Field Log

  Instructions The field log provides a concrete means for the student to: Account for professional activity in the field placement Demonstrate professional development related to contracted learning experiences and the traditional-year competencies Reflect on professional growth and development Provide information that facilitates dialogue between the student and Field Supervisor Document for the Field Supervisor, … Read more

Social Work

Response should be 2-3 paragraphs in length, and include appropriate grammar, spelling, cohesion, and thoughtfulness. Discuss a social problem that concerns you. How does that social problem relate to issues of diversity, social justice, or at-risk populations? Incorporate and cite relevant research. 

Issue Brief

As a member of the Executive Team for an organization serving vulnerable children, you have been tasked to prepare a report summarizing the development of a program to support these children. Your task as an experienced manager hoping to convince others to address the problem is to prepare an Issue. The brief should be between … Read more

Why Social Workers Document

  Imagine you are working with an established client. The client’s appointment is late in the evening, and you are tired when it ends. You normally take notes during the session and then submit the electronic documentation immediately afterward, when it is fresh in your mind. This time, however, you tell yourself, “It can wait … Read more

Where Is the Social Justice in Criminal Justice

  The U.S. justice system is often cited as being unjust. Specifically, people of color are disproportionately represented in the criminal justice system with over 58% of prisoners identified as African American or Hispanic, despite accounting for only 25% of the general population (National Association for the Advancement of Colored People [NAACP], 2016). Estimates suggest … Read more

MSW 6006: Week 4 – Assignment: Analyze Strengths and Weaknesses of Different Leadership Styles

 Instructions For this assignment, analyze the strengths and weaknesses of the three different leadership styles: transformational, authentic, and servant.  To complete this task, create a table where you list each of the leadership styles and the pros and cons of implementing these styles in the following types of social services agencies. Be sure to briefly … Read more

MSW 6007: Week 4 – Assignment: Examine Differences Between Qualitative and Quantitative Methods in Practice Evaluation

 Instructions Choose one of the scenarios below to prepare a voice-over PowerPoint presentation.  Your target audience includes newly minted MSWs to whom you are providing training on social work research methods for their practice. Presentations provide a key form of communication in the social work field and will be used throughout your program. You may … Read more

help

 You have been referred the case of Carla Washburn, a 74-year-old woman, whose sister has called your agency on her behalf. Widowed twenty years ago, Ms. Washburn recently lost her 25-year-old grandson, whom she raised from childhood. Recently, she fell off a ladder at home and has been in great pain ever since. She refuses … Read more