Do you ever feel trapped by circumstances that you sense you are powerless to change? As a social worker, you can anticipate having to regularly address clients who feel trapped in adverse circumstances and have no clear direction on how to improve their situations. How do you address the needs of such a client?  Zastrow and Kirst-Ashman (2013) define resiliency as “the ability of an individual, family, group, community, or organization to recover from adversity and resume functioning even when suffering serious trouble, confusion, or hardship” (p. 17). For this Discussion, you apply the concept of resiliency to the real life scenario of Talia Johnson.  To prepare for this Discussion, review the major concepts from your HSBE I course (Chapters 1–9 in Zastrow and Kirst-Ashman). Then, view the media about Talia Johnson’s visit with her social worker. As you reflect on the readings this week, imagine you are Talia Johnson’s social worker and consider how you might apply the concept of resiliency to Talia’s case. Also, consider how you might apply the concept of resiliencyto social work practice in general.

Discussion 2
When did you become an adult? Was it the day you graduated from high school? Or, was it the day you moved out of your parents’ or caregivers’ home? Your description of what it means to be an adult and how and when an adolescent transitions into adulthood may differ from that of your colleagues.  The authors of your course text, Zastrow and Kirst-Ashman, use the term young and middle adulthood to identify the life-span time period between age 18 and 65. This classification distinguishes this time in the life of an individual from childhood and adolescence and from the later years of adulthood.  Is the authors’ young and middle adulthood classification a useful one? What is especially useful and not useful about the classification? What changes would you make to the authors’ classification to make it more applicable to your role as a social worker?  For this Discussion, you analyze the author’s life-span classification and suggest ways to improve it.

Assignment: Paper: Air Quality Control & Protection
5 pages not including title and reference page min 5 references APA format
Becoming familiar with the environmental health factors that influence air quality and the areas of responsibility for public health professionals in protecting it.
Instructions
For this assignment, you will prepare a paper on the environmental health functions and public health responsibilities related to an air quality control and protection scenario provided below.
Review  the CDC website, and any other quality public health or academic resources, and think about how the core functions of environmental health are related air quality control and protection.

Scenario incident: (READ SCENARIO)
Construction Site Concerns: It has been reported by many residents and businesses located adjacent to a large new construction area that they are being inundated with dust and exhaust from the heavy equipment working on the site. It has been reported by residents that they are experiencing increased complications related to respiratory irritations, asthma triggers and other health concerns.
Your paper must include the following:
· A title page, in APA format.
· Section headers, in APA format, for each section below:
*Describe the air quality incident and highlight the unique attributes of this situation and why it is a public health concern. Explain the situational background and why a public health response would be warranted.
* Describe the potential human health effects of this incident, taking into account the unique environmental health factors that influence exposure. What challenges/barriers can you expect to face given this information?
* Analyze the core public health roles and responsibilities in responding to the event and how local, state and federal public health agencies may work together in controlling the air quality incident. Also, what other resources and/or partnerships may be needed to respond to this incident?
* Describe the specific public health and community protection procedures that you feel will best protect the community and why?  Make sure to discuss at minimum, incident investigation, exposure assessment, hazard containment, and public information dissemination.
* Provide a summary/conclusion adequately closing the paper and finalizing your thoughts.
· Cite the sources within your text and be sure to follow APA format including headings and subheadings.
· An APA formatted reference list at the end of your paper