Category: Social work

Directions: Each student will complete a plan to continue self-awareness and professional development around cultural awareness and social justice.
Steps in completing the assignment:
Complete Implicit Bias Test on Race. https://implicit.harvard.edu/implicit/takeatest.html
For more information about the Implicit Bias Test, visit: https://implicit.harvard.edu/implicit/aboutus.html
Provide an overall reflection on your thoughts and feelings before and after the test.
Identify three to five personal strengths and three to five personal areas of growth related to your reflection.
Identify your personal plan for culturally aware practice with specific action steps. You must include three to five SMART goals and two to three objectives for each goal.
Identify your personal plan for social justice advocacy with specific action steps. You must include three to five SMART goals and two to three objectives for each goal.
Summarize your thoughts and feelings about your overall experience with this assignment.
Paper should include no less than 1 peer-reviewed article and should not exceed 5 pages of content, excluding title and reference pages.
Reference List in APA (7th edition) format for all scholarly sources used in your paper.

This assignment is designed to enhance ability and improve therapeutic techniques for change talk by developing and applying open-ended questions, affirming, reflecting and summarizing(OARS) skills with an individual client in treatment.
Recall from our understanding of Motivational Interviewing approaches, “OARS” is an acronym for
asking open-ended questions,
Affirming
Reflecting, and summarizing by collecting, linking and making transitions.
The OARS skills in this course focus on strategies for responding to change talk from the client. Refer to the Miller and Rollnick (2013)readings from Week 2 (specifically use Chapter 6: Core Interviewing Skills and Chapter 14: Responding to Change Talk as guides).
Select one of the following as your “client in treatment”: a) current client or only if this is not possible b) case vignette (provided to you by your instructor). Please discuss either option with your instructor prior to making your final decision about the client in treatment.
Using your client in treatment as an example, consider how you would apply OARS skills during a session. You have been working with this client for some time and are further along in the therapeutic relationship (i.e., following engagement and rapport-building stages) and have been meeting with the client for a few months.
Please use the following prompts to guide the organization, structure and content of your assignment:
Briefly describe the presenting problem and the unique strengths of the client. (10 points)
Include a description of the client’s intersectionality and the ways in which social and economic justice impact their overall wellbeing. This includes a description of any impact of the macrosystem on the individual’s functioning and their wellbeing (15 points)
Drawing from your descriptions to #1, #2 above, reflect upon potential incongruities between the values, norms and worldview that you do not share with the client. Write about and summarize your reflection and consider how this might influence your ability to communicate empathy and compassion. (15 points)
Develop (1) specific, measurable, action-oriented, realistic, and timely (SMART) goal that is relevant to client situation, time-bound, and realistic to the scenario (refer to the Hepworth et al., 2017 readings from Week 3). (15 points)
Identify (1) intervention with the potential to work through the identified goal and draw from scholarly literature to use supporting evidence that justifies the effectiveness and use of the intervention with the individual in meeting their stated goal(s). (20 points)
Develop at minimum (2) examples of practitioner dialogue for each OARS skill. You will imagine (or if at all possible implement this session) and describe the session with your client in treatment and prepare [and implement] (2) example statements each for a) open-ended questions, b) affirming, c) reflections and d) summaries. Please label your use of each of these strategies in your paperYou can choose to develop (if hypothetical) or describe an actual (if implemented) dialogue that covers any change talk, particularly as it relates to #5 above. (25 points)
Academic Paper Guidelines

Select one of either a current client [preferred] or the provided case vignettes.
The paper should:
be 5-7pages in length (not counting the title page or reference list)
double-spaced
with 1-inch margins on all sides
with 12-point Times New Roman font
Insert page numbers starting with the title page.
Use subheadings (in bold font) to organize your paper. See APA Manual for levels of headings guidelines.
Do not restate the vignette or the questions in your paper, though you can identify the client as a heading, if desired.
Throughout the paper, please provide conceptual and empirical evidence to support your intervention, referencing a minimum of 3 scholarly works (at least 2 of those must be found outside of the 5101 and 5102 syllabus).
The references found outside the syllabus should be bolded on the reference page.
I will attach the chapter 14 reading and the Hepworth et al., 2017 reading in the attachment files, I couldn’t find the chapter 6 reading. Also, I will attach the rubric for this assignment. I will attach an sample OARs Skills paper for you to look over as well.
I will also attach some vignettes scenarios, you may chose one to use or you can come up with your own client to complete this assignment.

33 men who is in LGBTQ community feels hes all alone. His parents doesn’t want anything to do with him and he suffers from childhood trauma. Answer 1. What assessment skills would you utilize? 2. What assessment tools or measure would you applicable to this client and why? 3. How will power, privilege, oppression or intersectionality impact interviewing this client? 4. What significant issues would you address? 5. What social work knowledge would be utilized to address this issue? 6. What could you learn professionally or personally by this interview?

Evidence‐Based Practice Paper (20 points; Due Date: Please see the course calendar):
Evidence‐based practice (EBP) is one of the guiding principles and a core competency of social work. The topic of EBP is covered in your textbook in the following chapters: Chapter 1 ‐ Introduction to Social Work & Social Welfare and Chapter 4 ‐ Process of Generalist Practice. In addition, the instructor has provided a link for a podcast on this topic in Module 2/Week 2 in Canvas. The podcast is titled ‐ “The Process of Evidence‐Based Practice”
https://socialworkpodcast.blogspot.com/2011/03/process‐of‐evidence‐based‐practice.html
For social workers, it is a constant priority to equip themselves with knowledge/evidence regarding public health emergencies (such as the Covid‐19 pandemic) and to use that
knowledge to inform practice. Related to the health theme, an important U.S. Government initiative that all helping professionals need to be aware of is “The Healthy People”. It is an initiative designed to “guide national health promotion and disease prevention efforts to improve the health of the nation. Released by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) every decade since 1980, Healthy People identifies science‐based objectives with targets to monitor progress and motivate and focus action.” The Healthy People 2030 is the fifth iteration of the initiative.” One of the benchmarks of The Healthy People 2030 is to “engage multiple sectors to take actions to strengthen policies and improve practices that are driven by the best available evidence and knowledge.” https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/healthy_people/hp2030/hp2030.htmRelated to The Healthy People 2030, write a paper on EBP that includes the following 4 items. Use the sources indicated immediately below the 4 items to write your paper. Other details
regarding formatting are noted immediately after the 4 items.
1. What is Evidence‐based Practice as it relates to Social Work? (5 points).
i. Use your book chapters (Chapter 1 & 4) to answer this question.
ii. Use the following podcast to answer this question ‐ “The Process of Evidence‐Based
Practice” https://socialworkpodcast.blogspot.com/2011/03/process‐of‐evidence‐based‐practice.html
2. What are the five broad topics that The Healthy People 2030 objectives are focused on? (2
points). Pick one broad topic, and then select a sub‐topic under it and share specific objectives listed for this selected sub‐topic (3 points). [HINT: For example, I can pick Health Conditions as my broad topic and then under that I can select Addiction as my sub‐topic. When I click on Addiction, it takes me to a separate page which has objectives related to Addiction and has Evidence‐based Resources related to Addiction].
i. Explore the following webpage/website to answer this question:
https://health.gov/healthypeople/objectives‐and‐data/browse‐objectives
3. This part is related to the sub‐topic you selected in Number 2 above. Once you select/click
on a subtopic, you will be taken to a separate page that has Evidence-based Resources
related to your sub‐topic. Click on Evidence‐based Resources and explore the different resources they talk about. Select one of the Evidence‐based Resources and give a brief descriiption (2 paragraphs) of this specific resource that you selected. (5 points)
i. Explore the following webpage/website to answer this question:
https://health.gov/healthypeople/objectives‐and‐data/browse‐objectives
4. Given the knowledge you have gained about your selected broad topic (e.g., Health
Conditions) or sub‐topic (e.g., Addiction) from the Healthy People 2023 website, describe 2 resources that the National Association of Social Workers (NASW) is offering to support social workers in their practice related to the topic or sub‐topic you selected (e.g., resources that will support social workers in their work with people who are dealing with addiction)? (4 points)
i. Use the following page from the NASW website to answer this question ‐
https://www.socialworkers.org/Practice
 EBP paper ‐ Organization, Formatting, APA Style (1 point): Adhere to the following:
i. Use Times New Roman, 12‐point font, and should be double‐spaced, and should include page numbers.
ii. Use APA 7th edition style for in‐text citations, formatting, and reference list.
iii. Use correct spelling and grammar. Run‐on sentences, sentence fragments, and misspelled words will be considered in the grading.
iv. The paper should be 6 pages in total (1 cover page + 4 pages of main text + 1 reference page). The cover page will be attached in front, and reference page identifying the sources read will be attached at the end.

Using the client information gathered in part I of this assignment, students will use an explanatory theory from their Human Behavior in the Social Environment class to explain the primary client issue. This explanation is NOT a resummarization of the case, but rather an explanation of WHY the client is experiencing the issues now based on the concepts of the theory. Students should also consider strengths as well as environmental challenges that may be contributing to the clients’ current issues. Based on this explanation, students will develop a potential intervention plan that is written using SMART format. In addition, the student will identify a method to evaluate the intervention plan and prepare a termination plan. While this assignment may be hypothetical in that it is possible that the student will not have the opportunity to implement the plan, students should write this assignment as if they were planning on carrying out the plan attempting to make it as realistic as possible.
This assignment should include at least two course readings,

Directions: Each student will complete a plan to continue self-awareness and professional development around cultural awareness and social justice.
Steps in completing the assignment:
Complete Implicit Bias Test on Race. https://implicit.harvard.edu/implicit/takeatest.html
For more information about the Implicit Bias Test, visit: https://implicit.harvard.edu/implicit/aboutus.html
Provide an overall reflection on your thoughts and feelings before and after the test.
Identify three to five personal strengths and three to five personal areas of growth related to your reflection.
Identify your personal plan for culturally aware practice with specific action steps. You must include three to five SMART goals and two to three objectives for each goal.
Identify your personal plan for social justice advocacy with specific action steps. You must include three to five SMART goals and two to three objectives for each goal.
Summarize your thoughts and feelings about your overall experience with this assignment.
Paper should include no less than 1 peer-reviewed article and should not exceed 5 pages of content, excluding title and reference pages.
Reference List in APA (7th edition) format for all scholarly sources used in your paper.

This assignment is designed to enhance ability and improve therapeutic techniques for change talk by developing and applying open-ended questions, affirming, reflecting and summarizing(OARS) skills with an individual client in treatment.
Recall from our understanding of Motivational Interviewing approaches, “OARS” is an acronym for
asking open-ended questions,
Affirming
Reflecting, and summarizing by collecting, linking and making transitions.
The OARS skills in this course focus on strategies for responding to change talk from the client. Refer to the Miller and Rollnick (2013)readings from Week 2 (specifically use Chapter 6: Core Interviewing Skills and Chapter 14: Responding to Change Talk as guides).
Select one of the following as your “client in treatment”: a) current client or only if this is not possible b) case vignette (provided to you by your instructor). Please discuss either option with your instructor prior to making your final decision about the client in treatment.
Using your client in treatment as an example, consider how you would apply OARS skills during a session. You have been working with this client for some time and are further along in the therapeutic relationship (i.e., following engagement and rapport-building stages) and have been meeting with the client for a few months.
Please use the following prompts to guide the organization, structure and content of your assignment:
Briefly describe the presenting problem and the unique strengths of the client. (10 points)
Include a description of the client’s intersectionality and the ways in which social and economic justice impact their overall wellbeing. This includes a description of any impact of the macrosystem on the individual’s functioning and their wellbeing (15 points)
Drawing from your descriptions to #1, #2 above, reflect upon potential incongruities between the values, norms and worldview that you do not share with the client. Write about and summarize your reflection and consider how this might influence your ability to communicate empathy and compassion. (15 points)
Develop (1) specific, measurable, action-oriented, realistic, and timely (SMART) goal that is relevant to client situation, time-bound, and realistic to the scenario (refer to the Hepworth et al., 2017 readings from Week 3). (15 points)
Identify (1) intervention with the potential to work through the identified goal and draw from scholarly literature to use supporting evidence that justifies the effectiveness and use of the intervention with the individual in meeting their stated goal(s). (20 points)
Develop at minimum (2) examples of practitioner dialogue for each OARS skill. You will imagine (or if at all possible implement this session) and describe the session with your client in treatment and prepare [and implement] (2) example statements each for a) open-ended questions, b) affirming, c) reflections and d) summaries. Please label your use of each of these strategies in your paperYou can choose to develop (if hypothetical) or describe an actual (if implemented) dialogue that covers any change talk, particularly as it relates to #5 above. (25 points)
Academic Paper Guidelines

Select one of either a current client [preferred] or the provided case vignettes.
The paper should:
be 5-7pages in length (not counting the title page or reference list)
double-spaced
with 1-inch margins on all sides
with 12-point Times New Roman font
Insert page numbers starting with the title page.
Use subheadings (in bold font) to organize your paper. See APA Manual for levels of headings guidelines.
Do not restate the vignette or the questions in your paper, though you can identify the client as a heading, if desired.
Throughout the paper, please provide conceptual and empirical evidence to support your intervention, referencing a minimum of 3 scholarly works (at least 2 of those must be found outside of the 5101 and 5102 syllabus).
The references found outside the syllabus should be bolded on the reference page.
I will attach the chapter 14 reading and the Hepworth et al., 2017 reading in the attachment files, I couldn’t find the chapter 6 reading. Also, I will attach the rubric for this assignment. I will attach an sample OARs Skills paper for you to look over as well.
I will also attach some vignettes scenarios, you may chose one to use or you can come up with your own client to complete this assignment.

33 men who is in LGBTQ community feels hes all alone. His parents doesn’t want anything to do with him and he suffers from childhood trauma. Answer 1. What assessment skills would you utilize? 2. What assessment tools or measure would you applicable to this client and why? 3. How will power, privilege, oppression or intersectionality impact interviewing this client? 4. What significant issues would you address? 5. What social work knowledge would be utilized to address this issue? 6. What could you learn professionally or personally by this interview?

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
Agency Introduction
What is the LA DCFS mission statement? You will find a lot of information using the following link: https://dcfs.lacounty.gov/about/who-we-are/Links to an external site.
Describe the target population DCFS serves in detail, including pertinent information related to age, gender, socio-economic status, race, culture, ethnicity, etc. (What population does the Department of Child and Family Services Serve) https://dcfs.lacounty.gov/about/who-we-are/Links to an external site.
Does the agency respect self-determination? Describe how the agency does or does not respect self-determination.Give one specific example from the docuseries to support your point of view.
Kalief Browder
Agency Introduction
What is the NY Department of Correction’s mission statement? You will find a lot of information using the following link: https://www1.nyc.gov/site/doc/index.pageLinks to an external site.
Describe the target population of Rikers Island inmate population in detail, including pertinent information related to age, gender, socio-economic status, race, culture, ethnicity, etc. chrome-extension://efaidnbmnnnibpcajpcglclefindmkaj/https://www.fordham.edu/download/downloads/id/14783/mcdonald_rikers_island.pdfLinks to an external site.
It is apparent that Rikers Island as an institution does not respect self-determination. Research and provide 2 organizations that exist to improve inmate conditions and treatment at Rikers Island, or jail/prison inmates in general. In 1-page minimum, provide both organizations:Name
Location
Mission and Vision statements
Explanation of the services/efforts towards improving inmate treatment.
do not use Al chat

Social workers providing services to vulnerable populations must apply their understanding of social, economic, and environmental justice to advocate for human rights at the individual and system levels; and also engage in practices that advance social, economic, and environmental justice. Social workers also understand that every person regardless of position in society has fundamental human rights such as freedom, safety, privacy, an adequate standard of living, health care, and education. Conduct an interview with a professional in your community who works at a shelter, an agency/organization specifically for victims of intimate partner violence, or an advocacy organization. Be sure to discuss the following and take notes during your conversation:
Determine the available community resources for victims and any resource that may be lacking.
Identify the assessment process and any screenings conducted; be sure to include that Social workers are knowledgeable about theories of human need and social justice and strategies to promote social and economic justice and human rights. Analyze the intersection of cultural and social factors that may impact how domestic violence is addressed.
Prepare a write up of your interview based on the above criteria. Include in your write up your personal values that may influence your work with individuals who have experienced IPV.
Support your assignment with at least three scholarly resources. In addition to these specified resources, other appropriate scholarly resources, including seminal articles, may be included.
Length: 3 pages, not including title and reference pages
Your assignment should demonstrate thoughtful consideration of the ideas and concepts presented in the course by providing new thoughts and insights relating directly to this topic.