Category: Social work

In this assignment, you will design a research study that incorporates anti-oppressive principles and methods. You will demonstrate understanding of how research can be conducted in a way that challenges inherent biases, promotes anti-racist and anti-oppressive strategies, and advances social work purposes. The assignment should include the sections listed below.
Research Proposal
Using the issue from the previous assignment:
Identify a specific research question related to the marginalized community or population that experiences oppression or social, economic, cultural, or environmental injustice. (C4.GP.A)
Support your ideas with relevant academic and professional research.
Discuss how the proposed research project aims to actively involve the selected community or population in the research process and how their voices and perspectives will be prioritized. (C4.GP.B)
Identify specific participants, stakeholders, community partners, et cetera, that will be involved.
Methodological Approach
Select and justify the use of a research methodology (quantitative, qualitative, mixed methods, or other research design) that aligns with anti-oppressive principles. (C4.GP.A)
Be sure to support your ideas with relevant academic or professional research.
Discuss how the selected approach will enable exploration of the research question while challenging biases and promoting anti-oppressive strategies. (C4.GP.B)
Support your ideas with relevant academic or professional research.
Data Collection
Analyze a proposed data collection strategy using an anti-oppressive research lens, including how it will address intersectionality. (C4.GP.A)
Support your strategy with relevant academic or professional knowledge.
Ethical Considerations
Outline the ethical considerations to be addressed in the research, including informed consent, confidentiality, protection of participants from harm, and data protection and storage. (C4.GP.A)
Support your ideas with relevant academic or professional knowledge.
Discuss considerations for power dynamics and researcher positionality and bias. (C4.GP.B)
Support your ideas with relevant academic or professional knowledge.
Data Analysis and Dissemination
Discuss how to interpret and disseminate the findings in a way that contributes to anti-oppressive social work practice, policy, or programs, including considerations for technology and how to ensure that the research findings are accessible and actionable. (C4.GP.A)
Support your ideas with relevant academic and professional literature.
Additional Requirements
The assignment you submit is expected to meet the following requirements:
Written communication: Written communication is free of errors that detract from the overall message.
APA formatting: Resources and citations are formatted according to current Evidence and APA standards. Include a cover page and references page. See Evidence and APA Citation for Graduate Learners.
Font and font size: Use APA approved font and size.
Competencies Measured
By successfully completing this assignment, you will demonstrate your proficiency in the following course competencies and scoring guide criteria:
Competency 1: Apply research findings to inform and improve practice, policy, and programs. (C4.GP.A)
Identify a specific research question related to the marginalized community or population that experiences oppression or social, economic, cultural, or environmental injustice. (C4.GP.A)
Select and justify the use of a research methodology (quantitative, qualitative, mixed methods, or other research design) that aligns with anti-oppressive principles. (C4.GP.A)
Analyze a proposed data collection strategy using an anti-oppressive research lens, including how it will address intersectionality. (C4.GP.A)
Outline the ethical considerations to be addressed in the research, including informed consent, confidentiality, protection of participants from harm, and data protection and storage. (C4.GP.A)
Discuss how to interpret and disseminate the findings in a way that contributes to anti-oppressive social work practice, policy, or programs, including considerations for technology and how to ensure that the research findings are accessible and actionable. (C4.GP.A)
Competency 2: Identify ethical, culturally informed, anti-racist, and anti-oppressive strategies that address inherent biases for use in quantitative and qualitative research methods to advance the purposes of social work. (C4.GP.B)
Discuss how the proposed research project aims to actively involve the selected community or population in the research process and how their voices and perspectives will be prioritized. (C4.GP.B)
Discuss how the selected approach will enable exploration of the research question while challenging biases and promoting anti-oppressive strategies. (C4.GP.B)
Discuss considerations for power dynamics and researcher positionality and bias. (C4.GP.B)
Competency 3: Communicate in a manner that is scholarly, professional, and consistent with expectations for members of the social work profession.
Communicate in a manner that is scholarly, professional, and consistent with expectations for members of the social work profession.

Initial Post
Organization and Policy Matching Activity
From the list provided, create as many matches as you can between organizations and policies that they are likely to interact with. Post your screenshot of the activity, select 3 of your favorite/most interesting matches, and answer the following questions for each match.
How do you think that this kind of organization interacts with this policy? Consider both how the organization may be impacted by or may impact the policy.
Generate one question you have about this policy or about this kind of organization, and/or how they are related.

Please write a response to a classmate’s answer. See the uploaded file – The Task for more information.

The term “Social Justice” is used by many scholars and ordinary people to mean a variety of different things. The reading Social Justice and Social Workers explores some; however, for this assignment go beyond this reading and beyond the field of social work to explore definitions and quotes from many people and many disciplines. For social work majors, we are the only profession to dedicate a significant portion of the code of ethics to social justice. · Through independent research you must find at least 4 sources of definitions for social justice and cite the definition and source. · What are the pros and cons of each definition? (does the definition omit any groups or concepts, how does it differ from other definitions?) · Use those definitions to develop your own definition which you will use throughout the semester while you explore social justice issues. · (You can bullet point this essay) · Do not exceed 3 pages including references
2 pages of writing, 1 page of sources

( I will attach the assignment and reference to the article mentioned) My personal, individual social location themes as a therapist are: female, straight, white, married with children, mid 50’s age, native English speaker; Licensed Clinical Social Worker; Christian religion. NOTE 12 point Font

Instructions
In this assignment, learners will select a recent research study that explores an issue relevant to anti-oppressive social work practice. Learners will critically analyze the research findings and apply them to inform practice, policy, or programs. The assignment should include the sections identified below.
Summarize Research Study
Summarize a research study, including clearly identifying and focusing on an aspect of anti-oppressive social work practice, its research question, methodology, and main findings. (C4.GP.A)
The study must be published within the last five years.
Analysis of Findings
Explain how key findings of the study apply to social work practice, policy, and/or programs. (C4.GP.A)
Be sure to cite clear examples from within the study.
Analyze how the findings can be applied to address systemic biases, promote anti-racist and anti-oppressive strategies, and advance social, economic, cultural, and/or environmental justice for the population in the study. (C4.GP.B)
Be sure to provide specific examples that support the analysis.
Ethical Considerations
Describe at least one potential ethical consideration related to the research study. (C4.GP.B)
You have the option to analyze more than one potential ethical consideration.
Discuss the steps necessary to address the identified ethical consideration(s). (C4.GP.A)
Be sure to clearly identify a specific response and support your response using the NASW Code of Ethics.
Application to Practice, Policy, or Programs
Propose at least two specific recommendations for applying specific research findings in practice, policy, or programs, including how to address inherent biases and advance anti-oppressive approaches within the field of social work. (C4.GP.B)
Support your recommendations with references from the academic or professional knowledge base.
Additional Requirements
The assignment you submit is expected to meet the following requirements:
Written communication: Written communication is free of errors that detract from the overall message.
APA formatting: Resources and citations are formatted according to current Evidence and APA standards. See Evidence and APA Citation for Graduate Learners.
Length of paper: 6–8 double-spaced pages, not including cover page and references page.
Font and font size: Use APA approved font and size.
Competencies Measured
By successfully completing this assignment, you will demonstrate your proficiency in the following course competencies and scoring guide criteria:
Competency 1: Apply research findings to inform and improve practice, policy, and programs. (C4.GP.A)
Summarize a research study, including clearly identifying and focusing on an aspect of anti-oppressive social work practice, its research question, methodology, and main findings. (C4.GP.A)
Explain how key findings of the study apply to social work practice, policy, and/or programs. (C4.GP.A)
Discuss the steps necessary to address the identified ethical consideration. (C4.GP.A)
Competency 2: Identify ethical, culturally informed, anti-racist, and anti-oppressive strategies that address inherent biases for use in quantitative and qualitative research methods to advance the purposes of social work. (C4.GP.B)
Analyze how the findings can be applied to address systemic biases, promote anti-racist and anti-oppressive strategies, and advance social, economic, cultural, and/or environmental justice for the population in the study. (C4.GP.B)
Describe at least one potential ethical consideration related to the research study. (C4.GP.B)
Propose at least two specific recommendations for applying the research findings in practice, policy, or programs. (C4.GP.B)
Competency 3: Communicate in a manner that is scholarly, professional, and consistent with expectations for members of the social work profession.
Communicate in a manner that is scholarly, professional, and consistent with expectations for members of the social work profession

In Week 1, you chose an agency to evaluate, and you have been working on that assessment throughout the course. Utilizing your knowledge of the agency you’ve chosen and the class resources, discussions, and class activities, you will now create a multi-part Agency Evaluation Report and Presentation.
Part 1: The Assessment Report
You may choose how to format your report– as a written document, a detailed slideshow presentation (include speaker notes), or another format that integrates all the following information:
Introduction: Write an introduction with a thesis statement that orients the audience to the organization (give an overview), why it is being discussed (what is currently happening there), and what this assessment report address.
Agency Assessment: Articulate a well-developed and easily understood assessment of the organization based on what you have learned in the last seven weeks. Make sure to include both strengths and opportunities for growth in each area. Your statements should be well supported by using course materials and other academic resources that you have cultivated on your own. Please make sure to address these key areas:
Organizational Structure (how is the organization structured – look back at your week one workbook)
Organizational Culture (what type of culture does the organization have – look back at your week three workbook)
Leadership (what type of leadership styles and practices are at play, how does the organization use its leadership and leadership structure)
Supervision Practices (how is supervision positioned at the organization, how is it conducted, is it honored, if your interviewee from week four works at this agency, draw from questions and answers from that paper)
Clinical Considerations (how is the organization addressing employee stress, burnout, compassion fatigue, and vicarious trauma, and how it promotes employee self-care)
Organizational Issues of DEI (what does the organization do to promote DEI in the workforce, and work place, and make sure that there are DEI policies – look back at your Week 5 workbook)
Teamwork (how is teamwork used at the organization)
External Factors (discuss external factors that influence the organization like the community or government, make sure address one piece of external governmental policy that has influenced/impacted the organization – review your Week 1 Workbook)
Recommendations: You will need four recommendations for the organization, all need to be supported by sources from either the course materials or academic resources cultivated on your own. Each recommendation should be accompanied by logical predictions for how this organization should move forward with implementing the recommendation.
APA Format: Your Assessment Report should be formatted according to APA standards, including reference page(s) or slide(s).
Sample Evaluation Reports and Resources:
Consulting Report: How to Write and Present One
Report Templates from Canva
Consulting Report Templates from Venngage
Part 2: The Executive Summary Presentation
Record a 5-7 minute summary of your evaluation, emphasizing your key findings and recommendations for the organization. If you were to present your assessment to the actual leadership of the organization, what are the key ideas and takeaways that you would want them to know?
This presentation should be video recorded and include a slide presentation.
If you submit your Evaluation Report as a slideshow presentation, consider video recording and discussing a few key slides, rather than the full presentation.
The slides should be formatted according to APA standards, including reference slide(s).
Recording Resources
Recording a Presentation with ScreenPal – UNE Online
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Child welfare
Challenges they face
Policies
Intro/Topic Statement
Background
Lit Review
Implications
Recommendations
Conclusion

Child welfare
Challenges they face
Policies
Intro/Topic Statement
Background
Lit Review
Implications
Recommendations
Conclusion

Child welfare
Challenges they face
Policies
Intro/Topic Statement
Background
Lit Review
Implications
Recommendations
Conclusion