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The Richards family includes Amanda, age 9; Leonard, age 14; Linda, age 46; and Fred, age 50. Linda’s father, Edward, age 72, has been living with the Richards family since his wife, Marie, died two years ago. Edward and Marie were married for 50 years and had three children: Linda, age 46; Joan, age 44; and Peter, age 40.
Fred’s dad, John, age 84, currently lives in an assisted living facility near the Richards’ family home. Fred’s mother, Elizabeth, age 80, has Alzheimer’s disease and lives in a nursing home. Fred has a sister, Rita, age 59, who has always lived alone. Amanda is Linda’s niece; Joan, Linda’s sister, was her mother.
Joan and her husband, Frank, were murdered when Amanda was 3 years old. They were apparently involved with a street gang in a different city. The murders were thought to be related to drug dealing. Amanda has been living with the Richards family since the death of her parents.
Leonard is Fred and Linda’s son. Fred and Linda have been married for 15 years. Fred has two other children from a previous marriage: Jim, age 24, and Jill, age 20. Both have been living with their mother, Susan, age 45, who is now remarried to John, age 48. Their family lives in a different state than the Richards family does.
Presenting Problems Amanda was referred to your agency by her school social worker. The social worker reports that in the last 3 months, Amanda has been having behavioral problems. She often has temper tantrums in the classroom and with her peers. She is often absent from school. Whenever she gets angry, she threatens to run away or to tell her aunt how badly her teachers treat her. Leonard is being referred to your agency by his DFC caseworker. The presenting problem is that Leonard, reportedly, was sexually abused by his stepbrother, Jim, several years ago when Jim was visiting the Richards family. Fred was referred to your agency by his attorney. Approximately two weeks ago, Fred was arrested while operating his vehicle under the influence of alcohol. This is the third time that Fred has been arrested and charged with driving under the influence. Linda is not currently employed outside of the home. She was recently laid off from her position as an administrative assistant due to major cutbacks in the company that she formerly worked for. The Richards family has moved several times in the past five years due to various financial difficulties. Linda does not report having any problems.
Utilizing the above case, students will be assigned to ONE of the following family members (Leonard). Students are asked to respond to the following questions:
1. What are your hypotheses about the client situation?
2. What does the research say about this kind of client problem, diagnosis or situation?
3. What theoretical framework are you using to organize your knowledge?
4. Given the research and the theoretical framework, discuss your case formulation.
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Provide a descriiption of the efforts in ensuring credibility, dependability and trustworthiness in obtaining the results and conclusions.
Provide a brief descriiption of the results.
Finally, in your opinion, based on the results and discussion, are there any additional procedures that could be used in the study that would further ensure credibility, dependability and trustworthiness.
Provide 2- paragraphs and use APA format guidelines for each article
1] Bergstrom, M. (2017). “I could have had a better life:” Reflective life reviews told be late-middle-aged and older women and men with ongoing long-term alcohol problems. Nordic Studies on Alcohol and Drugs, 34 (1), 6 – 17.
2]Daltary, A. (2018). Intersectionality and the disparate experiences of Latinos based on the immigrant status of family members. Social Work Research, 42(3), 187 – 198.
3]Grayshield, L., Rutherford, J., Salazar, S., Mihecoby, A., Luna, L. (2015). Understanding and healing historical trauma: The perspectives of Native American elders. Journal of Mental Health Counseling, 37 (4), 295 – 307.
4]Van Scoyoc, A., Harrison, J.A., & Fisher, P.A. (2017). Beliefs and behaviors of pregnant women with addictions awaiting treatment initiation. Child & Adolescent Social Work Journal, 34, 65 – 79.
References
Creswell, J.W. & Poth, C.N. (2018). Qualitative inquiry & research design: Choosing among five approaches, (4th ed.). Sage.
Engel, R.J. & Schutt, R.K. (2017). The practice of research in social work, (4th ed.). Sage
Resources
Data collection strategies in qualitative research rely on the use of open-ended questions to interview participants and the process of observation. Typically, when the qualitative approach involves collecting data from research subjects in the form of interviews, an interview guide is prepared in advance of the interview. The interview guide contains a small number of questions that will be used in an interview that may last for about 60 to 90 minutes. However, it is expected that more questions will be generated by the interview itself and may be used in subsequent interviews. These questions may be follow-up or clarifying questions to those initially developed as part of the interview guide. Or, because the researcher is learning of a new phenomenon or about an experience, questions are also added as he or she is learning more about the experience.
Qualitative research frequently involves observation of behavior. This may include noting non-verbal responses or behaviors of subjects during the qualitative interviews or observing behavior of subjects engaging in their daily lives. The researcher includes notes on these observations and insights in a field journal.
Although most qualitative research uses individual interviews, it is important to note that focus groups are a method to collect qualitative data. These are used frequently in evaluation research.
Sampling
Sample sizes for qualitative research tend to be smaller as compared to those typically used in quantitative research. Depending on the specific approach, sample sizes range from 8 to 25 participants. Ideally, sampling occurs to attain “saturation” of data (Fusch & Ness, 2005). Saturation occurs when new interviews do not seem to provide additional information (Engel & Schutt, 2017). The sampling designs used to obtain research subjects are non-probability. Purposive designs are used to recruit and screen subjects that fit the purpose of the research inquiry and focus. Snowball sampling techniques are useful when attempting to recruit research subjects that represent a study population that is hard to find or recruit.
Analysis
The analytic process used in qualitative research is referred to as theme or content analysis. Although the specific procedures vary by specific qualitative approach, the goal of this process is to cull salient themes that have emerged from the interviews. As with quantitative analysis, there are software programs that can assist with management and analysis of qualitative data. However, the researcher is ultimately involved in the analysis of the content and generate salient themes that have emerged from the research.
Strategies to Ensure Trustworthiness
Trustworthiness of a study refers to how well it represents as closely as possible the perspectives of research participants (Leitz & Zayas, 2010). It is comprised of credibility, confirmability, dependability, and transferability (Shenton, 2004). As with quantitative studies, procedures and processes may be built into the study to ensure its trustworthiness. These include such procedures as triangulation, member-checking and maintaining an audit trail- among others. The articles by Shento (2004) and Leitz & Zayas (2010) provide a comprehensive overview of strategies used in qualitative research to ensure trustworthiness.
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• social environment.
• Consider how Review this week’s Learning Resources providing an overview of human behavior and the HBSE connects with social work practice. Why is it important for social workers to understand how the social environment influences behavior?
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Post a response to the following:
• Describe your population of interest. Mental Health
• Identify one professional role that a social worker may assume when working with this population.
• Explain how you might apply ecological or systems theory when working with the population.
• Describe specific steps you will take to develop your knowledge of this population through critical thought and research.
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Follow the instructions in the “Historical task” file. The movement I was given is “The civil rights movement” operating in the 50’s and 60’s to gain equal rights for African Americans. for point 3 where it says identify major leaders I was told to focus on Martin Luther King Jr. only and talk in depth about one of his speeches that he made but not the famous “I have a dream” speech. Please use a minimum of 5 sources that can be found ONLINE and ACCESSIBLE for FREE (example through google)
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textbook required Grinnell, Jr., R.M., Gabor, P.A., Unrau, Y.A. (2019). Program evaluation for social workers: Foundation of evidence-based programs (8th Ed.). Oxford, UK: Oxford University Press.
