Discussion Board

   How does social workers’ burnout impact their regard for clients, relationships with other professionals, and the quality of service delivery? What steps will you take to ensure you exercise self-care? What self-care techniques do you currently employ in your life?    What obligations does a society have to provide resources and opportunities for vulnerable … Read more

Discussion Board

 Select a client from your internship to develop a treatment plan. If you do not have access to clients at your internship, please select one of the Disney/Peanuts clients and develop a treatment plan.   Internship Client information: Brief summary of the problems/challenges Identify specific diagnosis (if appropriate) Identify at least 5 strengths What skills/techniques would you/did … Read more

Discussion Board

 As a social worker, it is inevitable that you will encounter resistance. Discuss a situation of resistance with a client in your internship (or employer). What type of resistance did you experience? What were the possible sources of your client’s resistance? What did you do to dissipate the client’s resistance and build a relationship of collaboration? If you were unable to dissipate the … Read more

208 WK5 Reply

Respond to at least 2 of your peers’ posts with insights on how to address needs related to diversity (i.e., age, ability status, sexual identity, ethnicity, socioeconomic status) in one or both of their settings. 

Case Study Analysis

As a human services professional, preparing for the ethical issues that could emerge in various organizational and situational contexts is helpful. An effective plan for these occurrences includes evaluating prior legal and ethical situations that other human services professionals have experienced out in the field. In this assignment, you will have the opportunity to consider … Read more

Multiculturalism and Social Justice

  Background The speaker in this video, Bryan Stevenson, is the founder of the Equal Justice Initiative, a human rights organization that assists underrepresented people. During his talk, he discusses topics related to inequalities and considers historical, ethical practices that have shaped the way we collectively approach various social problems. Stevenson ends his Ted Talk … Read more