by admin | Mar 27, 2022 | Social Sciences : Social Work (MSW)
Attend and observe a group meeting in your surrounding community. Examples of types of groups are found on pages 407-411 and may include community groups, self-help groups, task groups, educational groups, etc. You will need to get the group you plan to attend approved, in advance, by the instructor. In order to do so timely, please email the instructor no later than week 3 of the course with details regarding your group for approval.
For this project, you are to objectively analyze the group you observe. In order to do this, it is recommended for you to refrain from using a group of which you are currently a member for this assignment.
This assignment is formatted as a discussion forum. You will create an initial post answering three specific questions about the group session you observed. Then, to supplement your learning about different types of groups, you will respond to the post of three peers.
When creating your post, you will need to maintain the confidentiality of group members, so when writing you can refer to group members as “one group member/participant”. When referring to the group leader, you can mention credentials and refer to the leader(s) as facilitator(s) or leader(s).
Please answer the following questions for Project I in your initial post:
Explain the purpose of the group: why does the group meet? What need in the community does the group fulfill? What type of group is this? How long has the group existed? (1 paragraph)
Describe the persons constituting the group membership: How many people attended the session you observed? What diversity did you observe among members? Be especially sensitive to any of the following dimensions of diversity: age, disability and ability, culture, ethnicity, race, gender, religion/spirituality. Refer to the Spotlight on Diversity 8.1, page 386, when discussing group membership and racial issues. Using knowledge of groups that you have gained from readings or outside scholarly sources, discuss the importance of diversity in groups. Even if little diversity is present within your observed group, you must still reflect knowledge of diversity in your post. (1-2 paragraphs)
What leadership approach did the leader apply to the group session? What behaviors or communication patterns of the leader did you observe that led you to choose the leadership approach? Did this approach seem effective for this type of group? Explain your reasoning. (1-2 paragraphs)
Incorporate 1 scholarly source to support your observations. This could include scholarly, peer reviewed journal articles, a reliable website or from the group leader you observed, sharing practice wisdom. (To find scholarly, peer-reviewed articles it is recommended to use the university library database social work journals, PSYCinfo, Medline or other databases with the option to limit search results to scholarly, peer reviewed, full text material only. Websites should contain .org, .edu, or .gov only) Apply APA formatting standards to borrowed material. Be sure to include in-text citations in the body of your post to credit all sources in addition to the References list. Some suggestions of topics to research: the effectiveness of the type of group you observed, the effectiveness of the leadership style applied in groups, or diversity in group social work.
When responding to peers, please communicate insights you gained from their post. Some suggestions include:
Explain how you see or do not see the group they observed as being valuable to community/community members.
Share something new you learned from their observation experience.
Explain similarities and differences between the peer’s observation and your observation experiences.
by admin | Mar 27, 2022 | Social Sciences : Social Work (MSW)
Part A 1800 =/-10% words Weighing 50%
Write a report critically appraising how Irish social policy associated with one form of alternative to home care embeds concepts of citizenship, quality of life and person-centred care, identifying what theoretical frameworks have informed the policies or regulations.
Introduction – give an outline of what you are going to cover in the assignment – must include what Social Policy you are going to use and for what cohort and your rationale
Main Body critically appraise the policy in relation to its concepts of citizenship, quality of life and person centred care.
Appraise the strengths and weaknesses of the policy -link to empirical study such as a Comparative Studies from other countries
Discuss what theoretical frameworks and how they have informed the policy/regulations.
Conclusion – synopsis of your research findings
Part B 1800 =/-10% words Weighing 50%
Write a critical analysis about how the policies and regulations identified in Part A have influenced the real lives of services users and staff in professional social care, from either direct experience, and/or using research and testament from the service user and (if relevant) family perspective.
Reflection
Introduction – give a brief over view of your chosen policy and cohort
Main Body
How has or does the policies and regulations influence/inform the real lives of individuals (cohort) e.g. link to evidence/facts/statistics/direct experience/testament/(family perspective) etc. (positives/negatives/challenges/benefits /support etc)
How has or does the policy and regulations influence/inform staff in professional social care – link to empirical evidence/facts/statistics/direct experiences/testament/(family perspectives if applicable) etc. (positives/negatives/challenges/benefits/support etc)
by admin | Mar 27, 2022 | Social Sciences : Social Work (MSW)
Instructions
Throughout this course we will be using RStudio as our environment for working with the R programming language.
Before you begin this assignment, make sure that you have reviewed the R videos on this module’s lecture page.
When you are ready to begin, complete the following steps for this module’s R assignment:
Use Fred’s baseline data . Make the following plots for each of these behaviors (thoughts, hands): ABplot, sd1bandgraph, sd2bandgraph.
For each of these behaviors, is the baseline stable? Why or why not? If it wouldn’t be injurious to collect more baseline data, would you do so? Defend your position.
Requirements
Upload the following by the deadline posted on this page:
A document with the following information:
The graph of Fred’s behavior, including the mean line and the labeled baseline.
A description of observed behaviors.
readings:
Auerbach, C., & Zeitlin, W. (2014). SSD for R: An R package for analyzing single-system data. New York, NY: Oxford University Press.
Read Chapter 3.
Kazdin, A. E. (2011). Single-case research designs: Methods for clinical and applied settings. (2nd ed.). New York, NY: Oxford University Press.
Read Chapter 6.
by admin | Mar 27, 2022 | Social Sciences : Social Work (MSW)
The paper should be 5-8 pages, double-spaced, not including title page or references. APA format with in-text citations required. For this paper, please research further on working with children from ages 1-17 and use the rubric below to format your paper. Each category should have its own header or sub-header in your paper.
I. Introduction
II. Toddlers
A. Key factors to consider in the age group
B. Social work skills with body language towards this age group
C. Social work skills with verbal communication towards this age group
D. Social work skills on understanding the child’s body language and verbal communication
E. Proven methods for rapport-building/trust-building with this age group
F. Best interventions in this age group that are evidence-based how to apply the intervention in an age-appropriate manner
III. Preschoolers
A. Key factors to consider in the age group
B. Social work skills with body language towards this age group
C. Social work skills with verbal communication towards this age group
D. Social work skills on understanding the child’s body language and verbal communication
E. Proven methods for rapport-building/trust-building with this age group
F. Best interventions in this age group that are evidence-based how to apply the intervention in an age-appropriate manner
IV. Children (Middle Childhood)
A. Key factors to consider in the age group
B. Social work skills with body language towards this age group
C. Social work skills with verbal communication towards this age group
D. Social work skills on understanding the child’s body language and verbal communication
E. Proven methods for rapport-building/trust-building with this age group
F. Best interventions in this age group that are evidence-based how to apply the intervention in an age-appropriate manner
V. Children (Later Childhood)
A. Key factors to consider in the age group
B. Social work skills with body language towards this age group
C. Social work skills with verbal communication towards this age group
D. Social work skills on understanding the child’s body language and verbal communication
E. Proven methods for rapport-building/trust-building with this age group
F. Best interventions in this age group that are evidence-based how to apply the intervention in an age-appropriate manner
VI. Adolescents
A. Key factors to consider in the age group
B. Social work skills with body language towards this age group
C. Social work skills with verbal communication towards this age group
D. Social work skills on understanding the child’s body language and verbal communication
E. Proven methods for rapport-building/trust-building with this age group
F. Best interventions in this age group that are evidence-based how to apply the intervention in an age-appropriate manner
VII. Reflection and Conclusion
by admin | Mar 27, 2022 | Social Sciences : Social Work (MSW)
Instructions
Throughout this course we will be using RStudio as our environment for working with the R programming language.
Before you begin this assignment, make sure that you have reviewed the R videos on this module’s lecture page.
When you are ready to begin, complete the following steps for this module’s R assignment.
Fred is a client who is having difficulty with obsessive behavior. One of his symptoms is excessive handwashing. Fred was asked to keep an account of the number of times he washes his hands daily. The data file in the instructions below contains a count of Fred’s handwashing prior to any interventions (in other words, baseline data).
Use Fred’s baseline data downloadand create a line graph (ABplot()) depicting his baseline washing behavior. Add a median line to depict the median amount of hand cleaning he does daily and label the line. Add a sentence or two describing the line graph and the median that you observe.
As demonstrated in the video, “Entering Data for SSDforR,” enter the data below using a spreadsheet program (Excel, Numbers, etc.). Remember, you will need to save the data as a csv file. Open the file you created using the Getcsv() and create a line graph using ABplot(). Add a mean line to depict the mean amount of times Fred gets out of his seat during sessions and label the line. Add a sentence or two describing the line graph and the mean that you observe.
seat pseat
10 A
8 A
3 A
2 A
9 A
12 A
5 A
3 A
1 A
8 A
NA NA
Determine a behavioral goal for Fred. Would you want to see Fred’s handwashing behavior increase, decrease, or stay the same?
Requirements
Upload the following by the deadline posted on this page:
A document with the following information:
The graph of Fred’s behavior, including the mean line and the labeled baseline.
A description of observed behaviors.
An explanation of the behavioral goal for Fred
This assignment will be graded on the basis of completion.
by admin | Mar 27, 2022 | Social Sciences : Social Work (MSW)
Consider a policy and practice change that would address or ameliorate child abuse, issue or condition which advances human rights and social, economic or environmental justice.
Discuss how this proposed policy and practice change would be implemented. Include in your discussion the resources needed and how you would acquire such resources;
