Category: Social work

Identify a current event that represents social change or advocacy in action. Using critical analysis supported by research and use of theories, develop a PowerPoint presentation of 8-10 slides. In your presentation explain the following:
What problem are they addressing?
What populations or systems are involved?
How are they promoting social, economic, and environmental justice at the individual, family, group, and community levels?
Is there a proposed solution?
What is the potential role of social work?
Title slide and reference slide are not included in the slide count. Include speaker notes below each content-related slide that represent what would be said if giving the presentation in person. Expand upon the information included in the slide and do not simply restate it. Please ensure the speaker notes include a minimum of 50 words.
You must include a minimum of at least two recent news articles and two scholarly sources to support your presentation.

Review the Issue Statement Sample document in the Learning Resources this week. Search for and select at least one scholarly article that deepens your understanding of—or narrows the context of veteran homelessness in California Search for and select at least one source that explores the population(s) impacted by your selected social problem. This can be a news article or other popular media—for example, you might select a source where someone details their personal story for how they were impacted by veteran homelessness Search for and select at least one local or state policy in California that works to address your selected social problem for the affected populations. Use the Legislative Proposal Assessment from the Council on Social Work Education resource in the Learning Resources this week. This worksheet does not have to be submitted for your Assignment, but it is a useful tool to help you search for, select, and evaluate a policy. Submit a 3- to 5-page paper, addressing the following: Issue Statement: Create a 1-paragraph issue statement that hooks your audience and concisely communicates the imperative to address veteran homelessness in California. Include the following: In 1 paragraph, define your social problem and the population impacted by it. In 1–2 paragraphs, explain your critical reasons for why the public and decision makers, as well as social workers, need to advocate for change. In 1–2 paragraphs, describe what happens in communities if your goal to alleviate the problem is realized. Policy Review: Summarize your selected policy, its relationships to the social problem, and the expected results. Then address the following: Is your selected policy dictated by local or state statute—or a combination thereof? How does the policy address your issue statement? Or what is missing? What are the different sections, or components, of the policy? How long has the current policy been in place? Who supports and who opposes the policy? What changes, or amendments, have been made to the policy? Explain how this policy affects clients you might see in a clinical setting and why, as a clinical social worker, it would be important to advocate for change.

Using the Youtube video as a guide, and the annotated bibliography (VERY IMPORTANT, ATTACHED) as a starting point, prepare a literature review based on the topic Juvenile Incarceration in America: Is it Punitive or Restorative? Use this format, your literature review will have three sections 1) Introduction
2) Main Body – synthesis and analysis of articles, and 3) Conclusion) as described in the video. For your Introduction, you should be able to utilize Worksheet #1 as an outline, ( VERY IMPORTANT, ATTACHED)
for the Main Body, you should be able to utilize one of the methods described in the video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zIYC6zG265E

(thematic organization may be the easiest and most relevant), and in your Conclusion, you should introduce your research questions and discuss how your Capstone will contribute to the literature on this topic.
What are 3 boolean search terms? Please write the paper with words that an 8th or 9th-grade student can understand.
Please use the following articles for the research and please give me the page numbers on where you find the quotes in the paper. Aizer, A., & Doyle Jr, J. J. (2015). Juvenile incarceration, human capital, and future crime: Evidence from randomly assigned judges.https://www.nber.org/system/files/working_papers/w19102/w19102.pdf
Barnert, E. S., Perry, R., & Morris, R. E. (2016). Juvenile incarceration and Health. https://daneshyari.com/article/preview/4139130.pdf
Bouffard, J., Cooper, M., & Bergseth, K. (2017). “The effectiveness of various restorative justice interventions on recidivism outcomes among juvenile offenders.” http://www.antoniocasella.eu/restorative/Bouffard_2016.pdf
Laird, Robert. “Regional International Juvenile Incarceration Models as a Blueprint for Rehabilitative Reform of Juvenile Criminal Justice Systems in the United States.” https://scholarlycommons.law.northwestern.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=7701&context=jclc
Munir, Aasma, and Malik Jamil A.. “Mediating Role of Religious Orientation and Moral Character for the Relationship between Parent and Peer Attachment and Delinquency.” https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/pdf/10.1080/23311908.2020.1761042
Puzzanchera, Charles, Hockenberry, Sarah and Sickmund, Melissa. “Youth and the Juvenile Justice System: 2022 National Report.” https://ojjdp.ojp.gov/publications/2022-national-report.pdf
Seiter, L. (2017). Mental health and juvenile justice: A review of prevalence, promising practices, and areas for improvement. https://neglected-delinquent.ed.gov/sites/default/files/NDTAC-MentalHealth-JJ-Brief-508.pdf
Trigueros, Rubén, et al. “Relationship between Emotional Intelligence, Social Skills and Peer Harassment. A Study with High School Students.” https://www.mdpi.com/1660-4601/17/12/4208
Underwood, L. A., & Washington, A. (2016). Mental illness and juvenile offenders. https://www.mdpi.com/1660-4601/13/2/228
Theoretical Young, S., Greer, B., & Church, R. (2017). Juvenile delinquency, welfare, justice, and therapeutic interventions: A global perspective.
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5288089/pdf/pbrcpsych_41_1_006.pdf
Literature Review Rubric (100 points)
Criterion A: Organization & Focus (5 points each)
Inadequate Poor Average Good Strong • How strong and coherent is the paper? • Does the paper have consistent and appropriate tone & focus? • Is the organization of the paper logical? • Are sentence transitions used effectively in the paper? • Is the paper formatted correctly (APA 7th edition)? Criterion B: Research/Textual Evidence (65 points total)
Minimal Limited Proficient Commendable Exceptional • Is the thematic organization of the articles sensible and convincing? (30 points)
• How well is the textual content integrated? (25 points)
• Are direct quotes introduced and integrated effectively? *Or* is paraphrased and summarized information correct and integrated effectively? (10 points)
Criterion C: Grammar and Spelling (5 points each)
Minimal Limited Proficient Commendable Exceptional • Are there errors in spelling, punctuation, capitalization, or other language conventions? • How effective is the word choice, sentence fluency and writing techniques.

Identify two areas of social service work where you would be interested in finding employment and
Identify and research one agency in each of these areas of service
Write a descriiption of the agency’s mandate and services offered
Keeping in mind what may be asked in an interview, write a brief descriiption of how your knowledge, experience and skills would be an asset to each of these agencies.
Part 2: Knowledge and Skills
Provide one example for each of the categories listed below that illustrates your learning in either the academic portion of the Social Service Worker Program or your Field Placement experiences. Please provide clear examples (be specific).
Self-awareness
Professional attitude
Critical thinking
Communication skills
Practice skills
Administration skills
Identify any special training you received or workshops you attended. (If you have not had the opportunity to participate in any additional workshops or training, suggest what might have been helpful to you)
Part 3
Schedule, complete and report on one face-to-face interview with a social service professional using the following questions and add two questions based on your area of interest.
What do you like most about this type of work?
What do you least like about your work?
What skills are essential for this job?
What qualifications are required for this job?
What strategies of self-care would you recommend?
What additional training do they recommend for competence in the field?
Other (anything else you would like to know – please include thoughtful questions that would be specific to your interest)
The report should include the following:
Date of interview
Person interviewed, their job title, and how contact was made
Summary of information received
What steps would you include in your future planning because of the interview?
Any follow-up (e.g., further meetings, further enquiries, and thank you emails/cards)
Part 4
Considering the vocational learning outcomes, consider future learning and development objectives and identify three professional development goals to fill gaps in your current learning and performance. What steps will you take to accomplish these development goals? Please see the website for vocational learning outcomes link found on Blackboard.

In an essay, examine this reaction through an exploration of your attitudes, assumptions, biases, and beliefs. Using the guiding questions provided, your reflection should identify and evaluate personal limitations, where you might struggle, and conflicts between your personal and professional values. You will then develop specific goals and action steps to ensure that your personal values do not compromise ethical practice in professional settings. Concepts from course materials and related scholarly literature should be included and cited using APA style guidelines.
Please see attached Microsoft Word Document for Case Descriptions and instructions.

For this short assignment please only provide answers for ONE of the docuseries, Gabriel Fernandez, or Kalief Browder. NOT BOTH. 3 pages MAXIMUM, using APA formatting. Answer the following questions for the docuseries you choose to watch:
Gabriel Fernandez
ReflectionsIf your supervisor instructed you to do something against your code of ethics, how would you respond and what actions would you take?
If you were assigned Gabriel/Kalief to your caseload what would you do to support his health and well-being?
What areas of Gabriel/Kalief’s life would you make sure were being addressed and why?
AssessmentWhat did you learn about yourself from watching the docuseries you chose? Start this paragraph with: “After completing this assignment I realized (feelings, thoughts, experiences)… Did anything show up for you personally or what about this case was challenging? What did you learn about yourself?
Kalief Browder
ReflectionsIf your supervisor instructed you to do something against your code of ethics, how would you respond and what actions would you take?
If you were assigned Kalief Browder to your caseload when he was released from prison, what would you do to support his reintegration into society?
What areas of Kalief’s life would you make sure were being addressed and why?
AssessmentWhat did you learn about yourself from watching the docuseries you chose? Start this paragraph with: “After completing this assignment I realized (feelings, thoughts, experiences)… Did anything show up for you personally or what about this case was challenging? What did you learn about yourself?

Submit your diagnosis for the client in the case. Follow the guidelines below.
The diagnosis should appear on one line in the following order. Note: Do not include the plus sign in your diagnosis. Instead, write the indicated items next to each other.
Code + Name + Specifier (appears on its own first line)
Z code (appears on its own line next with its name written next to the code)
Then, in 1–2 pages, respond to the following:
Explain how you support the diagnosis by specifically identifying the criteria from the case study.Describe in detail how the client’s symptoms match up with the specific diagnostic criteria for the disorder (or all the disorders) that you finally selected for the client. You do not need to repeat the diagnostic code in the explanation.
Identify the differential diagnosis you considered.
Explain why you excluded this diagnosis/diagnoses. Explain the specific factors of culture that are or may be relevant to the case and the diagnosis, which may include the cultural concepts of distress.
Explain why you chose the Z codes you have for this client.Remember: When using Z codes, stay focused on the psychosocial and environmental impact on the client within the last 12 months.

For this short assignment please only provide answers for ONE of the docuseries, Gabriel Fernandez, or Kalief Browder. NOT BOTH. 2 pages MAXIMUM, using APA formatting. Answer the following questions for the docuseries you choose to watch:
Gabriel Fernandez
Ethics- Which NASW code of ethicsLinks to an external site. did authorities who interacted with Gabriel Fernandez violate?
Name and define the code of ethics you chose – Go to this websiteLinks to an external site., scroll down, and select one from the 6 Code of Ethics categories: a. Social Workers’ Ethical Responsibilities to Clients b. Social Workers’ Ethical Responsibilities to Colleagues c. Social Workers’ Ethical Responsibilities in Practice Settings d. Social Workers’ Ethical Responsibilities as Professionals e. Social Workers’ Ethical Responsibilities to the Social Work Profession f. Social Workers’ Ethical Responsibilities to the Broader Society State who you think violated the code of ethics you chose and explain how they violated it.
Give an example from the docuseries of how it was violated by the authority figure you chose.
Kalief Browder
Ethics- Which NASW code of ethicsLinks to an external site. did authorities who interacted with Kalief Browder violate?
Name and define the code of ethics you chose – Go to this websiteLinks to an external site., scroll down, and select one from the 6 Code of Ethics categories:a. Social Workers’ Ethical Responsibilities to Clients b. Social Workers’ Ethical Responsibilities to Colleagues c. Social Workers’ Ethical Responsibilities in Practice Settings d. Social Workers’ Ethical Responsibilities as Professionals e. Social Workers’ Ethical Responsibilities to the Social Work Profession f. Social Workers’ Ethical Responsibilities to the Broader Society State who you think violated the code of ethics you chose and explain how they violated it.
Give an example from the docuseries of how it was violated by the authority figure you chose.

Junior Policy Analysis: Using the policy selected for the “Under Resourced in America” portion of the assignment, provide a brief analysis of the selected policy.
The paper should be 2 to 3 pages (body) and must include the following components of a policy analysis:
What is the specific policy or general policy area to be analyzed?
What people, or groups of people initiated and/ or promoted the policy?
What people, or groups of people opposed the policy?
What issue or problem does the problem target?
What population is affected by the problem? Provide statistics.
What theory or theories of human behavior are explicit or implicit in the policy?
What are the major social values related to the problem and what value conflicts exist?
What are the manifest and latent goals of the policy?
What are the outcomes of the policy/program in relation to the stated goals?
What, if any, are the unintended consequences of the policy?

This paper is a Cause and Effect argumentative paper. My topic for the paper is: what makes people in today’s generation want to try hardcore drugs? With how easy and accessible the internet and other forms of technology are, people either know the risk or have the access to learn the risk of what will happen when they consume hardcore drugs such as fentanyl, heroin, cocaine, ketamine, Ecstasy/ Molly type of drugs; so what is so compelling to play with fire ? ( because lack of resources or exposure is not an excuse anymore)
You are allowed to use the KJV Bible as 1 one of the sources If you are comfortable . One of my angles I was going to try to approach, is the lack of fear of God that people don’t have anymore in today current society. ( preferably a Christian reference, if you choose to use any religion as a source)
For the other sources please use from either Google Scholar, or Alabama Virtual library 🙂
Please focus equally on both opposing sides ( the CAUSE and EFFECT)