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SOCW 6200

Week 4

Introduction

The attainment of primary social developmental milestones and the significant life events that usually accompany them have tremendous impacts on the developing individual and that individual’s transactions with the environment.
—Zaslow and Kirst-Ashman (2016, p. 179)

The structure of a family, the way it functions, the way it handles conflict and discipline, and the way its members show—or do not show—love and affection all have an extraordinary bearing on how an adolescent begins to form his or her ideas, beliefs, attitudes, and values. This week highlights the intersection of an adolescent’s behavior and his or her environment. This intersection may reveal connections, and possible explanations, for particular behaviors in particular environments throughout the life span.

References
Zastrow, C. H., & Kirst-Ashman, K. K. (2016). Understanding human behavior and the social environment (10th ed.). Boston, MA: Cengage Learning.

Objectives

Students will:

Analyze social environment issues that may marginalize adolescents
Analyze relationship between social environment issues and social development
Analyze impact of mandated reporting on the client/social worker relationship

Required

Zastrow, C. H., & Kirst-Ashman, K. K. (2016). Understanding human behavior and the social environment (10th ed.). Boston, MA: Cengage Learning.
- Chapter 4 (pp. 178-253)
Holt, N. L., Kingsley, B. C., Tink, L. N., & Scherer, J. (2011). Benefits and challenges associated with sports participation by children and parents from low-income families. Psychology of Sport & Exercise, 12(5), 490–499. Retrieved from the Walden Library databases.

Required

Plummer, S.-B., Makris, S., & Brocksen S. M. (Eds.). (2014). Social work case studies: Foundation year.Baltimore, MD: Laureate International Universities Publishing. [Vital Source e-reader].
- Working With the Homeless Population: The Case of Diane
- Working With Survivors of Sexual Abuse and Trauma: The Case of Brandon
1. Discussion: Case Study Evaluation
Being too heavy or too thin, having a disability, being from a family with same-sex parents, having a speech impediment, being part of a low socioeconomic class—each of these is enough to marginalize (placing one outside of the margins of societal expectations) a child or adolescent. When children and adolescents are marginalized, they often experience consequences like lower self-esteem, performing poorly in school, or feeling depressed and anxious. In order for social workers to help facilitate positive change for their clients, they must be aware of the issues that can affect their healthy development. For this Discussion, review the case study Working With the Homeless Population: The Case of Diane and consider the issues within her environment that serve to place her outside of the margins of society.
Post by Day 3 a brief explanation of the issues that place Diane outside of the margins of society. Be sure to include an explanation about how these issues may have influenced her social development from infancy through adolescence. Also explain what you might have done differently had you been Diane’s social worker. Please use the Learning Resources to support your answer.
To complete your Discussion, click on Discussions on the course navigation menu, and select “Week 4 Forum” to begin.

Required

Roose, R., & De Bie, M. (2008). Children’s rights: A challenge for social work. International Social Work, 51(1), 37–46. Retrieved from the Walden Library databases.
2. Discussion: Case Study Evaluation
Respond by Day 5 to a colleague’s post by offering two additional ways that he or she could support Diane. Then, add your opinion about what you think are the most important messages marginalized adolescents need to understand. Please use the Learning Resources to support your answer.
To complete your Discussion, click on Discussions on the course navigation menu, and select “Week 4 Forum” to begin.

2. Assignment: Child Abuse and Neglect

Physical, emotional, and sexual abuse can have a devastating impact on a child and his or her family members. Social workers need to understand how to recognize and respond to cases of abuse expertly and efficiently. With an empathetic and helpful social worker, victims/survivors of abuse can take their first step onto the long road toward healing. For this Assignment, read the case study Working With Survivors of Sexual Abuse and Trauma: The Case of Brandon and then consider what you would do if you were a social worker and had to report a parent of suspected child abuse.

Submit by Day 7 a 2- to 4-page paper in which you review the approach taken by the social worker in Brandon’s case. Identify how the social worker might have used the ecological model to understand Brandon’s situation based on a person-in-environment perspective. Explain the use of the ecological model in this case on micro, mezzo, and macro levels. Describe strengths the social worker may have missed in assessing Brandon and his mother. Review the challenges that the social worker identifies and explain the impact the abuse could have had on Brandon had his strengths not been identified and addressed. Please use the Learning Resources to support your answer.

Week 5

Required

Zastrow, C. H., & Kirst-Ashman, K. K. (2016). Understanding human behavior and the social environment (10th ed.). Boston, MA: Cengage Learning.
- Chapter 6 (pp. 295-332)

Required

Caputo, R. K. (2009). Adolescent sexual debut: A multisystem perspective of ethnic and racial differences. Journal of Human Behavior in the Social Environment, 9(4), 330–358.
Retrieved from the Walden Library databases.
Cheney, A. M. (2011). Most girls want to be skinny: Body (dis)satisfaction among ethnically diverse women. Qualitative Health Research, 21(10), 1347–1359.
Retrieved from the Walden Library databases.
Plummer, S.-B., Makris, S., Brocksen S. (Eds.). (2014). Sessions: Case histories. Baltimore, MD: Laureate International Universities Publishing. [Vital Source e-reader].
- The Logan Family

Required

Laureate Education (Producer). (2013). Logan family (Episode 3) [Video file]. In Sessions. Retrieved from https://class.waldenu.edu

Note: The approximate length of this media piece is 2 minutes.

3. Discussion: Values Consistent With Social Work Practice

While counseling clients, it can be tempting for social workers to rely on their own set of values and ethical principles. Although the intention here is a good one, social workers must remember that, when working, their values need to be consistent with those of social work practice. The video case study featuring Eboni is a good example of what kinds of consequences can arise when a social worker is led by a personal set of ethics and values. For this Discussion, watch the video about Eboni and consider how you would respond to her during this particularly difficult time in her life. Be sure to include what kinds of supports are available for a pregnant teen.

Post by Day 3 your answer to the following questions:

After watching the video about Eboni, describe her response to the situation in terms of her developmental stage. How would you, as a social worker, respond?
What do you think are the most important messages for Eboni to understand at this point in her life span?
Also, explain which concepts/values, consistent with social work practice, you would try to reinforce.
Be sure to include what kinds of supports are available for a pregnant teen.

Please use the Learning Resources to support your answer.

4. Assignment: Eating Disorders

Cultures idealizing thinness, pressure from peers to fit in, and constant images of bodily perfection shown by mass media, along with additional physiological and psychological factors, can combine to create the perfect storm for adolescents struggling with eating disorders. For this Assignment, choose one peer-reviewed research study about eating disorders that focuses on a minority group of adolescents. Consider connections between physiological development, adolescence, and eating disorders.

Submit by Day 7 a 2- to 4-page paper for which you articulate a position on eating disorders in adolescent girls from diverse racial and cultural experiences. Explain how the position is related to the biological and/or physiological development as well as psychological development of adolescent girls. Further, explain how such findings can inform evidence-based social work practice. Please use the Learning Resources and the research study you identified to support your answer.

WEEK 5

Required

Zastrow, C. H., & Kirst-Ashman, K. K. (2016). Understanding human behavior and the social environment (10th ed.). Boston, MA: Cengage Learning.
- Chapter 6 (pp. 295-332)

Required

Caputo, R. K. (2009). Adolescent sexual debut: A multisystem perspective of ethnic and racial differences. Journal of Human Behavior in the Social Environment, 9(4), 330–358.
Retrieved from the Walden Library databases.
Cheney, A. M. (2011). Most girls want to be skinny: Body (dis)satisfaction among ethnically diverse women. Qualitative Health Research, 21(10), 1347–1359.
Retrieved from the Walden Library databases.
Plummer, S.-B., Makris, S., Brocksen S. (Eds.). (2014). Sessions: Case histories. Baltimore, MD: Laureate International Universities Publishing. [Vital Source e-reader].
- The Logan Family

Required

Laureate Education (Producer). (2013). Logan family (Episode 3) [Video file]. In Sessions. Retrieved from https://class.waldenu.edu

Note: The approximate length of this media piece is 2 minutes.

5. Discussion: Values Consistent With Social Work Practice

Post by Day 3 your answer to the following questions:

After watching the video about Eboni, describe her response to the situation in terms of her developmental stage. How would you, as a social worker, respond?
What do you think are the most important messages for Eboni to understand at this point in her life span?
Also, explain which concepts/values, consistent with social work practice, you would try to reinforce.
Be sure to include what kinds of supports are available for a pregnant teen.

Please use the Learning Resources to support your answer.

Required

AbigailNatenshon.com. (2011). Abigail H. Natenshon: Empowered parents. Retrieved from http://www.abigailnatenshon.com/

6. Assignment: Eating Disorders

WEEK 6

Week 6: Psychological Development of Adolescents

Introduction

Personal identities crystallize during adolescence. Through experimentation and evaluation of experience and ideas, the adolescent should establish some sense of who he or she really is. In other words, people get to know themselves during adolescence.
—Zaslow and Kirst-Ashman (2016, p. 334)

At the same time that adolescents are undergoing dramatic physiological changes associated with puberty, they are also trying to negotiate psychological developments and milestones. Identity formation, the continued development of a moral code, and trying to understand issues involving gender and sexual identity are only a part of the rugged terrain through which adolescents must maneuver. For some populations with whom social workers engage, the psychological development of adolescents can sometimes take a turn into exploring boundaries of pain and self-harm. This week you will explore the indicators, symptoms, and interventions of, and for those, who self-harm.

References
Zastrow, C. H., & Kirst-Ashman, K. K. (2016). Understanding human behavior and the social environment (10th ed.). Boston, MA: Cengage Learning.

Objectives

Students will:

Identify indicators of self-harm
Analyze responses to self-harm indicators
Select indicators and interventions of self-harm

Required

Zastrow, C. H., & Kirst-Ashman, K. K. (2016). Understanding human behavior and the social environment (10th ed.). Boston, MA: Cengage Learning.
- Chapter 7 (pp. 333-375)

Required

Moorey, S. (2010). Managing the unmanageable: Cognitive behaviour therapy for deliberate self-harm. Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy, 24(2), 135–149.
Retrieved from the Walden Library databases.
Plummer, S.-B., Makris, S., & Brocksen S. M. (Eds.). (2014). Social work case studies: Foundation year. Baltimore, MD: Laureate International Universities Publishing. [Vital Source e-reader].
- Working With Children and Adolescents: The Case of Dalia
7. Discussion: Dalia’s Behavior
Argumentative behavior, engagement in physical altercations, and evidence of mood swings can all indicate that an adolescent is experiencing anger and depression. Self-harming can surface in adolescents, too, as they experience difficult emotions.
For this Discussion, read the case study of Dalia and consider what you, as her social worker, would do if you observed self-harm indicators.
Post by Day 3 a brief explanation of self-harming behaviors that Dalia is exhibiting. Describe theoretical approaches and practical skills you would employ in working with Dalia. How might familial relationships result in Dalia’s self-harming behavior? Please use the Learning Resources to support your answer.

8. Assignment: Recognizing and Responding to Those Who Self-Harm

For some adolescents, experiencing physical pain becomes a regular practice for managing psychological pain. Whether used as a coping mechanism, a way to express anger, or to deal with intense emotional pain, self-harming is often a call for help.

In school settings, faculty and staff are charged with protecting students, but how can they protect those students who choose to harm themselves? The importance of educators understanding the circumstances, causes, and effects of self-harming behavior so they can respond quickly and effectively cannot be overstated. For this Assignment, consider your role as a social worker and think about how you would raise awareness for educators to respond to this increasing maladaptive coping mechanism.

Submit by Day 7 a 5- to 6-slide PowerPoint presentation explaining the indicators of self-harm, appropriate interventions, and follow-up steps for educators needing to respond to those who self-harm