Wk 9 SOCW 8205 Discussion Discussion: Medical Social Work in Chronic Illness Care and Management Advances in medical technology have altered the trajectory of illness in our society. Many illnesses that were once considered acute or terminal are now considered chronic. The trajectory of advanced chronic illness, thus, has shifted from a brief period of time to longer periods with impaired quality of life. […]

   WK9 SOCW 6361 Project: Part 4: Identification of a Policy Alternative  As an astute social worker and professional policy advocate, once you have selected and identified a social problem, you begin the process of creating and implementing a policy that addresses that social problem. One of the first things you do in the implementation process is an analysis of the social policy you identified. […]

Just as in needs assessments, interviews and focus groups are common tools for obtaining information about the processes involved in the implementation of programs. Process evaluation should include specifics about purpose, questions which the evaluation will address, and methods that social workers will use to conduct evaluations. Review the many examples of process evaluation results described in Chapter 8 of Dudley, J. R. (2014). Social […]

   Burden of Disease Prevention strategies must account for the diversity of the population. Understanding how communities consume health information and access health services may greatly contribute to the prevention of disease within a community. For this assignment, you will be required to consider how access to health information may contribute to the overall health of a community. You will be required to consider how […]

Choose any ’real-world’ business, organisation or government and you can focus on any type of risk covered in the Unit. For example, you might focus on how a technology company such as Google might face risks related to infrastructure failure or cyber-attack, or how an airline such as Qantas might face risks from volcanic eruptions or severe weather events. If you are unsure what risks […]

  Rarely does one individual’s decision or action create an ethical crisis entirely by itself. More often, someone’s unethical or illegal idea is adopted by other members of the company, and the problem grows within the organization until it erupts in headlines, bad publicity, and sometimes criminal penalties. After the fact, the questions always arise: How did that happen? Didn’t anyone know it was going […]

  Week 6: Legal Considerations Important Note: Please use the media player below to hear an audio course introduction that will give you more background information about the course topic. Also provided is a transcript for you to download and print out. Laureate Education. (Producer). (2013). Legal considerations [Audio file]. Retrieved from https://class.waldenu.edu Note:  The approximate length of this media piece is 1 minute. Accessible […]

For this Assignment, read the case study for Claudia and find two to three scholarly articles on social issues surrounding immigrant families. In a 2- to 4-page paper, explain how the literature informs you about Claudia and her family when assessing her situation. Describe two social issues related to the course-specific case study for Claudia that inform a culturally competent social worker. Describe culturally competent […]

Answer the following questions based on the ethnography Dancing Skeletons. It is not necessary to write an essay, but do engage the questions at a thoughtful level. Be sure to answer the question thoroughly as each has several parts and use examples from the ethnography. 1. Why is it important for an anthropologist to be able to speak the local language? What advantages did the […]

  In order to provide the appropriate intervention, social workers first need to have conducted a thorough assessment. Having a comprehensive understanding of a client and their social environment, including the influence of racism and ethnocentrism, allows a social worker to accurately identify the presenting problems and help the client develop goals to address their needs. Not completing a full assessment may result in inaccurately […]