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Read ONLY Chapter 6 from “The Boy Who Was Raised As A Dog” and complete a paper based on the below rubric. I will upload the Chapter 6 after I submit the order.
Please remember to be mindful of any biases you may have when completing this assignment. Remember to look through the eyes of the client, not your own. Please provide factual information. Please be mindful of plagiarism.
Rubric
Read only Chapter 6 from “The Boy Who Was Raised as a Dog”.
The paper should use 1″ margins and Times New Roman 12 font. Please double space the entire paper, with a line of spacing between each question.
Please answer the following questions from the “The Boy Who Was Raised as a Dog” case:
Give detailed thorough answers, incorporating critical thinkings skills and avoiding spelling and grammar errors. If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact me.
1. What are the strengths and opportunities for the family?
2. Identify 3 strengths that your client exhibits.
3. Identify all of the potential systems (micro through macro) that could be targets for change in this case.
4. How do the cultural backgrounds of the family members, and community and/or environment affect family member functioning?
5. How could you learn more about your client to provide additional assistance to the family? Explain which Generalist Practice Theory you used to arrive at your answer.
6. Given basic social work principles, who should be the primary client or consumer of services at this point in your family’s case? Who is the primary client at this point in the case?
7. What interventions did Dr. Perry use and what are some interventions that you would suggest?
The Grading Rubric for this assignment will consist as follows:
Did the student’s work contain any grammar or spelling issues? (10 points)
Did the student thoroughly and completely answer each question given? (10 points)
Do the answers given reflect principles and concepts that have been learned in class up to this point? ( 10 points)
Did the student give correct or appropriate responses to each of the questions for what has been taught in class up to this point? (20 points)

Assignment Overview The purpose of this assignment is to analyze the text, The B

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Assignment Overview
The purpose of this assignment is to analyze the text, The B

Assignment Overview
The purpose of this assignment is to analyze the text, The Boy Who was Raised as a Dog, by Bruce D. Perry and Maia Szalavitz.
By successfully completing this assignment, you will demonstrate your proficiency in the following competencies and behaviors:
Competency 4: Engage in Practice-Informed Research and Research-Informed Practice.
C4.GP.B: Apply critical thinking to engage in analysis of quantitative and qualitative research methods and research findings.
Related Assignment Criterion:
2. Integrate multiple sources of knowledge, including research-based knowledge.
Competency 6: Engage with Individuals, Families, Groups, Organizations, and Communities.
C6.GP.A: Apply knowledge of human behavior and the social environment, person-in-environment, and other multidisciplinary theoretical frameworks to engage with clients and constituencies.
Related Assignment Criterion:
5. Apply theories to social work practice using a case study about an individual or family and using the person-in-environment perspective.
Competency 7: Assess Individuals, Families, Groups, Organizations, and Communities.
C7.GP.B: Apply knowledge of human behavior and the social environment, person-in-environment, and other multidisciplinary theoretical frameworks in the analysis of assessment data from clients and constituencies.
Related Assignment Criterion:
5. Apply theories to social work practice using a case study about an individual or family and using the person-in-environment perspective.
Competency 8: Intervene with Individuals, Families, Groups, Organizations, and Communities.
C8.GP.B: Apply knowledge of human behavior and the social environment, person-in-environment, and other multidisciplinary theoretical frameworks in interventions with clients and constituencies.
Related Assignment Criterion:
5. Apply theories to social work practice using a case study about an individual or family and using the person-in-environment perspective.
Competency 9: Evaluate Practice with Individuals, Families, Groups, Organizations, and Communities.
C9.GP.B: Apply knowledge of human behavior and the social environment, person-in-environment, and other multidisciplinary theoretical frameworks in the evaluation of outcomes.
Related Assignment Criterion:
5. Apply theories to social work practice using a case study about an individual or family and using the person-in-environment perspective.
Assignment Descriiption
After reading the book, you will answer the questions listed below. Some questions will solicit your personal opinions or experiences, while others require you to cite evidence to support your response. Still others will require you to provide examples to support your work. All questions require you to think critically about what you read. To show comprehensive analysis in response to each question, you will need to do the following:
Integrate multiple sources of knowledge, including research-based knowledge.
Use social work databases as appropriate to support responses.
Use scholarly evidence to inform analysis of social work practice.
Use the textbook materials to apply the person-in-environment perspective in social work practice to the individual or family in the case study.
Remember this is a written assignment, and it should follow current APA formatting for submission of written assignments.
Assignment Instructions
Answer the following questions using the guidelines provided above:
In the introduction to The Boy Who Was Raised as a Dog, Perry draws a distinction between being human and being humane (Perry & Szalavitz, 2017, p. 12). What are the differences? Provide a personal or historical example to illustrate your point.
What is the author’s main idea? Summarize it in 1–2 sentences. Does he consistently come back to this idea in each case he examines? Explain using examples from the various chapters.
In many of the sessions Dr. Perry has with the children, he describes doing a coloring activity with them. How does this help his relationship with the children? What are some of his techniques?
In your opinion, do the children you read about in The Boy Who Was Raised as a Dog have an opportunity to experience a normal adult life? Explain your answer; cite the text if possible.
In Chapter 4, “Skin Hunger,” Perry describes and explains the concept of the “failure to thrive” (Perry & Szalavitz, 2017, pp. 89–91). What does this mean? What were some key points about the ability to thrive that were made in the chapter? What are some of the causes and lasting problems associated with the condition?
What is a good environment? Does this vary based on cultural or economic reasons?
According to the text, why was Tina unable to behave normally for a child her age? Is she a “lost cause,” as they say, or does she still have the ability to overcome the difficulties of her youth? Cite the text, and provide evidence to support your opinion.
In Chapter 5, “The Coldest Heart,” Leon is diagnosed as a sociopath (Perry & Szalavitz, 2017, pp. 112–113). In your well-read opinion, who is responsible for his condition? Explain, providing textual support and evidence. What can we learn from his story?
Summarize the story of Chapter 6, “The Boy Who Was Raised as a Dog,” in 5–8 sentences. What lessons did Dr. Perry learn from Connor and Justin?
Which is more important, nature, which is biology, or nurture, which is the environment? Provide an example.
Are the roles of socioeconomic class and race important elements in the work that Dr. Perry does? Does he handle these issues well? Explain.
What is RAD (Perry & Szalavitz, 2017, pp. 192–194)? How does a child acquire the disorder, and what are the symptoms?
In his conclusion, Dr. Perry gives a summation of his ideas. What are some of the ways in which Dr. Perry suggests children, and all people, can thrive?
In Chapter 11, “Healing Communities,” Dr. Perry states, “The world we live in now is biologically disrespectful” (Perry & Szalavitz, 2017, p. 262). Explain what he means, and interpret the idea. Do you agree?
Reference
Perry, B. D., & Szalavitz, M. (2017). The boy who was raised as a dog: And other stories from a child psychiatrist’s notebook—What traumatized children can teach us about loss, love, and healing (3rd ed.). Basic Books.
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 APA style and formatting.
Number of resources: All literature cited should be current, with publication dates within the past five years.
Length of paper: No minimum or maximum required, but make sure to answer each question comprehensively.
Font and font size: Times New Roman, 12 point.
Due date: The assignment must be submitted to your instructor in the courseroom by the end of this week.

Assignment #3 Prompt and Rubric Prompt (This paper should be no more than fo

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Assignment #3 Prompt and Rubric

Prompt

(This paper should be no more than fo

Assignment #3 Prompt and Rubric

Prompt

(This paper should be no more than four pages following the formatting requirements on the course syllabus. No introduction or conclusion sections for this paper are necessary. Just make sure to answer each question in each section of the five sections fully and well. Each section should include explicit links to the course material and should use APA style when citing course readings. Please review Orientation to HBSE Papers for more information.)
The purpose of this assignment is to facilitate your deeper understanding of the theories covered in the final section of this course and how they can be used to assess a service or program offered through an organization with relevance to social work.
As a heads-up, this is not the type of assignment that you can complete the night before it is due. The questions in the prompt are designed to be challenging and to push you to understand the course material more deeply. They are as much an assessment of where you are at with the course material as they are part of the learning process in this course.
To begin, select a health, human, or social services program that meets the following criteria. If you are having difficulties locating an organization or program, please discuss this matter with your instructor at least one week before the assignment is due.
– The program is relevant to social work. A social worker does not necessarily have to be at this organization; however, its mission should be aligned with social work values as articulated by the NASW Code of Ethics.
– You know the program well enough (or can learn enough about) to answer the questions for this assignment with sufficient depth. For example, if you are selecting a program that you do not have direct contact with, please pick one with a well-developed website and other informational materials.
– The program at least some degree services individuals, families, or groups directly. This will make answering the questions for this assignment more straightforward.
Then, answer the questions below. You should complete this assignment by developing well-formulated sections with respect to the following questions. No additional introductory or concluding sections are needed, nor are transition sentences between sections. The assignment should reflect your own thoughts and analysis—not that of your classmates, work colleagues, or anybody else.
Section #1
Describe the program or service in a well-formulated paragraph (Note: here you are discussing a service/program within an agency, not the agency as a whole).  What is your relationship to it? Where is it located? What is its primary purpose? Whom does it typically serve? What are the main activities that it engages in to fulfill its purpose? What is, or could be, the role of social workers with the program? Which aspect of developing a liberatory consciousness do you think best applies to the service or program?
***Select TWO of the three sections below. Respond to the questions only in those two section.***
Choice #A
Analyze the program using concepts from the macro-systems theories in class. First, discuss the purpose of the program and its primary activities from the perspective of social control and then from the perspective of social change. Make sure this discussion demonstrates your explicit understanding of these concepts, and formally cite course readings and online materials in your response.
Choice #B
Describe in your own words the primary insights of symbolic interactionism. According to symbolic interactionism, through what processes is the program or service likely to achieve its intended outcomes? Make sure to cite at least two specific concepts from this area of theorizing (e.g., labeling, culture, social nature of the self, stigma) that tie together your descriiption of the theory, as well as its application to the focal program. Make sure to incorporate links to at least two of the course materials in this section.
Choice #C
Describe the program or service from a developmental life course perspective by answering the following two questions. In what ways does it seek to change individuals’ life course developmental trajectories? How do historical factors affect the organization’s ability to achieve its goals? For each question, draw in evidence regarding how so and/or how not, and formally cite course readings and class sessions to ground your analysis.
***All students must respond to the promp for section #4 below.***
Section #4
Frame what the program aims to achieve through a risk and resilience framework. Carefully select a research article (within the past 5 years) that provides empirical evidence of how the program seeks to promote resilience among its specific client population (e.g., children at risk because of a developmental disability). Briefly describe the method that you used to find this article (making it clear that you did not simply select the first one that appeared when doing a Google search), why it is relevant to the focal program, and its implications for framing the importance of the program. Cite the article through an in-text citation using APA style, and include the citation information using APA style in a reference list.

Rubric

Exceeds Expectations
Meets Expectations
Needs Improvement
Section1
10 points
10-8 points
Provides a very clear and comprehensive descriiption of agency and of social workers’ actual or potential role
7-5 points
Provides a general descriiption of agency, but not expansive enough. Role of social workers (actual or potential) at agency addressed, but not fully developed.
4-0 points
Descriiption of agency too vague. Does not address actual or potential role of social workers at agency
Section 2 A
10 points
10-8 points
Includes a comprehensive analysis of the program using concepts from macro-system theories. Shows explicit understanding of macro-system theories, including discussion of social control and social change. Incorporates clear examples for how the agencies activities can be seen through both perspectives. Course materials are well integrated.
7-5 points
Shows general understanding of how the program can be seen from a macro-system theory. Discussion of the social control and social change demonstrates general understanding but needs more depth and connection to the activities of the program. Course materials are integrated throughout section, yet could be further developed.
4-0 points
Does not include discussion of macro-system theories, or theories are misidentified. Section does not address social control and social change and how these perspectives can be seen in the work of the program. Course materials are not well integrated or missing from the section.
Section 2B
Demonstrates clear understanding of symbolic interactionism and provides two specific concepts. Strong integration of course material with the program or service. Course materials are well integrated.
Demonstrates a general understanding of symbolic interactionism, but does not provide two specific concepts and needs more explicit or deeper discussion. Links between the concepts and the program or service are there, but need further development. Course materials are integrated throughout section, yet could be further developed.
Largely missing explicit discussion of symbolic interactionism and does not provide specific concepts, or demonstrates confusion. Does not recognize or explain how concepts are relevant to the program or service. Course materials are not well integrated or missing from the section.
Section 2C
Demonstrates clear understanding of the life course perspective. Addresses both questions, comprehensively considering life course development trajectories and historical factors. Course materials are well integrated and used to support the analysis.
Demonstrates a general understanding of life course perspective, but does not clearly answer both questions. Discussion of life course development trajectories and historical factors is there, but needs further development. Course materials are integrated throughout section, yet could be further developed.
Largely missing discussion of life course perspective and does not answer the questions posed. Does not demonstrate an understanding of life course perspective and how it applies to the organization. Course materials are not well integrated or missing from the section.
Section 4
10 points
10-8 points
Provides a clear understanding of how the program can utilize a risk and resilience framework. Includes a research article that provides empirical evidence and analysis of the article shows how the program seeks to promote resilience with the client population. Includes discussion of how the article was located and its relevance to the program. Article is properly cited in-text and in reference list using APA style.

7-5 points
Provides a general understanding of how the program can utilize a risk and resilience framework, but discussion needs further exploration to show concepts are understood. Includes a research article that provides empirical evidence, but the analysis of the article needs further connection to show relevance to the program. Discussion of how the article was located and its relevance to the program is missing or does not cover all aspects. Article is properly cited in-text and in reference list using APA style.
4-0 points
Discussion of how the program can utilize a risk and resilience framework is missing or misunderstood. Does not include a research article that provides empirical evidence, and/or analysis of the article is missing. Discussion of how the article was located and its relevance to the program is missing. Article is not properly cited in-text and in reference list using APA style..
Format and Style
5 points
5-4 points
Proper APA style. Correct grammar and punctuation. Few or no grammatical, mechanical or usage errors; little or no need for editing. Followed style requirements. Four pages.
3-2 points
Some errors, but they did not interfere with the meaning; moderate need for editing. Followed style requirements. Slightly over four pages.
1-0 points
Extensive style and grammar issues. Errors interfere with readability and meaning. Did not follow style requirements on syllabus. Well over four pages.

Submission
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Rubric
Assignment 3
Assignment 3
Criteria Ratings Pts
This criterion is linked to a Learning Outcome Section 1
– Provides a very clear and comprehensive descriiption of agency and of social workers’ actual or potential role 10-8pts – Role of social workers (actual or potential) at agency addressed, but not fully developed. 7-5pts – Does not address actual or potential role of social workers at agency. 4-0pts
10 pts
This criterion is linked to a Learning Outcome Section 2 – Part 1: A, B, or C
– Demonstrates a clear understanding of the topic and course materials are well integrated. 10-8pts – Shows a general understanding of topic but needs further development. 7-5pts – Missing discussion of topic and course materials are not well integrated. 4-0pts
10 pts
This criterion is linked to a Learning Outcome Section 3: Part 2 of Section 2 cont’d: A, B or C
10 pts
This criterion is linked to a Learning Outcome Section 4
– Provides a clear understanding of how the program can utilize a risk and resilience framework. 10-8pts – Provides a general understanding of how the program can utilize a risk and resilience framework, but discussion needs further exploration to show concepts are understood. 7-5pts – Discussion of how the program can utilize a risk and resilience framework is missing or misunderstood. 4-0pts
10 pts
This criterion is linked to a Learning Outcome Section 5
– roper APA style. Correct grammar and punctuation. Few or no grammatical, mechanical or usage errors; little or no need for editing. 5-4pts – Some errors, but they did not interfere with the meaning; moderate need for editing. 3-2pts – Extensive style and grammar issues. Errors interfere with readability and meaning.
5 pts
Total Points: 45

Course: Diversity and Oppression Level: BASW & MSW Course Coordinator: DuWayne B

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Course: Diversity and Oppression
Level: BASW & MSW
Course Coordinator: DuWayne B

Course: Diversity and Oppression
Level: BASW & MSW
Course Coordinator: DuWayne Battle
Assignment: Interview and Literature Review Paper
Competency Assessed: 2

Interview/Literature Review Paper: (20 Points)
Due Module 12
For this paper, each student should interview someone who is different from the student by race and one other dimension of intersectionality. The student will also conduct a literature review related to the interviewee. Once the interview and literature review are completed, write a 10 to 12 pages, double-spaced paper with 1-inch margins and 12-point font. Title page, abstract, and references are not included in the required page count. Cite the literature you draw from using APA style (use a minimum of 5-7 citations). Each page must be fully covered. In order to protect confidentiality, use codenames for your interviewee. In addition to a Title Page, Abstract, Introduction, Conclusion, and References, the paper structure is outlined below. Use this outline in your paper:
I: Interview
Topic Area Interview Questions/Writing Tips Handout.docxOpen this document with ReadSpeaker docReader

In this paper, you are asked to interview someone of a different race and one other dimension of intersectionality: ethnicity, gender, sexual orientation, disability and ability, class, immigration status, and religion. Ask the questions from the topic area that corresponds to your interviewee’s group. (These starter interview questions are provided with the writing tips handout. Additional questions should be added by the student and included in the paper. Provide a single-spaced verbatim of the interview.) Before you begin your interview, remember to inform your interviewee that their participation is completely voluntary, that they can refuse to answer any or all questions, and their identity will be kept confidential. Again, be sure to omit any identifying information from your paper. You should participate together in a social activity where your interviewee’s group is in the majority (dinner, club, movie, cultural event, etc.) before engaging in the interview. (Note: Given the pandemic, this can be a virtual event.) Describe the social event at the start of your paper. This is followed by the complete interview, word-for-word and single-spaced.
II: Literature Review
Do a brief literature review on your interviewee’s member group (e.g., if you interviewed a Black lesbian woman, find articles on Black lesbian women. Review at least 5-7 sources of current, written within the past 5 years, scholarly literature.)
III: Findings
Compare and contrast your interviewee’s experience with what you found in the literature. With reference to the literature, thoroughly discusses how the dimensions of diversity and intersectionality impact your interviewee’s privilege and oppression. Also, describe how diversity and difference characterize and shape the human experience and are critical to the formation of identity. Also, with reference to the literature, clearly discuss how the forms and mechanisms of oppression and discrimination impact the extent to which impact your interviewee’s culture and values, including social, economic, political, and cultural exclusions, may oppress, marginalize, alienate, or create privilege and power. Develop tentative conclusions regarding how social workers can best assist persons from your respondent’s group based on a critical analysis of the interview, class materials, and your own thinking and experience.

Instructions It is anticipated that the initial discussion post should be in the

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Instructions
It is anticipated that the initial discussion post should be in the

Instructions
It is anticipated that the initial discussion post should be in the range of 250-300 words. Response posts to peers have no minimum word requirement but must demonstrate topic knowledge and scholarly engagement with peers. Substantive content is imperative for all posts. All discussion prompt elements for the topic must be addressed. Please proofread your response carefully for grammar and spelling. Do not upload any attachments unless specified in the instructions. All posts should be supported by a minimum of one scholarly resource, ideally within the last 5 years. Journals and websites must be cited appropriately. Citations and references must adhere to APA format.
Classroom Participation
Students are expected to address the initial discussion question by Wednesday of each week. Participation in the discussion forum requires a minimum of three (3) substantive postings (this includes your initial post and posting to two peers) on three (3) different days. Substantive means that you add something new to the discussion supported with citation(s) and reference(s), you are not just agreeing. This is also a time to ask questions or offer information surrounding the topic addressed by your peers. Personal experience is appropriate for a substantive discussion, however should be correlated to the literature.
All discussion boards will be evaluated utilizing rubric criterion inclusive of content, analysis, collaboration, writing and APA. If you fail to post an initial discussion or initial discussion is late, you will not receive points for content and analysis, you may however post to your peers for partial credit following the guidelines above.
Initial Response
Instructions:At this point in the semester you have learned about many diagnoses.
Discuss the stigma of mental health diagnoses and how that is a barrier in many communities.
Find an article or YouTube video that discusses the challenges of diagnosis within a specific population.
Please be sure to validate your opinions and ideas with citations and references in APA format.
Your initial response is due by Wednesday at 11:59 pm CT.
Estimated time to complete: 2 hours
Peer Response
Instructions:Please read and respond to at least two of your peers’ initial postings. You may want to consider the following questions in your responses to your peers:
Compare and contrast your initial posting with those of your peers.
How are they similar or how are they different?
What information can you add that would help support the responses of your peers?
Ask your peers a question for clarification about their post.
What most interests you about their responses?
Please be sure to validate your opinions and ideas with citations and references in APA format.
All peer responses are due by Sunday at 11:59 pm CT.
Estimated time to complete: 1 hour