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1.  Research Highlight/Press release. 500 words on one of the ten primary research articles
including one figure, addressed to an audience at the level of the readership of the RSC
magazine Chemistry World.

2.Reflective Commentary. 200 words describing your thought process behind the selection of
the ten papers.

3. Literature Review. 3000 words excluding the list of references and figure captions. The
literature review must describe the research from ten selected papers from the primary
literature including the seminar paper.

Getting Started  During this course, you will conduct a policy analysis related

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Getting Started 
During this course, you will conduct a policy analysis related to social welfare. The policy analysis will have five sections. You will create your project incrementally throughout the course in Workshops Two through Seven. Each week, you will complete one section of the analysis and submit a piece of the whole so you can receive feedback from your instructor and improve your work before your final submission in Workshop Seven.
As a social worker, you will be expected to demonstrate character, leadership, and scholarship in the arena of policy and its use in clinical practice.
Character is the product of constant action, striving daily to make the right choices. Through your work of advocacy toward policy reform, you are demonstrating such qualities as responsibility, fairness, and caring, and proving by example that you value character.
Scholarship means a commitment to learning. Applying diligence and effort toward learning about policy and advocacy as a social worker can impact your practice positively as a professional.
Leadership at your agency means having a positive influence on your colleagues. In taking the initiative to learn about and advocate for policy reform, you can encourage others to attain the same objective, thus positively affecting your clients and your work toward social justice.
Upon successful completion of this assignment, you will be able to:
Identify social policies at the local, state, and federal levels that impact well-being, service delivery, and access to social services. (PO 5)
Assess how social welfare and economic policies impact the delivery of and access to social services. (PO 5)
Analyze policies with regard to the advancement of human rights and social, economic, and environmental justice. (PO 5, ILO 5)
Demonstrate character, scholarship, and leadership in becoming a world changer through application to personal life and professional social work practice.
Demonstrate Christ-like attitudes, values, worldviews, and ethical and professional behavior within advanced clinical practice. (ILO 1)
Resources
File: Final Project.pdf (in the Shared Documents)
File: APA 6e Guide.pdf
File: APA Template for Assignments.docx
Academic Writer in IWU Resources
Background Information
In this assignment, you will write:
Policy Analysis—Section 5: Recommendations 
You will provide proposed solutions to increase social justice related to this issue/policy and then submit your final project with all five sections. You will be submitting this both for instructor and peer review.
Instructions
Review the rubric to make sure you understand the criteria for earning your grade.
Review the Final Project file for a description of the section you will write for this assignment.
Review the IWU APA 6e Guide on how to cite sources properly.
Complete the last section your policy analysis using the APA Template for Assignments.docx file. Please include 3 possible solutions to the issue. Identify which one would lead to the highest level of social justice. Also, is the solution you would work towards one that would lead to the highest level of social justice or would you choose one with less social justice but more easily adopted or implement?
Before finalizing your work, ensure that you:
12-point, double-spaced Times New Roman font
One-inch margins on all sides
Normal character spacing
In-text citations
Title page and reference page
Properly formatted headings
Read the assignment instructions carefully.
Use the spelling and grammar check.
Review APA formatting and citation.
Use APA format for organization, style, and source credits, including:
Review the rubric that your instructor will use to evaluate your work. Self-assess your assignment using the rubric and make improvements as needed to meet expectations and ensure that your work fulfills all the requirements.
When you’ve completed your assignment, save a copy of the following for yourself and submit a copy to your instructor using the Assignment submission page by the end of the workshop.

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Getting Started In this culminating activity, you will search the Internet for a

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Getting Started
In this culminating activity, you will search the Internet for a video example of support, self-help, prevention, or educational groups. Watch your selection. You will use your observations to support your answers for the Reflections assignment in this activity.  
Upon successful completion of this assignment, you will be able to:
Explore the impact diversity and difference have in shaping life in mezzo social work practice. (PO 2)
Facilitate empathic engagement that leads to empowerment, resiliency, and growth of client systems.
Apply social work theories to client system engagement, assessment, and intervention at the mezzo practice level. (PO 6, 7, 8)
Resources
Textbook: Social Work with Groups: Comprehensive Practice and Self-Care
Article: “Alcoholics Anonymous and Spiritual Recovery: A Cultural Perspective”
Link to Alcoholics Anonymous:  https://brightspace.indwes.edu/content/enforced/95391-SWK-556-01/Workshop_8/Westermeyer2014-AlcoholicsAnonymousAndSpiritualRecovery.pdf?_&d2lSessionVal=Oz4a40tTIikYidbhKeLstasei&ou=95391&_&d2lSessionVal=Bx9qA1rNOg1yYpc2wqj1PMOpw&ou=123286
NASW Code of Ethics
Background Information
Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) was founded by Bill Wilson (Bill W.) and Dr. Bob Smith (Dr. Bob) in Ohio in the 1930s with the primary purpose of helping alcoholics to “stay sober and help other alcoholics achieve sobriety” (Chappel, Dupont, 1999). The founders of AA created a twelve-step program that integrates spiritual components into a new way of living for its members. This program is one of the most commonly recognized uses of spirituality in group practice. It has been adapted to Narcotics Anonymous (NA) for people with other substance abuse issues. You can attend either type of meeting for this activity.
Instructions
Review the rubric to make sure you understand the criteria for earning your grade.
In your textbook: Social Work with Groups: Comprehensive Practice and Self-Care, read Chapter 10 “Organizations, Communities, and Groups”, Chapter 12 “Treatment Groups”, and Chapter 13 “Treatment Groups with Diverse and Vulnerable Populations.”
Read the article Alcoholics Anonymous and Spiritual Recovery: A Cultural Perspective,” by Joseph Westermeyer.pdf.
Observe at least one full group recovery meeting in your community, either Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) or Narcotics Anonymous (NA). In many communities, AA and NA groups are held on a weekly or even daily basis. Most groups are open and available to the public, with days and times posted online. You are encouraged to make contact with the meeting coordinator to explain your presence beforehand, who may share with the group about who you are and the purpose of your attendance. Contact your instructor immediately if you are having difficulty locating a group to attend.
Take notes, particularly specific examples, about the following subjects during or after your observation:
What group dynamics did you observe? For example, what did you observe about cohesion, mutual support, collaboration, and communication in the group?
What group facilitation skills did the group leader(s) use? For example, how did they validate members’ experiences and needs, support members who are having difficulty, and encourage members who are doing well?
What benefits do group members experience through group attendance? Are there are any risks or drawbacks to attendance?
How was spirituality integrated into the group experience? In what specific ways does the use of spirituality benefit members? Does it present any challenges?
Review and consider the application of the NASW Code of Ethics to the Alcoholics Anonymous or Narcotics Anonymous group environment. How could a social worker’s involvement in a meeting involve ethical practice? How could it create ethical dilemmas?
Write an academic paper that includes two sections:
A description of your observation that responds to all four questions above (a-d in Step 4). Be sure to include specific examples, such as interactions or stories shared by group members, in a confidential manner. Do not include the location, name of the group, or group members’ names.
An analysis of the effectiveness of AA or NA groups. Incorporate course material about group dynamics, spiritual integration, theoretical models, evaluation and evidence, and ethical practice, as well as at least three additional relevant and scholarly references.
Use in-text citations and APA format for direct quotes and references.
When you’ve completed your paper, save a copy for yourself and submit a copy to your instructor using the Assignment submission page. This assignment is due by the end of the workshop.

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Getting Started Human trafficking has a global impact. Men, women, and children

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Human trafficking has a global impact. Men, women, and children seeking the promise of a better life can easily become enmeshed in the dark world of human slavery. Others may be kidnapped and taken against their will. This horrific social injustice involves forced labor as well as sex. Sweatshop and brothel owners make money from those who have been trafficked. While it may be uncomfortable to think about, this is a serious issue in the United States. The victims are usually here illegally and therefore feel no hope for rescue.
This issue transcends borders. How can local, state, federal, and global legal systems work together to battle this problem and promote social justice?
Upon successful completion of this discussion, you will be able to:
Identify social policies at the local, state, and federal levels that impact well-being, service delivery, and access to social services. (PO 5)
Assess how social welfare and economic policies impact the delivery of and access to social services. (PO 5)
Analyze policies with regard to advancement of human rights and social, economic, and environmental justice. (PO 5, ILO 5)
Demonstrate character, scholarship, and leadership in becoming a world changer through application to personal life and professional social work practice.
Demonstrate Christ-like attitudes, values, worldviews, and ethical and professional behavior within advanced clinical practice. (ILO 1)
Resources
Video: TED Talks: Noy Thrupkaew—Human Trafficking Is All Around You. This Is How It Works
VIDEO LINK: https://fod-infobase-com.eu1.proxy.openathens.net/p_ViewVideo.aspx?xtid=114621 
Background Information
In this assignment, you will watch a video of Noy Thrupkaew discussing the prevalence of human trafficking. Behind the everyday bargains we all love—the $10 manicure, the unlimited shrimp buffet—is a hidden world of forced labor to keep those prices at rock bottom. Noy Thrupkaew investigates human trafficking—which flourishes in the U.S. and Europe, as well as in developing countries—and shows us the human faces behind the exploited labor that feeds global consumers.
Instructions
Review the rubric to make sure you understand the criteria for earning your grade.
Watch the TED Talks video by Noy Thrupkaew, “Human Trafficking Is All Around You. This Is How It Works” (or view it below).  If you are not already logged in to the Off-Campus Library Services (OCLS) website, you will be prompted to enter your MyIWU login and password. You can also download and view the transcript here: TED Talks: Noy Thrupkaew—Human Trafficking Is All Around You. This Is How It Works Video Transcript.pdf.
Navigate to the threaded discussion and respond to the following:
What are your state’s laws regarding human trafficking?
How can you advocate for populations that are at-risk regarding this issue?
Your initial post is due by the end of the fourth day of the workshop.
Read and respond to at least two of your classmates’ postings, as well as all instructor follow-up questions directed to you, by the end of the workshop.
Your postings also should:
Be well developed by providing clear answers with evidence of critical thinking by providing evidence from workshop resources to support responses (with APA citation).
Add greater depth to the discussion by introducing new ideas.
Provide clarification to classmates’ questions and provide insight into the discussion.
Be posted on two different days during the workshop.
Review the rubric that your instructor will use to evaluate your work. Self-assess your initial post and responses using the rubric and make improvements as needed to meet expectations and ensure that your work fulfills all the requirements.

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