Category: Social work

A CASE OF A NEW IMMIGRANT
Imagine that you are an immigrant arriving in a new country. Perhaps you are escaping persecution, famine, or war, or simply pursuing a better life. Perhaps you are detained at the border. You do not have any support networks in this new country, or if you do, they are distant relations. You do not know how the legal system works. You may not know the official language. What would you need? Where would you go?
Social workers are positioned to support new immigrants in their access to services, navigation of systems and policies, and mental and physical health. They must demonstrate cultural humility by, for example, integrating questions related to cultural formulation into their interviews and assessments.
In this Discussion, you research a global or displaced population and create a scenario in which a member of that population immigrates to the United States. You then respond to a colleague’s case scenario by describing how you would engage with the immigrant client as a social worker.
To prepare:
Review the American Psychiatric Association’s information on cultural formulation, as well as the Think Cultural Health video showing the cultural formulation interview in practice.
Identify and research a global or displaced population to focus on for this Discussion. Imagine that a member of this population immigrates to the United States. What strengths and challenges might they have? Develop a brief case scenario describing the immigrant’s experience.
Post your original case scenario involving a new immigrant to the United States. In your scenario:
Identify the country of origin, language(s) spoken, and any employment, housing, legal, or family concerns of the individual.(I’m from cuba )
Describe strengths and challenges related to their arrival and experience of American culture.
LEARNING RESOURCES
Required Readings
Marsiglia, F. F., Kulis, S. S., & Lechuga-Peña, S. (2021). Diversity, oppression, and change: Culturally grounded social work (3rd ed.). Oxford University Press.
Chapter 7, “Social Work Perspectives: Social Context, Consciousness, and Resiliency” (pp. 131–152)
American Psychiatric Association. (2013). Cultural formulationLinks to an external site.. In Diagnostic and statistical manual of mental disorders (5th ed.). Arlington, VA: Author. doi:10.1176/appi.books.9780890425596.CulturalFormulation
National Association of Social Workers. (2019). Social justice brief: Challenges of refugee resettlement: Policy and psychosocial factorsLinks to an external site.. https://www.socialworkers.org/LinkClick.aspx?fileticket=X2QaNfEuJUk%3D&portalid=0
Required Media
Think Cultural Health. (2019, May 1). Using the cultural formulation interviewLinks to an external site. [Video]. YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8SjBG9di8ss

In a reflective essay of 300–500 words, please reflect on—and critique—the two articles that you chose to read and/or the videos you watched in this module. In addition to your own reflections and critique, you may also (but are not required to) respond to the following questions:
What were the main points of this article and how did they help you achieve the objectives of this module?  What were the most interesting or useful concepts that you learned from the video and how did they help you achieve the objectives of this module?
How did the articles help you understand women’s experiences of the class system?
How did the video influence or change your perspective of gender and class?

GENDER IDENTITY AND SEXUAL ORIENTATION RESEARCH
Misconceptions and stereotypes abound with regard to gender and sexuality. This is due to many factors, including media portrayals of LGBTQ individuals, outdated understandings, and socialization within the family and culture. Social workers must strive to avoid these misconceptions and remain bias-free while also making the best possible client decisions. By surveying evidence-based research, you can remain current with best practices and ensure you are using the most up-to-date language and methods with the LGBTQ population.
For this Assignment, you search for and analyze a peer-reviewed research article on gender identity or sexual orientation, consider what you have learned, and apply your findings to practice.
TO PREPARE:
Conduct a search in the Walden Library to identify at least one peer-reviewed research article that addresses gender identity or sexual orientation in young or middle adulthood.
Select an article that you find especially relevant to you in your role as a social worker.
Consider how you might apply the findings from both the research article and the Learning Resources to social work practice.  
A summary of your findings regarding gender identity or sexual orientation and its impact on life span development. This should include information from the Learning Resources and from the journal article(s) you selected during your research.
An explanation of how you might apply your findings to social work practice.
Make sure to provide APA citations and a reference list.
LEARNING RESOURCES
Required Readings
Zastrow, C. H., Kirst-Ashman, K. K., & Hessenauer, S. L. (2019). Understanding human behavior and the social environment (11th ed.). Cengage Learning.
Chapter 13, “Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity” (pp. 604–639)
Fabbre, V. D. (2017). Agency and social forces in the life course: The case of gender transitions in later life.Links to an external site. The Journals of Gerontology: Series B, 72(3), 479–487. https://doi.org/10.1093/geronb/gbw109
Ferguson, A. D., & Miville, M. L. (2017). It’s complicated: Navigating multiple identities in small town America.Links to an external site. Journal of Clinical Psychology, 73(8), 975–984. https://doi.org/10.1002/jclp.22507
Greene, D. C., Britton, P. J., & Shepherd, J. B. (2016). LGBTQ aging: Mental health at midlife and older adulthood.Links to an external site. Journal of LGBT Issues in Counseling,10(4), 180–196. https://doi.org/10.1080/15538605.2016.1233839
Hereth, J., Pardee, D. J., & Reisner, S. L. (2020). Gender identity and sexual orientation development among young adult transgender men sexually active with cisgender men: ‘I had completely ignored my sexuality … that’s for a different time to figure out.’Links to an external site. Culture, Health, & Sexuality, 22, 31–47. https://doi.org/10.1080/13691058.2019.1636290
Human Rights Campaign.Links to an external site. (n.d.). Glossary of terms. https://www.hrc.org/resources/glossary-of-terms
Walden University Library.Links to an external site. (n.d.). Subject research: Social work. https://academicguides.waldenu.edu/library/subject/socialwork

The steps at the heart of single-subject research are part of the everyday practice of social work. Each day social workers implement interventions to meet clients’ needs and monitor results. However, conducting proper single-subject research entails far more than these simple day-to-day practices. Proper single-system research requires a high degree of knowledge and commitment. Social workers must fully understand the purpose and variations of the design. They must develop a hypothesis based upon research and select the right design for testing it. They must ensure the reliability and validity of the data to be collected and know how to properly analyze and evaluate that data. 
In this Assignment, you devise a plan to evaluate the evidence-based intervention that you are applying with your chosen client. In particular, you must prepare to monitor progress using measures that can be evaluated in a single-subject research design. You must also draw from the research literature to set the context and need for the study.
Review the work you have done thus far in Weeks 1, 2, and 3 with your chosen client, namely the identified issue, evidence-based intervention, and single-subject design. You will use this work to develop a research plan for a single-subject design study on your client.
Scan through the provided single-subject design studies in the Learning Resources again to understand the typical structure.
Download the Single-Subject Design Template
from the Learning Resources and use it to complete this Assignment.
Submit a 4- to 5-page proposal/research plan for single-subject evaluation for your work with your chosen client. Identify the problem that you will target, the outcomes that you will measure, the evidence-based intervention, and the evaluation design. Include the following sections:
Introduction 
Literature Review
Methodology
Setting and Intervention
Expected Results
Use the Learning Resources and peer-reviewed scholarly journal articles to support your paper. Make sure to include appropriate APA citations and a reference list.  
Reference list 
Single-Subject Design Studies
Gee, B. M., Lloyd, K., Sutton, J., & McOmber, T. (2021). Weighted blankets and sleep quality in children with autism spectrum disorders: A single-subject designLinks to an external site.. Children, 8(1), 10. https://doi.org/10.3390/children8010010
McMahon, A. K., Cox, A. E., & Miller, D. E. (2021). Supporting mindfulness with technology in students with intellectual and developmental disabilitiesLinks to an external site.. Journal of Special Education Technology, 36(4), 284–296. https://doi.org/10.1177/0162643420924191
Assignment Template
Document: Single-Subject Design Template Download Single-Subject Design Template(Word document)

I HAVE NOT CHOSEN A TOPIC AREA SO FEEL FREE TO DO SO. I WORK WITH CHILDREN AGED 2-18 WHO HAVE DEALT WITH TRAUMA.
The Capstone Project (CP) Product Proposal is a tool for students, instructors/mentors, and the program to assess progress, planning, and execution of the Capstone in its entirety.  Concentration year students will engage in an iterative process via various writing assignments throughout Colloquium I to complete the CP Product Proposal. This iterative process aids students in articulating their ideas and plans for the Capstone project.  
Completion of this proposal at the end of the Summer session is an indication of the student’s commitment to ongoing engagement in the DSW program and the completion of the CP requirement.  The final CP Product Proposal will be submitted, graded, and approved in Colloquium I.  Approval of the Capstone Project Product Proposal denotes that the student has transitioned from DSW Student to DSW Candidate.
Instructions:  Overview of the Scholarship Agenda
In two to three pages, provide an introduction/overview of your Capstone project.  Succinctly describe your state purpose that will thread your three products together. 
Consider the following questions:
Introduce your topic area.  Why is it important to the social work profession? How does it connect to your concentration area? Is there a practice problem/challenge connected to your topic area – if so, what is that challenge?
What are key terms that are related to your topic? Keep your reader and audience in mind – what key term definitions would be helpful in their understanding of your topic?
Develop foundational background, grounded in research, for your topic area.  What does your reader/audience need to know to understand your topic/purpose?  Do you know what theory you will apply to better understand your topic area – if so, discuss it in the background.  
Conclusion/Transition paragraph to the remainder of your Capstone Proposal.
Tips:
Brainstorm an outline or use conceptual mapping to help you gather your ideas about your Capstone Project
Two to three pages is not long, which makes it imperative that you are clear, critical, and concise in your writing. 
Use APA 7th edition formatting throughout the entire Capstone Product Outline, including in-text citations and references.  References are not included in the page count.

The goal of this assignment is for you to explore a social policy related to child welfare. You will be required to select a social policy from the readings in your textbook. Once you have selected the policy, you will develop a PowerPoint presentation of at least 15 slides. 
The Policy chosen Is the FAMILY FIRST PREVENTION SERVICES ACT
Below is a proposed outline/format for your presentation: 
Introduction(minimum of 3 slides)
In this presentation section, you should introduce the policy to your reader. According to
Purdue Owl (2012), the purpose of the introduction is to: 
Introduce your topic
Create interest
Provide necessary background information
Identify your main idea
Preview the rest of your essay
Context (minimum of 3 slides)
In this section of your presentation, you should explore why there was a need for the policy and what events set the context for your policy being drafted and implemented. You should explore critical questions such as: 
What was happening in child welfare that led to the need for the policy? 
Were there any key research studies or world events that led to drafting this policy? 
What need did this policy address (as a way of understanding why it was drafted)? 
Detailed Overview of Your Policy(minimum of 4 slides)
In this section of the presentation, you are expected to discuss the key parameters of your policy explicitly. Include information such as key dates author of the policy, and seek to answer the question: What does your policy “do”? 
Impact (minimum of 3 slides)
This section of the paper should explore your policy’s impact on child welfare. Has this policy been implemented correctly? Do you think that this policy has had a positive impact on the child welfare system? Why or why not?
Conclusion (minimum of 2 slides)
This section of the paper should wrap up the primary points presented in the presentation. According to Purdue Owl (2012), the conclusion of your presentation should accomplish three major goals: 
Restate the main idea of your essay, or your thesis statement
Summarize the three subpoints of your essay 
Leave the reader with an interesting final impression

You will choose an EBI and then explore how this intervention treats those who are experiencing the identified issue or are within the identified population (with 8 references minimum). 
Please organize the paper with these headings
Section 1: Chosen Issue and Related Research (2 pages)  
Stress management affecting academic ability 
You will research the literature and data to clarify how this issue is experienced within the general population. Provide a detailed description of the following elements:  
The issue/population you have identified- this should include statistics about the issue/ population, incidence and/or prevalence of the issues or needs, outcomes for the issue/ population if not intervened with (negative outcomes of the issue if untreated)  
Significant socio-cultural dimensions of the problem: e.g., socioeconomic status, race, gender, culture, spiritual/religious beliefs etc.
Section 2: Evidence Based Intervention to Treat the Issue (2 pages)  
Choose one Evidence Based Intervention (EBI) and research its use in treatment with those who experience the specific issue/theme your group has selected.  
Below are some examples of EBIs for specific populations to help you understand what you are trying to accomplish in this section:  
Cognitive Processing Therapy for adult survivors of sexual trauma 
Dialectical Behavioral Therapy for suicidal college students 
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy for military veterans who have experienced combat trauma. 
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Anxiety Management 
Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction for Stress Management 
Describe the evidence-based intervention you have selected and how to apply this intervention to the issue/population selected, include these questions in your assessment:  
What is the purpose of the intervention? 
Elements of the proposed intervention (theoretical foundation, number of sessions, topic and activities of sessions, if any) 
What evidence is there that this type of therapy works? Is there any controversy about its effectiveness?  
Is there any research on use of this intervention with the issue/population selected? If there is, what is it? If there is no research related to using this intervention with the chosen issue/population, discuss why it would be a good choice for the issue/population chosen? 
Does the research show that this intervention is effective with more than one population? Briefly discuss. 
Are there any benefits or drawbacks to using this treatment? 
What are the unique needs those with this issue for which the EBP would work well? Are there any drawbacks? Would there be any modifications needed? 
Where might this intervention best be delivered (i.e. schools, community-based organizations, churches, etc.)?  
Section 3: Reflection (1 page) 
Provide a brief reflection about this paper t and how it can support in developing your clinical self. The reflection might include:  
Feelings about the use of evidence-based interventions with clients
How you will use what you learned to improve your professional services (and professional identity) with clients

Overview
In this final assignment, you will create a portfolio that highlights the projects, professional growth, and disciplinary skills that have been part of your work during the MSW program. Your portfolio will take the form of a PowerPoint presentation, so be creative with this assignment and include photos and other graphics that illustrate your social work journey.
By successfully completing this assignment, you will demonstrate your proficiency in the following EPAs and advance practice behaviors:
Competency 1: Demonstrate Ethical and Professional Behavior.
C1.SP.A: Utilize best practices in ethical decision making by applying leadership skills, technology, relevant laws and regulations, core values, and standards of the NASW Code of Ethics to an ethical problem-solving model to inform ethical decision making in the specialization of advanced generalist practice.
C1.SP.B: Guided by best advanced generalist practice skills, apply professional behavior and leadership skills in oral, written, and electronic communication with diverse individuals, families, groups, organizations, and communities in the specialization of advanced generalist practice.
​Related Assignment Criterion:
1. Describe how ethical behaviors were demonstrated in practice.
Competency 3: Engage Anti-racism, Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (ADEI) in Practice.
C3.SP.A: Demonstrate how diversity and intersectionality shape human experiences and apply anti-racist and anti-oppressive intervention techniques and technologies with diverse individuals, families, groups, organizations, and communities in the specialization of advanced generalized practice.
C3.SP.B: Demonstrate cultural humility by applying leadership skills, ethical use of technology, critical reflection, self-awareness, and self-regulation to manage the influence of bias, power, privilege, and values in working with clients and constituencies, acknowledging them as experts of their own lived experiences in the specialization of advanced generalist practice.
Related Assignment Criterion:
2. Describe how ADEI awareness was demonstrated in practice.
Competency 4: Engage in Practice-Informed Research and Research-Informed Practice.
C4.SP.A: Apply leadership skills, ethical use of technology and research findings to inform and improve practice, policy, and programs in the specialization of advanced generalist practice settings.
Related Assignment Criterion:
3. Describe applications of integrating practice-informed research.
Competency 5: Engage in Policy Practice.
C5.SP.A: Use social justice, decision making, critical thinking, anti-racist, and anti-oppressive, strategies to assess how social welfare policies affect the delivery of and access to services with diverse individuals, families, groups, organizations, and communities at the local and global levels in the specialization of advanced generalist practice.
Related Assignment Criterion:
4. Describe engagement in policy practice.
Competency 6: Engage with Individuals, Families, Groups, Organizations, and Communities.
C6.SP.A: Critically evaluate theories of human behavior, person in environment, and interpersonal conceptual frameworks to facilitate engagement with diverse individuals, families, groups, organizations, and communities in the specialization of advanced generalist practice.
C6.SP.B: Apply leadership skills, emerging technologies, empathy, self-reflection, interpersonal skills, in culturally responsive engagement strategies with diverse individuals, families, groups, organizations, and communities in the specialization of advanced generalist practice.
Related Assignment Criterion:
5. Describe evidence of engagement with individuals, families, groups, organizations, and/or communities.
Competency 7: Assess Individuals, Families, Groups, Organizations, and Communities.
C7.SP.A: Apply and integrate leadership skills, technology, theories of human behavior, person in environment, and culturally responsive interpersonal conceptual frameworks when assessing clients and constituencies in the specialization of advanced generalist practice.
C7.SP.B: Apply critical thinking, interpersonal, engagement skills and the ethical use of technology in the assessment process to promote client rights to self-determination and collaborate with clients and constituencies to develop mutually agreed upon goals in the specialization of advanced generalist practice.
Related Assignment Criterion:
6. Describe assessment of individuals, families, groups, organizations, and/or communities.
Competency 8: Intervene with Individuals, Families, Groups, Organizations, and Communities.
C8.SP.B: Analyze and integrate culturally responsive best practice theories and methods in the specialization of advanced generalist practice to negotiate, mediate, and advocate with and on the behalf of clients and constituencies.
C8.SP.C: Apply leadership skills, decision making, interprofessional conceptual frameworks, and emerging technologies in the specialization of advanced generalist social work practice when intervening with individuals, families, groups, organizations, and communities to promote systemic change towards client sustainability.
Related Assignment Criterion:
7. Describe interventions with individuals, families, groups, organizations, and/or communities.
Competency 9: Evaluate Practice with Individuals, Families, Groups, Organizations, and Communities.
C9.SP.A: Analyze and integrate culturally responsive evaluation and assessment methods to evaluate outcomes with individuals, families, groups, organizations, and communities in the specialization of advanced generalist practice.
C9.SP.B: Apply critical thinking, leadership skills and technology in the application of evaluation findings with individuals, families, groups, organizations, and communities in the specialization of advanced generalist practice.
Related Assignment Criterion:
8. Evaluate practice with individuals, families, groups, organizations, and/or communities and offers evidence.
Instructions
As you assemble your MSW program portfolio as a PowerPoint presentation, include the following:
Regarding the client or client system that you analyzed in your Case Study Analysis and Intervention Plan assignment:
Describe how ethical behaviors were demonstrated in practice with this client or client system.
Offer specific examples to support the description of how ethical behaviors were demonstrated.
Describe how ADEI awareness was demonstrated in practice.
Offer specific examples to support the description of how ADEI awareness was demonstrated.
Describe applications of integrating practice-informed research.
Offer specific examples of integrating practice-informed research.
Regarding the federal, state, or local social policy that you analyzed in your Policy Analysis and Advocacy Paper:
Describe applications of integrating practice-informed research.
Offer specific examples of integrating practice-informed research.
Describe engagement in policy practice.
Offer specific examples of engaging in policy practice.
Regarding other experiences during the MSW program:
Describe evidence of engagement with individuals, families, groups, organizations, and/or communities.
Explain growth and transformative experiences.
Describes assessment of individuals, families, groups, organizations, and/or communities.
Explain growth and transformative experiences.
Describes interventions with individuals, families, groups, organizations, and/or communities.
Explain growth and transformative experiences.
Evaluates practice with individuals, families, groups, organizations, and/or communities and offers evidence.
Explain growth and transformative experiences.
Submission Requirements
The assignment you submit is expected to meet the following requirements:
Written communication: Written communication should be scholarly, professional, and consistent with expectations for members of the social work profession. Visit the Capella Writing CenterLinks to an external site. for a variety of helpful writing resources.
Presentation Length: 15–20 double-spaced pages/powerpoint slide, not including title slide or reference slide.
Cited Sources: Minimum of eight scholarly sources. All literature cited should be current, with publication dates within the past five years. Visit the Capella University LibraryLinks to an external site. and the Social Work Masters Library Research GuideLinks to an external site. for a variety of research resources.
APA Format: Resources, citations, title page, and reference page should be formatted according to current APA style and formatting standards. Visit Evidence and APALinks to an external site. for resources to help you with APA format.

Continue Your Discussion: Gap Analysis
This week, discuss your thoughts related to elements to be included in a gap analysis.
Here are some ideas to get you started. Choose one to respond to for the discussion this week.
What forms and mechanisms of oppression and discrimination result from the policy you’ve selected? Discuss a case study that illustrates the negative impacts of the policy.
How many people are negatively impacted by the current social policy? Is there a ripple effect from these consequences? If so, how does it manifest?
Share an outside resource (image, video, article, research study, recording) that provides insight into the practice or importance of gap analysis. Share the link within your post and explain why you chose to share it.
Explain which of this week’s concepts, resources, or activities is of most interest to you and your professional development. Offer some specific examples.
Please note: Respond to your classmates, share your ideas, experiences, and anecdotal feedback regarding their posts. How have your personal experiences resonated with their ideas? What can you add to their ideas, building upon the connections you have made to the material so far? Don’t forget, you can love or like their posts too. When writing your post:
If you wish, include links to credible professional or scholarly articles, videos, images, or other Web resources to support your post or provide examples. Explain how these links are relevant to the conversation.
PLEASE RESPOND TO CLASSMATE FR:
The current social policy regarding migrant farmworkers in the United States has a significant and multifaceted impact on both the workers themselves and the broader agricultural sector, leading to a ripple effect of consequences.
https://www.dol.gov/agencies/whd/laws-and-regulations/laws/mspa
Firstly, many migrant farmworkers live under challenging conditions. A significant portion of these workers, about 61%, have incomes falling below the poverty level, with a median income of less than $7500 a year. This leads to a situation where many feel trapped in farm work, with few other viable options and the shame of returning to their homelands with less than what they came with. The lack of legal status for a large number of these workers, approximately 44%, exacerbates their vulnerability, leading to increased instances of injustice and abuse. They often cannot protest inadequate conditions or report violations due to fear of displacement and deportation. This situation undermines their ability to have a voice, agency, and advocacy, effectively rendering them invisible within the broader society.
Health-wise, migrant farmworkers face severe risks due to the physically demanding nature of their work and inadequate living conditions. Heat-related illnesses, exposure to pesticides, injuries, infections, and mental health issues like depression are common among these workers. These health challenges are compounded by barriers to accessing healthcare, including prohibitive costs, a lack of culturally appropriate services, fear of reporting to authorities for undocumented workers, and the inability to get sick leave. The agricultural sector itself is impacted by the challenges faced by migrant farmworkers. There is an ageing trend among immigrant workers in agriculture, with fewer young immigrant workers replacing the older ones. This situation, coupled with the reluctance of Americans to take up demanding farm jobs, has led to labour shortages. The H-2A visa, intended to address this issue, is often too expensive and cumbersome for many growers. This shortage of workers has slowed the growth in the volume of crops produced in the U.S. Consequently, there is an increasing reliance on imported foods to meet consumer demand, particularly for fresh fruits and vegetables.
In conclusion, the current social policy towards migrant farmworkers has profound implications, both for the workers themselves and the U.S. agricultural sector. The challenges faced by these workers ripple out to affect the broader economy, food production, and societal health and well-being.
Fyi: The Migrant and Seasonal Agricultural Worker Protection Act (MSPA) is a U.S. federal law designed to protect migrant and seasonal agricultural workers. It establishes standards related to wages, housing, transportation, disclosures, and recordkeeping. The Act also mandates the registration of farm labour contractors with the U.S. Department of Labor. Key components include provisions for worker safety, information disclosure to workers about their employment conditions, and specific requirements for recordkeeping by employers.

Instructions Submit a concept map that illustrates existing knowledge you have acquired in conducting the systematic review. In your conceptual map present the key/main topic of your systematic review (problem), relevant subtopics, and their connections/relationships through to the existing knowledge you have acquired. Pay close attention to the words you use to connect concepts and explain how they are related. A concept map allows you, the researcher, to tell a story as you see it via the logical relationships and connections you identify. Helpful Resources:https://creately.com/guides/how-to-create-concept-maps/https://www.mindmanager.com/en/features/concept-map/
NOTE*****************************I need a Conceptual Map (PLEASE MAKE IT A THEORETICAL FRAMEWORK WITH MY TWO main points: Bio-Psychosocial Model and Gut Brain Axis Theory) created with the information that is attached as a Word Document titled Conceptual Paper and PLEASE PLEASE USE THE RUBRIC to meet the guidelines! PLEASE Please make it professional and strong due to this being 30 % of my grade. Also, with citations, please add as many as you need, and please make it eye-catching and professional! Please!