Group programs are common in social work. Just as with other types of programs, social workers must understand the options available to them and know how to select the appropriate research design. For this Discussion, you evaluate group research design methods that can be used for an outcome evaluation of a foster parent training program. … Read more
1) Find an example of a fallacy used in popular advertising or any persuasive text. Upload the image/words or provide a link. 2) Identify the fallacy and why you think that this particular type of advertisement represents the fallacy that you have chosen.
Instructions: Submit a brief (1 to 2 paragraph) reflection of Tara van Dernoot Lipsky’s TED Talk Beyond the Cliff and explain the way this information impacted your thinking about the self-care assignment. Guidelines APA is not necessary for this paper. Please write the title of the movie in the header of the paper … Read more
Because it may be a significant part of a client’s social environment, spirituality plays a vital role in your understanding of the client, their needs, and potential treatment. Consider this example: A social worker recognizes a client’s strong Baptist faith; the social worker then facilitates services through the Baptist Church so as to build … Read more
Choose at least two philosophers from this week’s readings and take notes on the readings. You must have at least 2.5 pages of words. Philosophers for the week (Ayn Rand, Philippa Foot, Carol Gilligan, and Peggy Orenstein) Things you may want to include: make a distinction between concepts you understand and those you don’t show … Read more
This week, you have been listening to voices from the ideas of feminism. For some, this may be a motivation, and for some, this may be a challenge to your present world-view. Speak to the idea of feminism from your perspective and what you are learning from it. Answer/address the following: 1. How did … Read more
2. Irregular/Undocumented immigration is currently a major concern in the United States. Discuss discriminatory practices that affect this population in the United States and the positive and/or negative consequences of immigration on society at large.
Take a look back at your DPP and the Belmont Report and be sure clarity on the purpose of the DPP is clear what you’re doing, as well as the Belmont Report’s ethical principles. Remember that they’re to protect participants and it’s not about having good or bad hypotheses or designs.
Your brief presentation will include a summary of the news item/cultural artifact you found, your analysis of the item and how it fits in with the larger themes of the class or specific course readings, and one good discussion question for the class based on this item. On the day of your presentation, you will … Read more
1. Sociologically, what is mental illness as an officially recognized category of deviance? 2. What perspective downplays or ignores the social foundations of deviance? 3. What is the most commonly identified mental illness in the U.S. today? 4. What is the perspective of “Pharmacracy”? 5. What is the policy importance of Erving Goffman’s book Asylums? … Read more