Assume an organization is facing a labor surplus. What would be the organization’s consideration for downsizing? Identify why it would be in their best interest to use an alternative method other than downsizing to reduce this surplus? Explain how this alternative method may affect employee behaviors.
Discuss how the Christian worldview perspective can be demonstrated in professional practice by explaining why teachers need to be committed to respecting students’ individual strengths, interests, and needs to promote each student’s growth and potential. Explain how language, culture, and family background influence the student’s student’ learning. Describe three research-based, specially designed instructional strategies that … Read more
Post a response to the following: Explain the steps you might take to incorporate policy advocacy in your practice and/or community based on insights, experiences, and/or opinions formed in this course. Explain how you think social workers can have a powerful and positive effect on policy to effect positive social change. Describe one advocacy goal … Read more
Prepare a narrated PowerPoint presentation on the diversity activity in which you participated. The presentation should be 5–7 slides in length (including the title and reference slides). In the presentation, be sure to: Describe the activity and the associated population. Explain how the activity has influenced your understanding, bias, or comfort level in working with … Read more
Restate your research question and methodological approach chosen for your proposed research study addiction in teens. Then, identify and justify which method of measurement and data collection best fits your research question and methodological approach. Please use the Learning Resources to support your post (i.e., cite and reference).
Review this week’s Learning Resources and reflect on the relationship between social work values and ethics with the policy process. Consider contemporary news stories about policy related to social welfare and reflect on what role social workers could play.
Review the Learning Resources on age, ageism, and practice with older adults. Access and navigate through the Adolescent Case interactive video in the Learning Resources, selecting your responses as the session progresses. Reflect on the choices you made as a social worker engaging with the adolescent and consider how those choices may have been influenced … Read more
Begin a respectful and scholarly discussion based on the questions posed in the Commentary section of the court case excerpt. Address each question as if they were posed to a social worker. Also consider how NASW Code Ethics would direct professional behavior. Since this topic can be a “hot topic,” I want to make sure … Read more
Policies to explore: American With Disabilities Act (from Week 7) Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (from Week 7) Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act Comprehensive Addiction and Recovery Act (CARA) BY DAY 7 For each policy, briefly: Explain how the policy is addressed at the federal, state, and local level. What … Read more
To what degree does the perception of substance use as a crime versus an illness affect policy designed to reduce substance use? To what degree do perceptions of mental health and substance abuse affect treatment services? How do perceptions of vulnerable and disenfranchised populations affect the choice to treat or incarcerate individual with mental health … Read more