Discussion: Developing Political Strategies- Week 9

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In this week’s resources, you explore the stories of Susana and the Bradley family. They are all in situations that need social work intervention and advocacy. What political strategies would you use to enact policies developed to assist these individuals?

In this Discussion, you develop political strategies to address one aspect of the situation(s) and problem(s) facing Susana and members of the Bradley family.

To Prepare: Read and review Chapter 11 in your text. Read “Social Work Policy: Children and Adolescents” and “Social Policy and Advocacy: Violence Prevention”. View the Bradley Episode 7 in the media for this week.

By Day 3

Post an explanation of the political strategies you would use to address one aspect of the situations/problems facing Susana and members of the Bradley family. Explain why you selected that strategy.

Bradley Family Episode 7

Bradley Family Episode 7 Program Transcript

MALE SPEAKER: I have some great news. They’ve dropped the charges against you. Tiffany, that’s wonderful!

TIFFANY: Yeah, it is. Why did they? Drop the charges, I mean.

MALE SPEAKER: The state just passed a new law that’s like New York’s Safe Harbor for Exploited Children Act. That means that the courts here no longer see you as a criminal. They see you as a victim, just like we’ve been trying to tell them. Because you’re under age, they agree with us that you were forced against your will to do what you did.

TIFFANY: Prostitution.

MALE SPEAKER: Right. It means that the law understands that young people like you, girls, boys, you don’t deserve jail time or retention. You need help and services. So that’ll get you off the street.

OK. Before you were upset that they were treating you like a criminal. But they’re not anymore. You’re free. What’s wrong?

TIFFANY: John T.

MALE SPEAKER: The man who used to be your pimp?

TIFFANY: I just found out that he got busted.

MALE SPEAKER: Ah.

TIFFANY: He’s going to be suspicious that he got arrested the same time that I got let out. He’s going to think that I snitched on him, but I didn’t.

MALE SPEAKER: We should think about getting you some police protection. No sense taking any chances.

Bradley Family Episode 7 Additional Content Attribution

MUSIC: Music by Clean Cuts

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Bradley Family Episode 7

Original Art and Photography Provided By: Brian Kline and Nico Danks

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History And Evolution Of Freudian Theory

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Using the outline from Topic 2 as a starting point along with instructor feedback from the outline submission, write a paper (1,500‐1,750 words) in which you discuss the history and evolution of Freudian theory. Include the following in your paper:

  1. A discussion of the history of and concepts originating in the first 10 years of Freudian theory. This is based on your first major heading and the related subtopics and details of your Topic 2 outline.
  2. A discussion of the concept and history of Freudian psycho‐sexual development. This is based on your second major heading and the related subtopics and details of your Topic 2 outline.
  3. A discussion of the concept and development of Freud’s structural model.
  4. A discussion of how Freudian theory aligns or contrasts with elements of culture and the Christian worldview.
  5. A discussion of how the contrasts identified above highlighted problems with Freudian theory leading to the development of Neo‐Freudian theories and a further evolution of the field of psychology.

Philosophy Paper

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If a source of knowledge is unreliable, it means these sources can trick us into believing falsehoods. Describe the theory of knowledge called skepticism. Consider the skeptic’s charge that we can never be confident about the reliability of our normal sources of knowledge (perceptions, memory, introspection, and reasoning.) Describe why and how, for each of the 4 sources mentioned, that source is unreliable. Use examples to show your understanding.

Next, provide your analysis of the following questions: Does it follow from the fact that we are sometimes mistaken when we rely on these sources that we are always mistaken? In other words, once we admit is possible that we are mistaken, does that mean that we need to admit that we might never be correct? How would you respond to the skeptic on this point?

Does it follow from the fact that we are sometimes mistaken when we rely on these sources that we are always mistaken?

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If a source of knowledge is unreliable, it means these sources can trick us into believing falsehoods. Describe the theory of knowledge called skepticism. Consider the skeptic’s charge that we can never be confident about the reliability of our normal sources of knowledge (perceptions, memory, introspection, and reasoning.) Describe why and how, for each of the 4 sources mentioned, that source is unreliable. Use examples to show your understanding.

Next, provide your analysis of the following questions: Does it follow from the fact that we are sometimes mistaken when we rely on these sources that we are always mistaken? In other words, once we admit is possible that we are mistaken, does that mean that we need to admit that we might never be correct? How would you respond to the skeptic on this point?