apply the concepts studied in class to your analysis. For this assignment, you are asked to select a media piece from any of the following sources – news […]
Demonstrate an understanding and application of the course readings and any other outside reading you may choose to use to answer the question.
1. Choose one LGBTQ person of color in the media (NOTE: this person might identify as LGBTQ in their personal lives or they may depict an LGBTQ person as a made-up character on a TV show or movie). Describe your reaction to their character/persona, and reasons why you believe this depiction is helpful or harmful […]
Explain the diagnosis by matching the symptoms identified in the case to the specific criteria for the diagnosis. Explain why it is important to use an interprofessional approach in treatment. Identity specific professionals you would recommend for the team, and describe how you might best utilize or focus their services.
The Case of OPATIENT SUMMARY—ODEMOGRAPHIC DATA:This was an emergency, voluntary admission for this 28-year-old single white female. This was her fourth psychiatric hospitalization. O lives with a 24-year-old female roommate in New York City. She has a bachelor’s degree in art history and is employed by a major New York museum. O is of […]
Analyze the costs and benefits of each quality improvement or accreditation-related program by stakeholder group (e.g., patient, provider, and third-party payer).
Quality Improvement in the Health Care Organization Accreditation The mandate for improving the way in which health care is delivered was stimulated by the public outcry over the estimated 98,000 deaths because of medical errors each year according to the Institute of Medicine in 1999. Since then, health care organizations have sought means by which […]
Please cite the authors that you use using the last name, date, and page number if quoting from the text. For example, “One way to understand global cities is as containing the “control functions” of the world economy (Sassen 2005: 32).”
So far, we have read scholars who have used the concept of the global city (including world cities, world-class cities) in a number of different ways. Some have argued for the value of concept as an analytical framework (Sassen, Friedman and Goetz), some have argued that it is detrimental (Robinson, McDonald), and others have used […]
Explain two cultural factors that might challenge you when working with a patient and his or her family who belong to a different culture than yours. Explain measures you might consider to enhance your cultural competence.
Claudia is a 6-year-old, Hispanic female residing with her biological mother and father in an urban area. Claudia was born in the United States 6 months after her mother and father moved to the country from Nicaragua. There is currently no extended family living in the area, but Claudia’s parents have made friends in the […]
