Respond to a colleague who presents a different point of view on these strategies than you.

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Respond to a colleague who presents a different point of view on these strategies than you.

Colleague 1: Farren

Working with clients who have been ordered to participate in treatment is often very difficult at first. Many of the clients are initially angry and frustrated that they have been involuntary forced to complete the needed service and it make it very difficult to work with those types of clients due to them initially feeling that they don’t need the help.  While working in child welfare I have experienced this first hand especially those who have been ordered by the court to cooperate with our services.  While working with this population it has taught me a lot of patience and that each client is different in their own way.

According to Schimmel & Jacobs (2011) many involuntary clients often do not see that they need treatment or services and they initially feel like they are wasting their time. This is where the social worker must help them understand why they are receiving the service and the social worker must use techniques to grab the client’s attention to help them understand what they are providing.  Getting on the client’s level but also explaining the purpose of the group as well as setting the rules and providing informed consent in the beginning will help the social worker set a tone and provide the group with needed information.  Engagement is another key element and finding creative ways to engage an involuntary group is critical and could open up communication between clients and the social worker (Schimmel & Jacobs, 2011).

The social worker must find ways to not only to engage the group but also educate the group and hold their attention.  Using props, movies, art, and allowing the clients to speak freely would also be beneficial as well. From experience, I found that techniques used by Schimmel & Jacobs (2011) work and are effective and it may not be traditional but I’m all about using creative techniques to help those in involuntary treatment. These strategies promote empowerment as it allows the clients to be able to be creative with the social worker and express themselves how they would like as long as it’s not in a dangerous or offending way.

Reference

Schimmel, C. J., & Jacobs, E. (2011). When leaders are challenged: Dealing with involuntary members in groups. Journal for Specialists in Group Work, 36(2), 144–158.

Write at least a 300-word, well-developed and well-written response.  Use APA Formatting Guide to create accurate citations and documentation to give credit for any resource material used in your response.

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Part 2

Analyze the data from Part 1 using Microsoft® Excel® software.

Write a 700- to 875-word paper that includes the following information:

· Describe what method you are using to compare groups.

· Copy and paste the output into a Microsoft® Word document, and also answer the following questions:

o What is the significance level of the comparison?

o What was the alpha level you identified in Week 3?

o What was the means and variance for each variable?

o What was the test statistic?

o What was the critical value for both the one- and two-tailed test?

o Was your test one-tailed or two-tailed?

o Were you able to reject the null hypothesis? In other words, did you prove there was a difference?

· Talk about what these results mean in everyday language and in context to your chosen scenario.

· Make a recommendation based on the findings.

Format your paper according to APA guidelines.

Example of Output You Would Use to Answer These Questions

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If you were creating Frankenstein’s monster and you found that there were no ‘whole’ brains that could be used, only parts of various brains, what 5 ‘parts’ of the brain would you include? Be sure to give your explanation of ‘why’ you chose these parts rather than others.

Important guidelines to follow: Write at least a 300-word, well-developed and well-written response.  Use APA Formatting Guide to create accurate citations and documentation to give credit for any resource material used in your response.

explain how that population might be disenfranchised by the Social Security program based on research, statistics, or policy analysis.

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Discussion 1

 

Gender identity—identifying oneself as male or female—is a critical component of an individual’s life-span development. Misconceptions and stereotypes abound with regard to gender, and you may bring personal misconceptions and stereotypes to your work with clients.

As you read the resources this week, what concepts seem especially relevant to you as a social worker? Are you able to identify any personal misunderstandings about the formation of gender identity? What strategies might you use to apply your new understanding to social work practice?

 

Post a Discussion that includes:

 

§  A new understanding you have gained in the resources about gender identity

 

§  An explanation of how individuals’ gender identity affects their development through young and middle adulthood

 

§  A strategy you might use to apply your understanding of gender identity development to social work practice

 

Be sure to support your posts with specific references to the resources. If you are using additional articles, be sure to provide full APA-formatted citations for your references.

 

References (use 2 or more)

Brewster, M. E., & Moradi, B. (2010). Personal, relational and community aspects of bisexual identity in emerging, early and middle adult cohorts. Journal of Bisexuality, 10(4), 404–428.

 

 

Burri, A., Cherkas, L., Spector, T., & Rahman, Q. (2011). Genetic and environmental influences on female sexual orientation, childhood gender typicality and adult gender identity. PloS ONE, 6(7), 1–8.

 

 

Maylor, E. A., Reimers, S., Choi, J., Collaer, M. L., Peters, M., & Silverman, I. (2007). Gender and sexual orientationdifferences in cognition across adulthood: Age is kinder to women than to men regardless of sexualorientation. Archives of Sexual Behavior, 36(2), 235–249.

 

 

 

 

Discussion 2: Social Security and Social Welfare Programs

For years, many working individuals in the United States have counted on Social Security as their primary retirement income. With the deductions from every paycheck to fund this future benefit, Americans looked forward to a comfortable retirement based on the assumption that these funds were being invested wisely. Is this a factual assumption, or is it another myth of the U.S. social welfare system?

 

Relying on Social Security as a sole means of support in retirement is uncommon. As society’s work habits and life expectancies change, Social Security has come to mean different things to different people. For those who are unable to save and/or invest on their own, it functions like a forced retirement program that provides a financial safety net for the future. For those who become unable to work, social security often is viewed by others as a public assistance program. For others who are financially secure and prepared for retirement, it is an entitlement program where individuals draw Social Security at retirement in an effort to recoup what they paid into the program by deductions from their wages. How might these perceptions of Social Security relate to the perceptions of public assistance programs that were discussed in last week’s resources?

 

·      Post an explanation of how Social Security is different from public assistance programs.

 

·      Then, explain how these differences are important, in terms of the general perception of Social Security benefits.

 

 

Support your post with specific references to the resources. Be sure to provide full APA citations for your references.

 

References (use 2 or more)

 

Popple, P. R., & Leighninger, L. (2015). The policy-based profession: An introduction to social welfare policy analysis for social workers. (6th ed.). Upper Saddle River, NJ: Pearson Education.

 

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NASW. (2009). Social work speaks. Washington, DC: NASW Press.

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U.S. Social Security Administration. (n.d.). Retrieved October 10, 2013, from http://www.ssa.gov/

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Discussion 3: Disenfranchisement of the Social Security Program

 

While Social Security provides a safety net of sorts for millions of people, there are still many groups who are not adequately served by this program. For example, there are disparities in the Social Security benefits women receive in comparison to men.

 

For this Discussion, review this week’s resources. Also, conduct some Internet research to select a population that you think might be disenfranchised by the Social Security program. Consider how the population you selected might be disenfranchised by the Social Security program.

 

·      Post a brief description of the population you selected.

 

·      Then, explain how that population might be disenfranchised by the Social Security program based on research, statistics, or policy analysis.

 

Support your post with specific references to the resources. Be sure to provide full APA citations for your references.

 

References (use 2 or more)

 

Popple, P. R., & Leighninger, L. (2015). The policy-based profession: An introduction to social welfare policy analysis for social workers. (6th ed.). Upper Saddle River, NJ: Pearson Education.

 

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NASW. (2009). Social work speaks. Washington, DC: NASW Press.

Long-term Care (pp. 223–228)

 

Discuss how the author’s use of evidence does or does not demonstrate relevance, consistency, transparency, and speculation

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Assignment 2: LASA 1—Analytical Summaries

For this assignment, you will compose two short critical essays explaining and evaluating arguments by other authors. This assignment allows you to analyze an issue from a variety of perspectives and assess arguments for or against the issue. By focusing your attention on how the original authors use evidence and reasoning to construct and support their positions, you can recognize the value of critical thinking in public discourse.

Read the two articles “Shooting in the Dark“, and “Focusing on the How of Violence” and write two separate analytical summaries.

This assignment has two parts.

Part 1—First Article

Write an analytical summary of the article focusing on the article’s main claims. Include the following:

  • Provide a brief summary of the argument presented in the article.
  • Identify and discuss three ways the author uses evidence to support assertions.
  • Analyze how the author signals this usage through elements such as word choices, transitions, or logical connections.

Part 2—Second Article

Write an analytical summary of the article focusing on the article’s main claims. Include the following:

  • Provide a brief summary of the argument presented in the article.
  • Identify any value-based assertions in the article and how the author supports these value-based conclusions with evidence.
  • Discuss how this evidence does or does not demonstrate relevance, consistency, transparency, and speculation.
  • Analyze how the author signals the use of these elements through language. For example, word choices, transitions, or logical connections.

Write a 1,000–1,200 word paper in Word format. Apply APA standards to citation of sources. Use the following file naming convention: LastnameFirstInitial_M3_A2.doc.

By Wednesday, July 2, 2014, deliver your assignment to the M3: Assignment 2 Dropbox.

Grading Criteria and Rubric

Assignment 2 Grading Criteria
Maximum Points
Article One Summary:
Summarize the argument presented in the article.
20
Identify and discuss three ways that the author uses evidence to support the primary claims in the article.
40
Evaluate how language is used to effectively employ this use of evidence such as through word choice, transition, and logical connections.
20
Article Two Summary:
Summarize the article and identify how the author uses evidence to support assertions.
20
Discuss how the author’s use of evidence does or does not demonstrate relevance, consistency, transparency, and speculation.
40
Analyze how the author uses language to effectively employ these elements (word choice, transition, logical connections).
20
Presentation Components:
Organization (12)
Style (8)
Usage and Mechanics (12)
APA Elements (8)
40
Total:
200