How do you deal with the aftermath of a tragedy? Working with staff to return to

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How do you deal with the aftermath of a tragedy? Working with staff to return to a sense of “normalcy” after a traumatic event can be difficult and challenging. In addition to providing support for staff, you must consider the event’s impact on clients as well. As an administrator, you can integrate your clinical and administrative social work skills for intervention at multiple levels within an organization when you address trauma, as well as conflicts in the workplace. As an administrator, you must also be able to develop a plan of action that will include conflict resolution and support for staff, clients, and other appropriate stakeholders to enable them to move forward after their traumatic experience.
For this Discussion, you focus on the Social Work Supervision Trauma Within Agencies case study.
By Day 3
Post an explanation of the types of skills the social work administrator demonstrated as she addressed the problem of Carla’s absence at work and the trauma-related events that followed. Be sure to include an analysis of the administrator’s use of conflict resolution skills. Finally, identify one aspect of the case study that would be most challenging to you if you were the administrator, and explain why.

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Our society values equality as a right for all of our citizens. Yet, the reality

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Our society values equality as a right for all of our citizens. Yet, the reality is that disparities exist, especially in health care. The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (2010) defines health disparity as “a particular type of health difference that is closely linked with social, economic, and/or environmental disadvantage.” Health disparities adversely affect specific groups or populations who systematically experience obstacles to health care based on several factors or variables.
For example, members of disadvantaged populations are known to have poorer health outcomes as compared to more advantaged populations. Lack of health insurance, poor neighborhoods without quality institutions, lack of access to health care services, and inadequate health literacy contribute to the disparity. Social workers can play an instrumental role in closing these gaps through advocacy, education, policy making, and program development aimed at minority groups.
To prepare for this Discussion, review this week’s resources. Consider cultural, racial, and ethnic diversity in the United States. Think about how these factors are associated with health and health care disparities.
By Day 3
Post an explanation of health care disparities in a specific minority population. Identify three nonbiological factors (e.g., public health policy) that might be associated with health care disparities in the population you selected. Explain medical social worker roles in addressing the three factors to eliminate health care disparities in the population.

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During the course of treatment, a client stated that he has been unable to sleep

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During the course of treatment, a client stated that he has been unable to sleep successfully for the past year. His psychiatrist prescribed the sleep aid zolpidem. Because of the medication, he was immediately able to sleep. However, after 1 month of treatment, the client discovered euphoric episodes that occur if he resists falling asleep. The episodes induced waves of positive emotions and hallucinations, which he described as feeling “trippy.” The mental health professional recognized that the client is abusing the sleep aid. How should the mental health professional address this issue? How will this affect his current treatment plan?
For this Discussion,
Choose one of the following controversies involving special client populations and take a position:
Psychiatrists prescribing a potentially addictive sleep aid to adolescents
Psychiatrists prescribing sleep aids to clients in recovery from substance abuse
Psychiatrists prescribing sleep aids for conditions where the primary symptom is not insomnia
Then, conduct an Internet search or a Walden Library search for at least two peer-reviewed articles to support your position of your selected controversy.
By Day 3
Post an explanation of the controversy you selected. Formulate a position on the topic and support your stance with the peer-reviewed articles you found in your search.
Be sure to support your postings and responses with specific references to the Learning Resourc

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How inclusive is your workplace? Are diverse identities welcomed or are individu

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How inclusive is your workplace? Are diverse identities welcomed or are individuals expected to conform to a mono-cultural organization? Social workers advocate for the inclusion of diverse identities within places of employment because social workers recognize the strengths inherent in different perspectives.
In this Discussion, you analyze a work environment and steps you can take to increase the responsiveness to diverse groups.
Required Reading:
Sue, D. W., Rasheed, M. N., & Rasheed, J. M. (2016). Multicultural social work practice: A competency based approach to diversity and social justice (2nd ed.). Hoboken, NJ: John Wiley & Sons.
• Chapter 12, “Multicultural Organizational Change: Antiracist Practice and Social Justice”
Use APA 7th edition citation and references. Respond to the following:
A.
• Explain how your current or a past place of work (paid or volunteer) was inclusive or not inclusive of diverse groups.
• Provide two specific examples.
• Provide two ways you can advocate for greater inclusivity at this place of employment.
B.
• Provide an additional strategy to create safe spaces and encourage diversity within a work agency.
• Describe any challenges to creating these safe spaces and ways to overcome these challenges.

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