Category: Social work

1. What are four common mistakes made when interpreting inferential statistics? What would you do to ensure you did not make those mistakes in interpreting your findings?
2. 
Describe the purpose of inferential statistics. Give an example where sample size may affect type 2 error when evaluating social service programs. 
There is a “logic” behind inferential statistics, with inferential statistics positioning researchers to generalize study findings from a sample to a larger population of interest. By studying a smaller group of people, we can discover patterns that may say something about the population from which the sample was drawn. If researchers randomly select a sample of study participants from a larger population (using a sampling frame), then this strengthens external study validity, giving us greater confidence that the patterns we observe in the smaller sample will apply to the larger target population. Inferential statistics can also be used to compare outcomes of study participants who receive a treatment or program with study participants who don’t receive the treatment or program (the control group). If study participants are randomly assigned to either the treatment or control group, this, by definition, means the study design is experimental. If they are not randomly assigned to treatment conditions, then the study design is quasi-experimental. Random assignment of participants to treatment (intervention) conditions strengthens internal study validity, (i.e. the extent to which we can make accurate inferences that the independent variable (i.e. the treatment, program, or intervention) causes (or leads to) outcomes (the dependent variables).   
the following website/online text called the Research Methods Knowledge Base, It is a user-friendly learning tool, developed by William Trochim. It is a wonderful resource to help you learn about research and statistical terms and concepts. 
https://conjointly.com/kb/

focuses on the implementation plan for the change, including strategies arising from the force field analysis; and proposes an evaluation plan for ensuring the change is sustained. (See Appendix F)

Case study: You work at a community health center and the client, Luisa, was referred by a physician at the clinic because she has not been attending her scheduled appointments with the doctor. The doctor is concerned because the woman is having some health symptoms such as high blood pressure and high cholesterol and the doctor suspects the woman is not taking her medication as prescribed.
Your goal is to engage Luisa and understand the barriers to her meeting with the doctor consistently and taking her meds as prescribed. Identify any moments in the session where you felt stuck or unsure about how to progress……
Evaluate the effectiveness of the questions you asked during the session.
Reflect on whether your questions were open-ended enough to encourage exploration and reflection, or if they inadvertently steered the conversation away from the root of the problem.
Reflect on what might have contributed to these stuck points. Did you encounter any blind spots in your approach, such as assumptions about the client’s experience or barriers to empathizing with their perspective? Consider alternative strategies you could have employed to break through the impasse and get to the root of the problem.
Reflect on techniques such as gentle confrontation, reframing, or using metaphors to bypass resistance and foster insight. Reflect on Therapy Session Transcriipt: Hello Louisa, what brings you in today? Um, I think my doctor is a little upset with me, so she forced me to, you know, she’s like, go figure it out, you know, so, here I am. So, it seems like you’re having some miscommunications with your doctor maybe, or, um, some barriers to communication, can you kind of describe, like, what that looks like for you guys? So, basically she’s, she feels like I’m not taking my meds as prescribed, um, I cancel appointments, and, you know, um, she’s upset about that. But, it’s complicated, and so I think that in the ten minutes I have with her, I can’t really get into it.
Yeah. And so, yeah, that’s been the issue. That makes sense, you kind of just go in there and she sees you and kind of sends you on your way.
Um, when was the last appointment you did make it to see her? Um, last month. And then, since then, what are some of the issues that have been arising that have been stopping you from getting to your appointments? So, basically the issue is, after I come out of the doctor, I go to reception, and they’ll say, okay, the doctor wants to see you and your mom, you know, so I’m like, alright, you know, I can, um, get here for 4.30, so 4.30 or later any day. And, um, I work at the public library from 8 to 4, bus takes about 40 minutes if the planets align, um, but I can leave work, like, 50 minutes early, whatever.
So then they’re like, oh, we don’t have any appointments at that time, can you do Wednesday at 1.30? And I’m like, how am I going to do that? Like, they’re like, well, take your lunch hour at work. And I was like, it would take, I would have to take a two and a half, three hour lunch for that to work. Because, like I said, it’s like 40 minutes, my appointment with the doctor is only 10 minutes, but then, you know, I don’t know if you know how long we wait before we see a doctor, it’s probably 40 minutes.
And then I’d have to take a 40 minute bus ride back, like, that’s not a lunch hour, right, that’s half a day. And so, um, so I just struggle with, like, all I need is an appointment that isn’t during my work hours. And so what happens is, they don’t give me any other option, and then I say, you know, can I, if I do an appointment during the day, can it be virtual? Because in that case, I can go into the office and close the door and, you know, have an appointment, but I, you know, and without the transportation end of things, like, that would be very doable.
But they’re like, no, the doctor has to check your blood pressure when you’re here. So, I feel like I’m in this place where, like, it’s not my fault, like, you know, but, so, I’m not sure how to fix it. Have you tried communicating to your doctor some of your concerns about your transportation, or just the reception people? Because sometimes doctors, like, they can kind of, they know their schedules better than the people at the front, and
they can kind of, like, tweak their schedule to help you.
I don’t think this doctor knows her schedule better. I think she puts everything on reception, and I’ll say, oh, well, you know, I need an evening appointment. She’ll say, oh, well, I’m here, you know, till 7 on Tuesdays and Thursdays.
Have them give you an evening appointment. I go out there, they’re like, they’re all booked. And then we become in this stalemate.
And then, like, I don’t know how to fix that. I feel like they should fix that. They should be more flexible with your schedule.
And even if they have to, like, you know what, we’re going to give you an appointment that’s six weeks out instead of four weeks. So, because then we can give you an evening. But they only write the scriipt for 30 days.
So, then I don’t have meds. So, like. So, since you haven’t seen your doctor in a month, have you now been missing dosages of your medication? Well, I have to call and say, you know, can you give me a refill? And they call it in.
And sometimes that can take, like, days before they do it. So, it does become a problem. So, have you been taking your medicine consistently? When I have it.
Is your doctor aware that you haven’t been able to receive your medication? Sort of. You know, like, I get two minutes with her. So, it’s like, I just explain, like, oh, I ran out and it took a while to get it.
Like, I don’t get into every detail because I don’t have that kind of time with her. You know, she really drives the time we have together. So, how is this? How have you experienced that? You know.
Do you find that she’s somebody that’s, like, supportive to you right now? Or can you kind of describe the relationship that you have with your doctor? I think she cares. I think she’s busy. You know, they have a person going in that office every ten minutes.
Like, that’s hard. Yeah. So, you don’t really feel like she, like, cares about your problems because she’s just kind of, like… No, no, no.
I think she cares. I just think she’s overwhelmed. You know.
Alright. We can call it there. Okay

Talk about the benefits of becoming social worker and the impact social workers can make on people and organizations
Mention how I am known for give advice for my friends and known as the therapist 
Mention how there was a girl at my school who was getting abused by her parents and she confided in me that she was getting abused and I ended up helping her report the situation she ended up going to foster care and from then she now lives with her cousin

provides the basis for analysis and understanding the organization, describing the context of the organization within its marketplace, and the social issue it is tasked with addressing.  Include organizational structure, social problem, challenge or opportunity. 

Ecomap and Self-Care
Plan Assignment Instructions
Overview
For this assignment, you will evaluate your life situation and develop a
plan of personal health to maintain self-care. The
assignment submission will include a current APA cover page, the Ecomap
graphic, a 3-page reflection paper and the SMART Form.
Instructions
Ecomaps are useful tools to help map out, visualize,
and better understand connections. You are to develop an Ecomap graphic
reflecting the following information. List at least five people with whom you
feel most connected. List the person’s name and the common connection(s)
between you and this person. Draw an arrow from your name to each person. The
thickness of that arrow will reflect the strength of the relationship.  Consider your relationship with each person
and discuss it in the narrative. Does your interaction with this person improve
your self-care plan through relief of anxiety, stress, and the burdens of life?
Or does this person or interaction increase stress? Consider ways the
connection with each person could improve your self-care?
Likewise, in the Ecomap graphic list all the places
you go throughout a typical week, such as school, work, the homes of family and
friends, businesses, restaurants, health spas, 12-Step meetings, spiritual places,
and so forth. Beside each place, note the reason(s) you go to this place. Then,
examine whether this place aids in or detracts from your self-care. How can you
increase your connection with the places that support your wellness and limit
the places that do not?
You will use the Ecomap Template to develop your
graph. You will write a 3-page paper in APA style reflecting your findings from
the development of the Ecomap.
For this assignment, you will reference
the Learn items: Explore: Developing a Self-Care Plan and Read: Wellbeing
and Self-Care to develop a personal Self-Care Plan chart using the SMART
Form provided under the Resources section on the assignment page.
You must address the physical, psychological, social, professional/academic,
and spiritual dimensions in your care plan. Specific goals/objectives (more
than 1 per category) and accountability measures must be noted using the SMART
format. (SMART: Specific, Measurable, Achievable, Relevant, Time-bound.)
Note: Your assignment will be checked for originality via the Turnitin
plagiarism tool.

Please complete paper and follow ALL CLEAR instructions thoroughly and accurately!! Every detail must be captured and every part of the instructions covered! Write enough content to cover all required material from grading rubric as well at the bottom of the instructions page! Check for grammatical errors before uploading please!

Instructions
For this assignment, you will be required to record yourself delivering a video presentation on one of Erikson’s eight stages of psychosocial development. You should present the stage that your instructor approved in your Module 5 outline assignment.
In your presentation, you will be expected to utilize 4-6 scholarly articles on your topic, articles from assigned readings, and textbook readings.
The following outlines the areas that should be addressed in your presentation. Remember, you are the “expert.”
Describe the stage of development and expectations for this stage, i.e., the developmental tasks (biological, psychological, emotional, physical, and spiritual).
What is the psychosocial crisis in this stage, according to Erickson?
What are the central themes during this stage of development?
What are the basic strengths or virtues, or possible positive outcomes, that may arise due to the constructive resolution of this developmental stage?
What are some major challenges individuals may face at this stage? What environmental risks must we be more cognizant of at this stage? How about family risks?
What is the syntonic resolution and dystonic crisis?
What aspects of previous stages do we see playing out in this stage?
How can the individual overcome issues that may have arisen due to a poorly resolved psychosocial crisis?
How is this stage related to later stages?
What aspects of this stage might we see playing out in later stages?
What may be expected if the psychosocial crisis is unresolved during this stage?
What are some of the impacts of chronosystem life experiences at this stage?
Utilize a real (yourself, a friend, a family member, or a client) or imagined case study of an individual at this stage of development and address the following:
Please describe the central themes of life course theory and how they apply to the individual and their circumstances.
How can life course theory be used to understand this stage of development?
Are there any other theories that would be useful to us in understanding this individual at this life stage? Please give examples and explain why you have chosen this theory and why you believe it would be useful in your work with the client.
Discuss the possible outcomes for the individual based on his or her circumstances. What intervention would help the individual resolve a psychosocial crisis during this life stage?

Write a paper on “Teenage Pregnancy,STI and Risky Sexual Behavior 
The paper should include some historical background on the subject, and then apply it to children and/or adolescents and how that subject makes a child at- risk. Also in the paper, you are to address interventions, treatment, and resources.

PLease use these as main references 
1. Servant or Slave – Documentary 2016 
2. ‘A better change?’ sexual abuse and the apprenticeships od Aboriginal girls under the NSW Aboriginies protection board –  https://www.jstor.org/stable/24046583