Category: Human Services

Article Review Assignment: Exploring Countertransference in Social Work Practice
Objective:
This assignment aims to review the article titled “Social work students’ experience and management of countertransference” by Adrian van Breda and Terry Feller. Through this review, students will gain insights into the significance of countertransference in social work practice and its implications for ethical and effective service delivery.
Assignment Instructions:
Article Summary (150 words):
Provide a concise summary of the article, highlighting the main points discussed and the key findings presented regarding social work students’ experiences with countertransference.
Briefly mention the recommendations provided in the article for social work education and supervision.
2.Critical Analysis (200 words):
Analyze the challenges faced by social work students in understanding and managing countertransference.
Reflect on the implications of these challenges for ethical practice and client well-being.
Discuss potential strategies for addressing the identified gaps in social work education and supervision.
3.Application to Practicum Experience (150 words):
Reflect on how the insights from the article can inform your practicum experience in a human services setting.
Consider how you can recognize and manage countertransference reactions in your professional practice.
4.Conclusion (100 words):
Summarize the key takeaways from the article review and its relevance for human services undergraduate practicum students.
Offer any final reflections or considerations based on the insights gained.
Submission Guidelines:
Your review should be concise and well-organized.
Use clear and professional language, avoiding excessive jargon.
This assignment should be broken into the categories given with the categories as your headers. This should be submitted as an Word document 12 point font, double spaced.
Evaluation Criteria:
Depth of reflection and engagement with the article’s content.
Clarity and coherence of writing.
Critical analysis of challenges and potential strategies.
Application of insights to real-world practicum experiences in human services settings.
This assignment encourages you to reflect on the complexities of countertransference in social work practice and consider its implications for their future roles as practitioners in the human services field.

Read the following case scenario and then respond to questions posed under each of the stages of ethical decision-making listed below.
Dr. Mattison is a retired clinical social worker who had a large private practice for over 35 years. In retirement, she was hired as an adjunct professor to teach one graduate course a semester and also volunteered as an intake worker at the local community mental health center.
The center operated more like a crisis and referral agency seeing clients for a maximum of three sessions and making referrals when additional sessions were necessary. During the month of August, the agency experienced a high number of staff taking vacations. Dr. Mattison was asked to step in to provide direct service to new clients seeking support during the month.
In the week prior to her stepping back into the clinical chair, she remained on the phone as intake worker. The intakes she was completing were on clients whom she would see in the following week.
One caller, Kathy, was clearly very upset, crying to the point where gathering the basic information was difficult. Dr. Mattison gently calmed the caller and identified that the initial source of crisis was the fact that she had just been terminated at her job and gotten into a major argument with her boyfriend. While the caller felt as if the “world was collapsing,” Dr. Mattison was able to assess her level of crisis and the possibility of her harming herself or another. Both possibilities were felt to be of very low probability, and the caller had numerous supports in her life living at home with her family. After setting up the appointment to meet with Kathy, Dr. Mattison did a final assessment to see how she was feeling and what her plans for the night and the days to follow were. Kathy’s response provided Dr. Mattison with the data she needed to feel that Kathy was okay and was not at risk.
After hanging up and as she was taking the next call, Dr. Mattison realized that in her focusing on the “crisis” she forgot to get Kathy’s last name or address. She felt that she could gather that information at the time of her first session, which was scheduled that coming Monday.
On Monday, as Dr. Mattison enters the office, she becomes aware that the young woman waiting is not only Kathy, her first appointment, but that Kathy is actually a student in her Tuesday night class.
Awareness: Does the case present any possible ethical or legal challenges? If so, what are they?
Grounding: Using your professions (or desired professions) code of ethics, what, if any, principles may be compromised or called into play given this situation?
Implementation: Generate at least three possible paths to follow in response to this situation. Further identify the potential positive and negative impacts of each. Which would you select to implement?
This assignment will be graded based on:
Quality of content including the ability to communicate and analyze awareness, grounding and implementation as it relates to the scenario (25 points).
Include ethical codes and information from the textbook to support your responses.
Provide in-depth analysis, communicating your understanding of the scenario.

Write a 1,000-1,500-word paper comparing neolocal families (families that establish themselves residentially away from other generations) and families who have multiple generations (more than two) living under the same household.
Address the following prompts in your paper:
Analyze and explain expectations for the different generations in each of these situations.
Identity and describe the issues surrounding attachment in children, parents, and grandparents in multigenerational homes.
Describe the benefits of each type of household.
Compare and contrast the difficulties of each type of household.
Use three or more scholarly resources to support your ideas.
Prepare this assignment according to the guidelines found in the APA Style Guide,

I. Describe your personal and professional goals. How would earning a doctoral degree in prevention science help you meet those goals? What personal and professional experiences have you had throughout your life that have influenced your desire to be a prevention scientist?
II. Describe a focus area of prevention and associated research you would like to pursue during the doctoral program. Assume you’ve just been awarded $50,000 to do prevention work. What would you do (describe your plan in some detail)? What evidence-based models or frameworks would guide your work and why are these appropriate? How would you assess the effectiveness of your work?

Program Method- Action Research
Program Topic Area- Leadership and Organizational Culture/Learning
Part One – 3 pages
Develop a short description of a program designed to address a problem a human service organization can solve.
The program description should include a problem statement supported by data, relevant history, policy, program context, stated program goals and objectives, and core program activities. Use a cultural competence lens.
“When we conduct an evaluation, everything we do reflects our own cultural values and perspectives—from the evaluation purpose, the questions we develop, and the methodologies we select to our interpretation of the findings and the recommendations we make based on those findings. Because culture is influenced by many characteristics (i.e., race, ethnicity, language, gender, age, religion, sexual orientation, education, and experience), it is important that we stop and reflect on our own culture before embarking on an evaluation. To conduct culturally competent evaluations, we must learn and appreciate each program’s cultural context and acknowledge that we may view and interpret the world differently from many evaluation stakeholders” (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 2014, p. 3).
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. (2014). Practical strategies for culturally competent evaluation. U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.
1. Describe the human service topic you are interested in examining.
1. Find a minimum of five scholarly, peer-reviewed journal articles on your topic.
2. Describe the problems or issues in the community or specific area that needs to be addressed as it relates to the human service topic you described. Include an overview of the human service problem or issue using supporting national/local data.
1. In this program development, you will need to support your topic choice with data from national professional organization web sources or reports such as CDC, SAMHSA, HUD, National Center for Homeless Education, National Center for Preventing Homelessness, National Foster Youth Institute, National Center for Children and Families, Child Welfare Information Gateway, Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS), Census Bureau, and/or any number of other professional organizations relevant to your topic.
2. Find patterns of claims you can make based on the data or literature, state the reasons for the claim, and provide evidence supporting those reasons.
3. Based on the findings, write a problem statement.
4. Develop a plan to address this problem. (An alternative to developing a program from scratch is to identify and adopt evidence-based programs that have proven effective. To do this, begin by reflecting on your organization’s characteristics and identifying programs that could serve as the basis of the program evaluation.)
1. Describe strategies to address this problem. Find a minimum of five scholarly, peer-reviewed journal articles discussing strategies to address your identified problem and use them to support your proposed program plan.
2. Develop program goal(s) outlining who will benefit from your program, what benefits they will receive, and when they will be achieved.
3. Develop objectives to support the program goal.
5. Link all the above together and write a clear description of your problem, how it will be addressed, and the goals and objectives that will get you to the desired outcome. Be sure to assess and highlight any disparities identified.
References (include the following) + additional 3
1. https://www.cdc.gov/evaluation/approach/index.htm
2. Executive Perspective CDC’s Program Evaluation Journey: 1999 to Present by Kidder and Chapel
Part Two- 4 pages
Present the following in the proposed evaluation plan:
1. Program description (from Assessment 1): Suggested length 2 paragraphs.
1. Program background & history.
2. Program size, locations, and organization.
3. Evaluation needs (Do NOT just say “program evaluation” will be conducted. Specify the type of evaluation being conducted).
2. Key stakeholders description: Suggested length 1–2 paragraphs.
1. Stakeholders include people who reflect the community’s diversity, will use the evaluation results, support or maintain the program, or are affected by the program activities or evaluation results.
3. Program goals and objectives: Suggested length 2 paragraphs.
1. Provide a broad statement reflecting what you intend to see accomplished by the program—what is the goal?
2. Identify the indicators/performance measure of success. Specify the results to be achieved and how they will be achieved. Note: Indicators are used to determine if the program is being implemented as expected and achieving its outcomes. Indicators can relate to any part of the program and its logic model or program description.
4. Logic model
1. Identify and describe evidence-based strategies and activities that are culturally appropriate and, if appropriately implemented, will address the issues identified in your problem statement. You should have already introduced at least one of these strategies in Assessment 1. They are the proposed activities that, if implemented, should address the human services issue you are working to address.
2. Develop a graphic representation of your logic model to succinctly identify available resources (inputs), what the program is doing (activities), and what you hope to achieve (outcomes).
5. Evaluation Purpose Statement (What is the purpose of your evaluation?): Suggested length 1 paragraph.
1. Describe the focus and anticipated outcomes of the evaluation.
2. State the evaluation question(s).
References (Attached)
1. Chouinard, J., & Cram, F. (2020). Culturally responsive approaches to evaluation: Empirical implications for theory and practice. SAGE Publications, Inc., https://doi.org/10.4135/9781506368559
2. Hansen
3. McLaughlin
written communication: Write concisely and directly, using active voice.
Format: Use current APA style and format for references and in-text citations.
Font and font size: Times New Roman, 12 point.

For the Final Paper, I would like you to write a 5-page paper in APA format on the list of topics below which are from Chapter 11 (the last chapter). So, you are to write on all 5 of them. One way to structure it is to make each topic a page which will equal 5 pages. Please be sure to make connections between the topics, use current events, some research and your own personal experiences. Lastly, please add a brief reflection on your experience in this course, all you’ve learned and how you plan on using it. Please remember to include a title cover page which is technically your 6th page.
Selecting Our Battles & Dealing with Difficult Colleagues
Understanding that No Organization is Perfect
The Importance of Mentoring
Professional Development
Self-Care

1. As we traverse through uncharted territory as public administrators in a global pandemic what do you believe “has” worked and “has not” worked in the Trump Administration’s response. You can use the articles provided to help strengthen your argument.
2. Based on what you’ve seen in the media, who are the emerging leaders of the COVID crisis? Cuomo? DeBlasio? Dr. Fauci? Choose one and explain why you believe they are leading the charge in this crisis?
3. From a management standpoint, how do you personally react in your field placement or place of employment when you are faced with a new challenge?

I attached instructions from the professor, and I also attached a previous format of how the professor wants the paper.

The students shall pick a topic related to the class material and concepts. Each student will research the topic they have chosen using multiple sources and prepare an annotated bibliography. This is a formal bibliography that includes citations of sources with summary and evaluation information for each source. The assignment should be typed and double spaced. You may use your handouts to help you narrow your ideas and begin to find resources. A minimum of five sources should be used with no more than three coming directly from a website (using the computer to find articles is not considered a web source but citing the text on the National Coalition Against Domestic Violence web page is a web source). Only one encyclopedia may be used as a cited source of the six. Your citations must adhere to APA format. Your bibliography will be graded using the rubric posted in Blackboard. The emphasis is on finding accurate, reliable sources and providing a clear summary and evaluation for each source.
NOTE: Students do not pick a topic that is too personal to you or too emotional for you. Pick a topic that interests you. Pick a topic that you are not too familiar with so you can learn and expand your knowledge.
This is a formal bibliography that includes citations of sources with summary and evaluation information for each source. The assignment should be typed and double spaced. Each student will research the topic they have chosen using multiple sources. You may use your text to help you narrow your ideas and begin to find resources. A minimum of five sources should be used with no more than three coming directly from a website (using the computer to find articles is not considered a web source but citing the text on the National Coalition Against Domestic Violence web page is a web source). Your citations must adhere to APA format.
Specific guidelines to follow when completing this assignment are:
Minimum of 5 sources of various types (book, article, website, etc.).
Sources focused around a narrowed issue or question of inquiry.
Adherence to APA format for all citations.
Sources in alphabetical order according to author.
Thoughtful and complete annotations of 150-200 words.
Correct grammar, punctuation, and spelling.
The annotations for each source should follow an academic style. This means that you must construct, with elevated and sophisticated language, correct grammatical sentences that effectively summarize what each source has to say. Additionally, you should explain how each source is relevant to the issue that you have selected and what it adds to your knowledge about your issue.
Due 11/27/2023 (APA style double-spaced) 25 points

Government agencies often partner with the private sector to address community needs. This assignment provides an opportunity for you to view the process from multiple perspectives. In this case, suppose the government has released a request for proposals from the private sector to address the community need you identified in your Community Needs Assessment assignment. For-profit businesses and nonprofit agencies are encouraged to apply. You will develop a proposal from each of these models for program development.
Then, taking the government reviewer’s perspective, you will determine which proposal seems to best fit the government’s perspective in meeting this community needs. This will allow you to critique the proposals for their general potential for success and specifically in relation to the diversity and inclusion of special populations.
Instructions
For this assignment, write two proposals for new programs and an appraisal of each proposal from a government agency perspective.
* One proposal will be a program with a for-profit business model.
* One proposal will be a program with a nonprofit organization model.
Each new program proposal should be 3–5 pages and present an initiative to address the need presented from your Week 3 community needs assessment. (Housing insecurity for older adults)Each proposal should highlight key components of the community needs assessment that supports the need for the new program and how the new program addresses this need. Each proposal should include an appropriate strategy for program evaluation and address issues of diversity and inclusion.
The appraisal should be a 2–3 page synopsis and critique of each of the two programs, including how well each addresses the social problem, how well it meets the community need for diverse populations, and the ethical considerations of a government agency in contracting or in funding the proposal.
All of this work should be supported by the required course readings and other credible sources.
To successfully complete this assignment, you will need to address the following:
* Nonprofit Proposal:
* Design a program for a nonprofit organization to address your identified community need from the Week 3 assignment.
* Identify a type of program evaluation that would be appropriate for a nonprofit organization’s program.
* For-Profit Proposal:
* Design a program for a for-profit business to address your identified community need.
* Identify a type of program evaluation that would be appropriate for a for-profit business’s program.
* Appraisal:
* Complete an appraisal comparing and contrasting the two programs from a government perspective.
* Critique how well the programs address the social problem.
* Examine how well the programs address issues of diversity and inclusion.
* Explain ethical considerations of government funding or contracting in relation to each proposal.
Submission Requirements
To complete this assignment successfully, your paper will need to meet the following specifications:
* Page length: Your paper should be 10 pages overall, comprising a portfolio of these three documents:
* The Nonprofit Proposal.
* The For-Profit Proposal.
* The Appraisal.
* Communication: Communicate using professional academic writing and apply current APA format and style appropriately. Communicate in a manner that is scholarly, professional, and respectful of the diversity, dignity, and integrity of others, consistent with expectations of the human services profession. Refer to Evidence and APA and the APA Module.
* Resources: Support your work with a minimum of 15 reputable sources, including required readings and other scholarly or professional sources such as peer-reviewed journals.
* Font and size: Times New Roman, 12 point.
Refer to the Appraisal of Proposals Rubric to ensure that you meet the grading criteria for this assignment.