SOCW–6060: SOCIAL WORK THEORY AND PRACTICE Discussion: Instruments Measuring Resiliency Social workers strive to make informed decisions about the interventions they implement. These decisions should be driven by what the research data say. As a result, social workers have been called to systematically evaluate the effectiveness of...
SOCW–6060: SOCIAL WORK THEORY AND PRACTICE Discussion: Instruments Measuring Resiliency Social workers strive to make informed decisions about the interventions they implement. These decisions should be driven by what the research data say. As a result,...
Assignment: Application of Role Theory to a Case Study This week, you will use role theory to apply to your chosen case study. In other words, your theoretical orientation—or lens—is role theory as you analyze the case study. Use the same case study that you chose in...
SOCW–6060: SOCIAL WORK THEORY AND PRACTICE Discussion: Psychosocial Theory and Diverse Groups There will be times when a social worker is presented with a case where they are not familiar with the surrounding psychosocial issues. Because social workers are on a continual journey in learning, it...
SOCW–6060: SOCIAL WORK THEORY AND PRACTICE Discussion 2: Evaluating the Effectiveness of Mindfulness Interventions According to Garland (2013), there is skepticism about mindfulness as an effective intervention. Often, because of its philosophical roots in Buddhism, practitioners...
SOCW–6060: Social Work THEORY AND Practice Discussion 2: Evaluating the Effectiveness of Mindfulness Interventions According to Garland (2013), there is skepticism about mindfulness as an effective intervention. Often, because of its philosophical roots in Buddhism,...
SOCW–6060: SOCIAL WORK THEORY AND PRACTICE Discussion 1: Existential Questions and Post-Traumatic Growth Upon hearing the stories of sometimes horrific atrocities clients or client families have experienced, you as a social worker may find yourself confronting...
SOCW–6060: SOCIAL WORK THEORY AND PRACTICE Discussion 1: Existential Questions and Post-Traumatic Growth Upon hearing the stories of sometimes horrific atrocities clients or client families have experienced, you as a social worker may find yourself confronting existential questions such as Why? For example, Why do horrible events...
SOCW–6060: SOCIAL WORK THEORY AND PRACTICE Discussion: Solution-Focused Model: Asking Questions Social workers who utilize the solution-focused model are mindful of how their conversations with their clients, families, groups, or even community members facilitate their thinking...
SOCW–6060: Social Work THEORY AND Practice Discussion: Gaps in the Life Model Piedra and Engstrom (2009) noted how the life model “remains general and unspecific regarding factors that affect immigrant families” (p. 272). Recall that...