Theory: Social Identity Theory    Please utilize the following in writing your theory paper. All papers must adhere to APA format.  1. State the theory 2. Why did you select the theory?  3. Summarize the theory: describe the theory, key concepts, and assumptions.  4. Theorist (name, gender, race, education background, social class, geographic location, etc.) […]

  Required Readings Garthwait, C. L. (2017). The social work practicum: A guide and workbook for students (7th ed.). Upper Saddle River, NJ: Pearson. Chapter 9, “The Social Policy Context of Practice” (pp. 97-108) Libal, K., Mapp, S. C., Ihrig, E., & Ron, A. (2011). The United Nations convention on the rights of the child: […]

Your Immersion Project for this course is essentially ethnographic research. When you hear the words ethnography or ethnographic research, you may think of Margaret Mead or Franz Boas performing their research on cultures outside their own countries and living among their research subjects. Contemporary ethnographic research includes many other types of research scenarios, such as […]

Once you graduate and obtain your first job out of your Master of Social Work program, you may be asked to identify the gaps in services at your new agency. You may be asked to create a new group or help to identify a new evidence-based intervention that can be introduced to the clients. Understanding […]

   Contemporary Youth Culture  Week 2 6446 Contemporary Youth Culture  Youth culture can have a substantial impact on the behavior and attitudes of children and adolescents. Consider what you know about contemporary youth culture and how your knowledge or lack of knowledge could have an impact on the counseling process. This week you explore the […]

 Cultures, regardless of where they are or how long ago they existed, share a few common characteristics. Among these characteristics is a structure to care for their children and to socialize them in the culture. Children are taught, both directly and indirectly, the values of the culture, their role in the culture, and the expectations […]

  Many marketing efforts perpetuate the gender stereotypes that are steeped in our culture. Two examples at attempts to maintain these stereotypes through advertising are the Bic Critsal For Her and the Easy Bake Oven. These two conceivably innocuous items triggered a flood of articles, petitions, and videos, denouncing their perceived underlying messages. The first […]

With the passing of the National and Community Service Trust Act of 1993, there is increased focus on integrating student community service, volunteerism and service learning into the curriculum. Service learning can be a key to unlock our nation’s potential. Promising that national service will “strengthen the cords that bind us together as a people,” […]

  Evidence based practice is essential to effective social work  practice. For  this assignment, you are required to (a) identify a  current practice problem  relevant in your current agency (i.e., working  with resistant clients, engaging  clients when they don’t talk much,  having negative perceptions about your  client, counter transference,  etc.), (b) after identifying your practice […]

INTRODUCTION Despite the fact that young people are most often the healthiest group of people in the population (Emmelkamp, and Vedel, 2006 – Write a paper; Professional research paper writing service – Best essay writers), there is concern about the extent to which this group engages in risk-taking behaviours, including the consumption of drugs and […]