Social Assessment and Reform

The foundation of the social work profession is rooted in two levels of social assessment and reform. One is the individual, or micro, approach, which examines the needs of the individual living in poverty and explores how trained social work professionals could assist the individual in overcoming barriers to economic self-sufficiency. The other approach, which occurs simultaneously, is a macro, or larger environment, approach. This approach identifies and influences changes in the larger systems (education, economic, etc.) to improve self-sufficiency. The social work profession incorporates both approaches and trains professionals to intervene effectively at both levels of practice.For this Discussion, review this week’s resources. Then, reflect on the dichotomy between micro and macro practice. Next, think about how micro practice has come to dominate the social work profession.By Day 4Postan explanation of “the dichotomy between micro and macro” practice. Then, describe how micro practice has come to dominate the social work profession.

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Explicit Connections

For each of video journal entry, you should write one long paragraph summarizing the main points of the video and one long paragraph of commentary. Your commentary must make explicit connections between the video(s) and the readings. Please follow this format for each journal entry:Name of VideoSummary:Commentary:Entries that do not follow the required format, are very brief, fail to accurately summarize the videos and provide commentary, or to connect the video to the course topics will receive reduced points. You should plan on writing about one page per week (single spaced). Video journal entries are due every other week and should be submitted through Canvas as Word or pdf documents. If I can’t open the file and you are asked to resubmit, your assignment will be considered late.

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Advocating Against Inequality

Using the Internet, research a significant person that was/is an advocate against inequality. Choose a person that has had an impact on promoting equality whether through philanthropy, civil rights, teachings, or lifestyle. Answer the questions below on this worksheet. List any sources used at the end of the worksheet. Provide citations for any quoted material. You should provide at least 600 words of content for this assignment.1. Introduce the person. Discuss what led him or her to become an advocate.2. Discuss which of the sociological views (i.e., conflict, interactionism, or functionalism) help explain the type of inequality being addressed by the advocate.3. Did his or her advocacy invoke a change and/or influence others? Discuss why or why not.

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Non-Cognitive Skills

Class discussion of five current research papers.1. The Importance of Non-Cognitive Skill2. Effects of “Greek Life” on Academic Performance and Earnings3. Does Taking Out Student Loans actually Improve Student Performance?4. My Professor Cares! An experimental piece about faculty engagement5. Measuring the Effects of 15-to-Finish

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Social Work Practice

Do you ever feel trapped by circumstances that you sense you are powerless to change? As a social worker, you can anticipate having to regularly address clients who feel trapped in adverse circumstances and have no clear direction on how to improve their situations. How do you address the needs of such a client?Zastrow, Kirst-Ashman, and Hessenauer (2019) define resiliency as “the ability of an individual, family, group, community, or organization to recover from adversity and resume functioning even when suffering serious trouble, confusion, or hardship” (p. 18). For this Discussion, you apply the concept of resiliency to the real life scenario of Talia Johnson.To prepare for this Discussion, review the major concepts from your HSBE I course (Chapters 1–9 in Zastrow, Kirst-Ashman, & Hessenauer). Then, view the media about Talia Johnson’s visit with her social worker. As you reflect on the readings this week, imagine you are Talia Johnson’s social worker and consider how you might apply the concept of resiliency to Talia’s case. Also, consider how you might apply the concept of resiliencyto social work practice in general.By Day 3Post a Discussion that includes the following:An explanation about how you, as Talia’s social worker, might apply the concept of resiliency to Talia and her situationExamples from the case study of Talia and the resources to support your strategyAn explanation of how you might apply the concept of resiliency to your social work practiceZastrow, C. H., & Kirst-Ashman, K. K. (2016). Understanding human behavior and the social environment (10th ed.). Boston, MA: Cengage Learning.Review Chapters 1–9Plummer, S. -B., Makris, S., & Brocksen, S. M. (Eds.). (2014). Baltimore, MD: Laureate International Universities Publishing. [Vital Source e-reader]. “The Johnson Family” (pp. 11–13)

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Trade and Xenophobia

Papper 1: Trade, Travel and Contamination – Trade and XenophobiaReading Response of – The Global Grapevine, “Tourist Troubles: The Travels of Global Rumor,” pp. 123-146.Additional Readings in this section (for question 4 to do the comparison):1. The Colossal Book of Urban Legends, “Funny Business,” pp. 265-283.2. The Global Grapevine, “The Menace of International Trade,” pp. 147-173.Writing Guidelines:11 or 12 point Times New Roman or Calibri font onlyDouble-spacedOne-inch margins on all sidesNumbered pages in upper right cornerProper Citations Required (You may use footnotes, endnotes, and in-text citations)Your name, course number, and date on a separate cover sheet.Separate works cited page(Response papers that do not meet these guidelines will be penalized)Format:This paper should not merely be a summary of the reading itself. Rather, the paper will be graded based on the following inclusions:1. An overview of the author’s main arguments (Approximately 3 or more pages)2. What overall argument is the author making? What specific examples does the author focus on in the reading?3. How is this argument being made? (e.g., What kind of data is being used by the author to support her argument?)4. How does this argument support or refute arguments made by other authors in the section?2. Your personal critical response to the reading (Approximately 2 pages)3. What, if anything, do you find convincing about the argument being made?4. What problems and/or oversights do you see in the reading?5. What, specifically, do you think this article contributes to broader discussions of the topic?Your essay should include:1) an introductory paragraph providing a general overview (preview) of the main body of your essay and your conclusions2) main body (summary and critical response)3) concluding paragraph

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Artists and Artworks

Write a letter to George Dickie (regarding his own proposal — the Institutional Theory of Art – or regarding any other assigned readings from An Introduction…about these writers or their topics).In your letter, describe to the author your personal responses to their text. Your letter should describe your responses and the reasons for them. The letter can take any form you like as long as it is a response to the reading you chose. You may write in any voice you like as long as it allows you to take the assignment seriously.You are free to refer to actual artists and artworks, to (correctly!) use technical terminology from philosophy and other disciplines, and to make use of information you learned in classes in addition to this one. It is ok to refer to information that was not available to the author you are writing to and to assume your chosen author has the imagination to follow your discussion, as long as you make your assumptions clear.So, for example, you may refer to art and artists and historical events from periods after your chosen author’s lifetime.Be sure to give enough information so that your reader can tell which ideas or concepts you are talking about. You can use a hypothetical classmate as an approximate listener, i.e., what would another student in class need to know to identify the concept you have in mind and to understand your response?If you need help getting started, consider addressing one of these questions:In what ways do you find the author’s ideas are consistent with your own experiences of art?Are there ways you would modify the author’s ideas?Do you have questions for the author you chose and why did they arise?Do you see revealing connections, directions, or conflicts within the author’s ideas?Do you see connections between an author’s context and their thinking?General Instructions for the Essays1. Essays should be 3 – 4 double-space pages.2. Type all essays and use a normal margin and type. It is not necessary to write a very long essay, even for the best grade. On the other hand, if your essay is too short, you are probably staying too close to the surface. Are you sure you didn’t skip steps?3. Your answer will be graded on the basis of demonstrated understanding of the course materials, thoughtfulness, organization and clarity, and writing mechanics (for example, grammar, spelling, and sentence organization).4. For short essays, the requirements for citations are relatively relaxed:a. If you refer to an artwork, be sure to give its full name and the artist’s or author’s name.b.Give the source for all direct quotes and write the informationin parentheses right after the quoted material. Thus,c. For quotes from Neill and Ridley, you can use this abbreviated form:Essay Author, “Essay Title”, The Philosophy of Art, page xyz. Similarly,“Dickie, Introduction, page xyz”, works for the book by George Dickie.d. Give the standard bibliographical information for any other sources you refer to or quote from including other textbooks (i.e., author, title, publisher, year of publication, and page number). FYI, this is much like the system that Philosophy journals use for book reviews.Please use the citations I attached down below.

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Feminist Ethics

After reading all of Chapter 8, read:“Feminist Ethics” by Alison M. Jaggar (starting on page 201)Write a short, objective summary of 250-500 words which summarizes the main ideas being put forward by the author in this selection.

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An Ethical Dilemma

To be a professional social worker means embodying the knowledge and standards of the profession. The NASW Code of Ethics is considered one of the bedrocks on which our profession is based and serves as a guiding document for the profession and for the every-day practice of social workers. In this discussion post, you will explore the Code of Ethics and discuss how it has relevance to you and to your field placement.To prepare, take some time to review the NASW’s Code of Ethics. Write a reflection incorporating the following:In your own words, what is stated as the primary mission of the social work profession? How would you describe this to a friend or family member?Define what constitutes an ethical dilemma. Give an example of an ethical dilemma that you might encounter in field. This could involve your own actions, those of a supervisor or an agency policy. What part of the Code of Ethics applies to this particular ethical dilemma? What would you do to address the situation? Be specific in identifying your dilemma and in identifying what part of the Code of Ethics applies.

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Philosophical Experiment

1)8 experimentFor this week’s thought experiment, we need to refresh just a little on Moore. Ross was a student of Moore, and both use intuition as part of their arguments. Moore argued that, regardless of the production of pleasure, beauty was still good. Many of you preferred to be beautiful even as your happiness remained unchanged. Many more preferred truth over a little happiness. Ross makes a similar thought experiment. Moore focuses on the production of the good, but Ross thinks there is more that is valuable apart from production. So, just like in Moore’s example, take two scenarios. In both scenarios, the same amount of good is produced (although which good might alter a little). In one scenario, you break a promise. In the other, you keep it. Is one better than the other? If production is equal so you opt to keep the promise, this means promise-keeping is inherently valuable. Does it matter if it’s a big promise or a little promise? Remember that regardless, it’s the same production of good. So, if you’re breaking a big promise, it’s for some other big result. Please write 250 words and do not plagiarize.2)9 discussesRawls’ Veil of Ignorance means that we ought to be entirely unbiased. We are to take an objective stance when it comes to justice. To Rawls, justice is blind. However, we already read Railton, who is ENTIRELY against this. Is there not moral content to family and friends? Or are those relationships to be discarded as soon as some moral issue arises? So, we’ll debate this one more time now that we’re all more educated. Does alienation make morality better or worse? Is it just to be blind to our own humanity?(For this the answer will have to be based on being alienated from my emotions will make me more moral) 250 words

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