1.After reading the discussions on gender socialization, gender and coping and gender and aggression, assume the role of a professional trainer for child welfare workers. You are presenting on the intersection between gender roles and aggression in teen boys. Discuss what points you would highlight that reinforce aggression in boys and also discuss what prevention … Read more
1. As trends shift, funders or organizations have changed the terms they use to refer to people who receive their services. As we continue to explore the influence of managed care and for-profit corporate structure, people have concerns regarding terms that may be used to define their client population. The most commonly used terms are … Read more
Assume the role of the CEO/Executive Director of an agency that has lost a major contract/grant, and you are expecting substantial budget cuts for the upcoming year. Provide three different realistic options that should be considered in deciding how to deal with the budget deficit
As trends shift, funders or organizations have changed the terms they use to refer to people who receive their services. As we continue to explore the influence of managed care and for-profit corporate structure, people have concerns regarding terms that may be used to define their client population. The most commonly used terms are “clients,” … Read more
Imagine you are having a conversation with a friend who makes one of two comments: “I just don’t understand why women stay in an abusive relationship.” OR “I don’t understand why someone would not report being sexually assaulted/raped.” Select one scenario and discuss how you would explain the victim/survivor experience to this friend based on … Read more
1. Finding out that someone in a similar role earns more can be disheartening and unfair. If I were in that position, I would probably feel mixed emotions, including frustration and a sense of injustice. I would consider years of experience, qualifications, and performance evaluations in this scenario. If I genuinely believed that my work … Read more
a new student at your school has encountered significant bullying at their previous school. Your role is to help the school in supporting the new student and making accommodations.
In this assignment, you will discuss a personnel policy that you believe is the most important to support employees in your program and whether you believe there are benefits or limitations to unionizing employees in your program.
Describe the concepts of cultural competence and cultural humility. How do they relate to one another? Is one concept more important than the other? Why/why not? In response to each other’s initial posts? In response to your peers, engage openly in response to the posts of your peers and respectfully comment on their perspective.
You are a school social worker who has been assigned to work with a 12-year-old boy recently placed into your school. He is exhibiting disruptive behaviors in the classroom and appears depressed and disengaged with his peers. You learn he just came from Haiti with his family to start a new life in the … Read more