What do you think is the point of planning? What obstacles do you think may interfere with your personal ability to complete the planning process for a health program in your community?
Week Two Journal – Competencies Each week of this course, you will be reviewing and reflecting upon the national competencies for health education specialists. There are seven areas of responsibility that you will review in depth each week through your reflective journal entry. Visit the National Commission for Health Education Credentialing (Links to an external site.)Links to […]
Explain the potential benefits of the program evaluation that you proposed (both process and outcome). Identify 2–3 concerns that stakeholders might have about your proposed evaluation and how you would address those concerns.
Dudley (2009) points out that social work practice is usually embedded in programs. While you looked at practice evaluation using single-subject design in Week 3, this week, you shift focus to program evaluation. Program evaluation serves many purposes, including accountability to funders and to the public. Often, funding sources such as government agencies or private […]
Write a poem or a brief essay, draw or paint a picture, make a carving, compose a song, take a series of photographs. Consider doing a self-portrait in any artistic medium or literary form, representational or abstract.
GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS FOR DISCUSSIONS: Your contributions should be thoughtful and developed. Answer all parts of the question and use concepts from the course materials. Use a professional style of communication, with attention to grammar, spelling, and typos; cite your sources. Unless your instructor specifies otherwise, choose ONE of the following questions, and give a substantive […]
Comparing the content of the article to the recommended content of sections for a research study.
By now, you should be aware that the findings from a research study are only part of the story. As a consumer, hoping to inform practice by use of an evidence base, you want to know much more. A sound research study includes all the steps highlighted in previous weeks: reviewing existing literature, focusing a […]
Write a well-structured essay that answers the questions: “What roles do religions play in Appiah’s analysis? Do you agree or disagree to his approach towards religion? How does it differ from your individual approach towards religion?”
Write a well-structured essay that answers the questions: “What roles do religions play in Appiah’s analysis? Do you agree or disagree to his approach towards religion? How does it differ from your individual approach towards religion?” Guidelines: Format: MLA Format Required Length: 1000 Words, Not Including Your Works Cited Page Double –Spaced, 12-Pt Font, Arial […]
Discuss the themes found in the Week 5 Handout: Content Analysis of Focus Groups. Based on this data, what is your analysis of the current barriers to services?
Imagine that two focus groups have been conducted in an Asian American and immigrant community in a large urban city. The rationale of conducting the qualitative study was because it has been noted that many Asian Americans and immigrants are reluctant to seek mental health services. To further understand this issue, service providers including social […]
Solution-Focused and Task-Centered Models
Solution-Focused and Task-Centered Models Solution-focused and task-centered models fall into the tradition of therapies that are structured, focused, and brief. Both models lend themselves to working with individuals, families, groups, and communities. In addition, both models lend themselves well to utilizing other theories for implementing solutions or tasks. As the name implies, the solution-focused model emphasizes that solutions can […]
Discuss a specific policy’s impact that you would try to mitigate in the implementation phase. Provide an experience you have had with a policy you had difficulty implementing or a policy you are aware of that you would have serious qualms about implementing.
When a policy is launched, its success is dependent on a variety of stakeholders. As the politics of decision makers, executives, staff, clients, and social workers begin to influence the implementation process, their beliefs—and subsequent actions—determine the fate of the policy. Often a social worker must step out of the comfort of his or her […]
Post an explanation of ways play therapy might be beneficial for Claudia.
Children who have been abused or traumatized in some way may benefit from working with a therapist. Children often reenact trauma through repetitious play in order to establish mastery over their emotions and integrate experiences into their history on their own terms. Through the use of toys and props, children may naturally share their emotions […]
Identify appropriate materials. Use the textbook and at least one outside resource, with citations in APA format.
Create a developmentally appropriate literacy lesson plan that supports language and literacy experiences. Include the following in your lesson plan, using the template: Identify the lesson objectives. Describe the alignment with language and literacy standards. Describe the lesson procedure. This should be detailed so that another teacher could use this to implement the lesson. Explain strategies […]
What is H. H. Price’s argument in favor of the intelligibility of the survival hypothesis? How would a materialist respond? Are materialist responses to Price’s account of its intelligibility justified?
Essay Overview: Each module will require that you write and submit a thoughtful essay, of 1500 to 2000 words, in response to ANY ONE of the several essay question choices provided within that module. The assigned essay question is drawn directly from its module’s assigned textbook readings. Your essay should provide a relevant, thorough, and […]
Describe the presenting problem in one concise sentence. Describe an intervention you would implement to promote resiliency.
Social workers strive to make informed decisions about the interventions they implement. These decisions should be driven by what the research data say. As a result, social workers have been called to systematically evaluate the effectiveness of the interventions they implement. A common way to evaluate interventions is to use a single-subject design. This involves […]