Choose ONE to explore This is the link to access Discussion Board: For your ini

Choose ONE to explore
This is the link to access Discussion Board: For your initial post, choose only ONE Topic to explore from the following topics: (Please be sure to identify which question you are answering as points will be taken off if it is not there! When writing always assume that the reader knows nothing.)
Topic One: Week One you were asked to read Chapter 13 – why do you think that chapter 13 was assigned first? (Example of ideas to address – but not limited to these: What part of the chapter do you think is most important? What speaks to you in this chapter? How does it relate to studying the problems and policies in the child welfare field?) What role, if any, would you hope to explore for yourself in regards to Leadership in the Child Welfare field? (Please be thorough in answering this question. Ex. of areas you can address in this question: If you feel you are not a leader but hope more to follow you can write about that. If you have special areas of interest in the child welfare field you can identify and elaborate. You are encouraged to be creative and honest when exploring what you want.) You can answer these questions from either an Experiential, Personal and/or Professional perspective or any or all. Please use references from the book to support your view.
Topic Two: Explore your cultural competency and self-awareness as suggested by Samantrai’s steps and needs-to-be on page 77 of your text. You might include also knowledge you might have about cultures different from your own.
Topic Three: Pick one bold heading of Chapter One and present it thoroughly to your classmates. You will put the concepts in your own words and elaborate or comment on what you know and how you might feel about the topic. For instance bold headings are: Introduction, Early Influences and Event, Foster Care, Early child Protection, Child Labor Laws, and so on. You can take a broad perspective and write an overview (ex. How Major Legislations relate to each other or how they have changed over time or the Evolution of Core Child Welfare Programs or any of the Multiple Issues in Child Welfare Services.) The last category you could report on would be Child Welfare Agencies, how they are organized, who works for them, etc. Because this is such a large chapter of information you will be choosing this topic will be helping each other distill the information and get a more in depth view without having to read and study each section in detail.
As an accelerated class you have a lot of reading. As you prepare to address this discussion board choose your topic wisely, personally (so that you reflect on what you are learning, your views, experiences and feelings about the subject). As you see the topics that are presented by your fellow students, choose something different to explore. Comment about what you learned from them, how you might see it differently than they or add information on the subject they are reporting on to at least four of your classmate’s posts.
Discussion Board Guidelines (All must be present for maximum points – Total 50 possible): Initial post due Monday, 7/17, Responses due by 11:59 PM 7/19 350 words for initial post. Respond to at least four student’s post with one substantial response (close to 350 words and a citation) . You can respond to more than four to maximize your participation. Please use academic writing, research and citation.
Grading guidelines or Rubric: identifying the topic you are exploring and clarity of writing – please proof read and use formal language (up to 5 points), the content of your exploration of the topic (up to 20 points), the use of examples or personal experiences to help clarify and fortify your submission (up to 5 points), the use of academic writing and referencing (up to 10 points) and at least 350 words and the number of responses you make to your classmates (up to 10 points).
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