Category: Social Work

For this short assignment please only provide answers for ONE of the docuseries,

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.
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This assignment is designed to enhance ability and improve therapeutic technique

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.

Social workers providing services to vulnerable populations must apply their und

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.

Write from my perspective as a social
Work intern at Time Wellness Atlanta you

Write from my perspective as a social
Work intern at Time Wellness Atlanta you can look up for more information online
Social Workers are charged to be self-reflective professionals. At the end of each week at your practicum, reflect on the work that you have completed and write two paragraphs or a short video blog regarding your thoughts on what worked well at your site and what were some challenges. Also, be sure to speak about what clinical insights you gained from your practicum experience for the week, in addition to reflecting and sharing any ethical dilemmas you may have experienced and how they were handled.
Lastly, please respond to 1 of your peers with positive feedback or an insightful suggestion regarding their post.

Directions: Each student will complete a plan to continue self-awareness and pro

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.

Social Work Values
Objective: Define social work and introduction to social work values.
Social work is a dynamic and demanding profession that requires a variety of skills and qualities. Whether these skills are innate or acquired, success in the field requires social workers to continually develop them throughout their career. While this list is not exhaustive, the following skills are vital for all social workers.
Social workers rely on their values and skills to help individuals address issues. One of the core values of social work is the importance of human relationships. To start building a strong relationship a social worker will begin applying the skills we learned about in this module. One of the most significant one being empathy.
Empathy is the ability to identify with and understand another person’s experience and point of view. NASW defines it as “the act of perceiving, understanding, experiencing and responding to the emotional state and ideas of another person.”¹
“Stepping into someone else’s shoes” and recognizing that experiences, perceptions and worldviews are unique to each individual enables social workers to better understand and build stronger relationships with clients. It is a vital skill that helps social workers to determine a client’s needs based on his or her unique experiences in order to efficiently provide services.
¹Barker, R. L. (2003). The Social Work Dictionary. 5th ed. Washington, DC: NASW Press.
The difficult thing about empathy, as you saw in the video On Empathy is that sometimes we might not agree with our client or in an attempt to be positive, we want to cheer them on and say something completely opposite so they feel better, what I like to call “the cheerleader response”. See examples below:
Client (when discussing her daughter) : “I am a terrible parent, she just doesn’t listen to me and I have to yell at her to get her attention”
In this situation we might be tempted to say “Of course you are a good parent…don’t be so hard on yourself”…however that is not true empathy. Empathy would be something like “What I hear you say is that parenting is hard” or “That sounds like a struggle, it must be very hard for you”.
Adolescent Client (when discussing his dad): “My dad hates me, he is the worst dad ever!”
In this situation we might be tempted to say “No he doesn’t! He loves you so much, he buys you food and clothes…” or “You are mad, but you know that’s not true.” An empathic response would be something such as, “I am sorry to hear that, what does it meant to you that he hates you?” or “Help me understand why he hates you, that must be lonely and hard for you…”
Submission and Grading
1. In your own words, define Social Work and state how it is different from other professions you have encountered or your own (if Social Work is not your major). See section Social Work and Other Helping Professions to help with this question.
2. Reflect on empathy, how can you practice using it to strengthen the core value of importance of human relationships. Think of your everyday interactions at work or in your community. Even if you do not work in social work, you can use empathy with any type of customer, consumer or individual in your community. In a full paragraph, describe
1. How you will implement empathy and do you think it will benefit those relationships?
2. Do you foresee any difficulties as you practice implementing empathy?
Please click on at the end of this discussion post.
(20 points total) Please see “snowman” icon on the top right-hand corner to see assignment rubric used for grading.

Instructions
Explore the psychopathology linked to trauma on the TeachTrauma web

Instructions
Explore the psychopathology linked to trauma on the TeachTrauma websiteLinks to an external site. as included in your readings and choose one of the diagnoses listed.
Imagine you are going to provide a training about the diagnosis you chose and the connection to trauma.
Your presentation should include at a minimum:
The DSM-V diagnosis criteria
An analysis of the connection of this disorder to trauma
At least two evidence-based practices on how you would treat this co-occurring disorder.
This presentation may be presented either as a podcast (audio only) or video recording on YouTube or other media player.
Complete this assignment and submit it to this assignment dropbox by Sunday at 11:59 pm CT.
Estimated time to complete: 4-6 hours
Rubric
MSW626 Unit 7 Assignment Rubric
MSW626 Unit 7 Assignment Rubric
CriteriaRatingsPts
This criterion is linked to a Learning OutcomeExplanation (issue/problem/topic)
25 ptsLevel 5
The issue/problem/topic to be considered critically is evaluated clearly and described comprehensively, delivering all relevant information necessary for full understanding
22 ptsLevel 4
The issue/problem/topic to be considered critically is composed clearly and described comprehensively, delivering relevant information for full understanding
20 ptsLevel 3
The issue/problem/topic to be considered critically is examined, described, and clarified, so that understanding is not seriously impeded by omissions.
17 ptsLevel 2
The issue/problem/topic to be considered critically is described but description leaves some terms undefined, ambiguities unexplored, boundaries undetermined, and/or backgrounds unknown.
15 ptsLevel 1
The issue/problem/topic to be considered critically is related without clarification or description.
0 ptsLevel 0
The issue/problem/topic is related but ill-defined and/or illogically organized so that understanding is seriously impeded.
25 pts
This criterion is linked to a Learning OutcomeEvidence (selecting and using information to investigate a point of view or conclusion)
25 ptsLevel 5
Information is taken from source(s) with enough interpretation/evaluation to develop a comprehensive synthesis. Viewpoints of experts are questioned thoroughly.
22 ptsLevel 4
Information is taken from source(s) with adequate interpretation/evaluation to develop a coherent analysis. Viewpoints of experts are questioned.
20 ptsLevel 3
Information is taken from source(s) with some interpretation/evaluation to develop a coherent interpretation of information. Viewpoints of experts are subject to questioning.
17 ptsLevel 2
Information is taken from source(s) with some interpretation/evaluation, but not enough to develop a coherent explanation. Viewpoints of experts are accepted as mostly fact, with little questioning.
15 ptsLevel 1
Information is taken from source(s) without any interpretation/evaluation. Viewpoints of experts taken as fact without questioning.
0 ptsLevel 0
Viewpoints and information from experts are not identified.
25 pts
Total Points: 5

Using the client information gathered in part I of this assignment, students wil

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,

33 men who is in LGBTQ community feels hes all alone. His parents doesn’t want

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?

Social Work Values
Objective: Define social work and introduction to social work

Social Work Values
Objective: Define social work and introduction to social work values.
Social work is a dynamic and demanding profession that requires a variety of skills and qualities. Whether these skills are innate or acquired, success in the field requires social workers to continually develop them throughout their career. While this list is not exhaustive, the following skills are vital for all social workers.
Social workers rely on their values and skills to help individuals address issues. One of the core values of social work is the importance of human relationships. To start building a strong relationship a social worker will begin applying the skills we learned about in this module. One of the most significant one being empathy.
Empathy is the ability to identify with and understand another person’s experience and point of view. NASW defines it as “the act of perceiving, understanding, experiencing and responding to the emotional state and ideas of another person.”¹
“Stepping into someone else’s shoes” and recognizing that experiences, perceptions and worldviews are unique to each individual enables social workers to better understand and build stronger relationships with clients. It is a vital skill that helps social workers to determine a client’s needs based on his or her unique experiences in order to efficiently provide services.
¹Barker, R. L. (2003). The Social Work Dictionary. 5th ed. Washington, DC: NASW Press.
The difficult thing about empathy, as you saw in the video On Empathy is that sometimes we might not agree with our client or in an attempt to be positive, we want to cheer them on and say something completely opposite so they feel better, what I like to call “the cheerleader response”. See examples below:
Client (when discussing her daughter) : “I am a terrible parent, she just doesn’t listen to me and I have to yell at her to get her attention”
In this situation we might be tempted to say “Of course you are a good parent…don’t be so hard on yourself”…however that is not true empathy. Empathy would be something like “What I hear you say is that parenting is hard” or “That sounds like a struggle, it must be very hard for you”.
Adolescent Client (when discussing his dad): “My dad hates me, he is the worst dad ever!”
In this situation we might be tempted to say “No he doesn’t! He loves you so much, he buys you food and clothes…” or “You are mad, but you know that’s not true.” An empathic response would be something such as, “I am sorry to hear that, what does it meant to you that he hates you?” or “Help me understand why he hates you, that must be lonely and hard for you…”
Submission and Grading
1. In your own words, define Social Work and state how it is different from other professions you have encountered or your own (if Social Work is not your major). See section Social Work and Other Helping Professions to help with this question.
2. Reflect on empathy, how can you practice using it to strengthen the core value of importance of human relationships. Think of your everyday interactions at work or in your community. Even if you do not work in social work, you can use empathy with any type of customer, consumer or individual in your community. In a full paragraph, describe
1. How you will implement empathy and do you think it will benefit those relationships?
2. Do you foresee any difficulties as you practice implementing empathy?
Please click on at the end of this discussion post.
(20 points total) Please see “snowman” icon on the top right-hand corner to see assignment rubric used for grading.