Critique your colleague’s strategy for applying social and emotional intelligence to the case of Andres. Provide support for your critique.

By Day 3

Post an explanation of the effects of the social welfare policies presented in the case study you selected on Luisa or Tessa. Be specific and reference the case study you selected in your post. Finally, explain how policies affect social agencies and how social workers work with clients, such as Tessa or Luisa.

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

By Day 5

Read a selection of your colleagues’ posts.

Respond to at least two colleagues who chose a different case from the one you selected by explaining a proactive approach you might develop for a social policy that addresses the problem facing the client in the case your colleagues selected. Explain the steps you think the social work profession can take in ensuring that problems are defined so that oppressed and marginalized groups are represented.

By Day 3

Post a Discussion that includes the following:

• An explanation of how social and emotional intelligence are related to cultural factors
• An explanation about how you, as a social worker, might apply the concepts of emotional and/or social intelligence to the case of Andres
• An explanation of how social workers, in general, might apply social and emotional intelligence to social work practice. (Include a specific example in the explanation.)

By Day 5

Read a selection of your colleagues’ posts.

Respond to at least two colleagues in one of the following ways:

• Critique your colleague’s analysis of the relationship between social and emotional intelligence and cultural factors. Provide support for your critique.
• Critique your colleague’s strategy for applying social and emotional intelligence to the case of Andres. Provide support for your critique.
• Critique your colleague’s suggestion for how to apply an understanding of social and emotional intelligence to social work practice in general. Provide support for your critique.