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Regina's Expectations for Class Discussions and assignments:

In regards to discussion posts I generally follow the guidelines spelled out in Walden's grading rubric in regards to posts (see the grading rubric outlined in the course information section of blackboard). However, if you do not use APA format or references in at least your initial post, I will deduct at least 5 points for that (so please do that). This is also the same rules for assignments, that they must follow APA style format. Also, in past courses I have been flexible in certain situations regarding delayed or late posts. I do believe that life sometimes gets in the way when we least expect it to. Please know that I would prefer a late post than no post at all. However, I will not accept posts that are more than a week late. If you are not able to post by the required date for whatever reason, just please let me know beforehand. As a rule, however, I do deduct points off the posts if they are late so as to be fair to those who post on time.

In addition, I will be following very closely with Walden's Tunitin Policy, which I posted below. Therefore, any paper that is submitted to me with more than 30% of the paper with improperly cited passages (or to many cited passages) I will return the paper to you and ask for you to re-review it and for a re-write if necessary. You will not lose points if the original paper was submitted on-time, but will be given a limited period of time to review/rewrite the paper (2-3 days).

I have provided an outline of what is specifically required for discussion posts and written assignments in this course:

Discussion Posts:

All posts to all discussions require APA citations and references. Each student is to respond to 2 other students’ posts for every discussion throughout the course. This is the rule for this class; there are discrepancies in this on the Blackboard site. However, going forward, If you post more than 6 response posts by day 5 you will be eligible for 3 points extra participation credit to make up for any lost points (my class rule).

I will be posting on discussions and I am requiring a response from you so please check throughout the week for when respond to your discussion post (usually by day 5)

All initial posts and response posts are due on the days specified on Blackboard (usually Day Three and Five). If your post is late for whatever reason please make sure your posts are posted by Day 7. I am no longer allowed to accept posts after Day 7 as per Walden’s Policy, and any posts. If you know that there is a circumstance that will prevent you for making the post on time or by Day 7, please email me to discuss.

The way a reader (myself and other students) can see that you understand the information, theoretical models, concepts, and words you are discussing is to write about them in your own words as much as possible, tell us what the article authors said by paraphrasing, using your own language. Scholarly does not mean you have to write using multi-syllabic words. Writing a bit like you talk is fine if the reader can understand and if your spelling and grammar are correct.

Read the rubric before and while you write. Let it guide you as to what you write. This is straightforward. In discussion posts you can draft a post in a word document where you have pasted the instructions for each point to be made in the post. You can then write your answer/post right under this instruction and copy and paste the whole thing onto the discussion list. This can help you stay on track.

The idea in discussions is to have as much of a conversation as possible. Notice that the “feedback” rubric score for “excellent” says: RESPONSES --if you fail to respond at all, the grade for feedback is 0 out of 10 points. This does not even consider quality of posts, doing nothing causes a loss of 10 points

CITATIONS AND REFERENCES: Initial posts and the 2 required responses must have citations and references from the professional literature. Using only the case as a reference/cite is NOT sufficient. This is a vignette, it is not research that will back up a claim. Every post should have a claim you are making (e.g. "I think an eco map is good to use here", "Strengths based is best here", "Women in violent relationships often attempt to leave 9 times before leaving for good). You then must have a cite/ref. that backs up this claim, e.g. an article that states eco maps are good to use in situations similar to the case under discussion.

Written Assignments:

Walden University has a strict policy on written assignments, whereas all papers are required to follow APA format. The only exception is that they no longer require a running head on the papers. Most of you already adhere to this format and I have not been as strict in my grading when reviewing your papers on this, but going forward (Week 7 and beyond) I will now follow closely to Walden University requirements and the rubric. The outline for an APA paper is below, and I have attached a sample for your review.

In addition, as I mentioned in my introductory post at the beginning of the quarter. following very closely with Walden's Tunitin Policy, which I posted below. Therefore, any paper that is submitted to me with more than 30% of the paper with improperly cited passages (or too many cited passages) I will return the paper to you and ask for you to re-review it and for a re-write if necessary. You will not lose points if the original paper was submitted on-time, but will be given a limited period of time to review/rewrite the paper (2-3 days).

Please feel free to email me if you have any questions.

Dr. Regina

APA Format Outline: In general, your paper should follow these formatting guidelines:

Margin. Although formerly, the required measurement for margins is 1 ½ inch, now, it is required that margins on all sides (top, bottom, left, right) should each just measure one (1) inch.

Font Size and Type. Font for text all throughout the paper should be 12-pt., Times New Roman.

Spacing. Double-space for the whole document, including appendices, footnotes, tables and figures. For spacing after punctuation, space once after commas, colons and semicolons within sentences and space twice after punctuation marks that end sentences.

Text Alignment and Indentation. Alignment should be flush left, or aligned to the left creating uneven right margin.

Active Voice. Traditionally, the APA writing format requires writing in an impersonal form. That is, refraining from using pronouns such as ‘I' or ‘We' in your statements. Now, it has changed. Most disciplines require the active voice. An example of this would be, instead of writing “according to the study,” it should be “according to our study.” This way, papers are made to be as active as possible.

Order of Pages and Pagination. The order of pages should follow this format:

Title Page > Abstract > Body > References > Appendices > Footnotes > Tables > Figures

The page number should appear one inch from the right corner of the paper on the first line of each page. The title page will serve as the Page 1 of your paper.

Title Page

The Title Page should contain the title of your paper, your name as its author (including co-authors), your institutional affiliation/s and author note if applicable. In case there's no institutional affiliation, just indicate your city and state or your city and country instead.

As mentioned earlier, your title page will serve as your Page 1. It should be typed centered on the page. If it requires more than one line, please be reminded to double-space between all lines. Your name appears double-spaced as well, below the paper title.

The author note is where information about the author's departmental affiliation is stated, or acknowledgements of assistance or financial support are made, as well as the mailing address for future correspondence.

Abstract

The Abstract of your paper contains a brief summary of the entirety of your research paper. It usually consists of just 150-250 words, typed in block format. The Abstract begins on a new page, Page 2. All numbers in your Abstract should be typed as digits rather than words, except those that begin a sentence.

Body

The body of your research paper begins on a new page, Page 3. The whole text should be typed flush-left with each paragraph's first line indented 5-7 spaces from the left. Also, avoid hyphenating words at ends of line.

Text Citation and References

Text Citations are important to avoid issues of plagiarism. When documenting source materials, the author/s and date/s of the sources should be cited within the body of the paper. The main principle here is that, all ideas and words of others should be properly and formally acknowledged.

The Reference Section lists all the sources you've previously cited in the body of your research paper. It states the author/s of the source, the material's year of publication, the name or title of the source material, as well as its electronic retrieval information, if these were gathered from the Internet.

Appendices

The Appendix is where unpublished tests or other descriptions of complex equipment or stimulus materials are presented.

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SOCW 6200 week8

Response to the profesor’s question

RE: Discussion - Week 8

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Cherlado:

Thank you for sharing your perception of racial identity in your post. I am going to ask a similar question of you as I asked above in another post. From your story, how would social learning theory fit into your experience?

Dr. Regina

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Respond by Day 5 to a colleague’s post by offering an insight that may lead to further clarity about views of racial identity. Please use the Learning Resources to support your answer.

Kissena Frazier

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“Racism involves stereotyping people based on their race” (Zastrow & Kirst-Ashman, 2016). I will never forget the day that I realized that no matter how nice and smart and cute I was, there were still some people who would not accept me because of the color of my skin. I was in the 6th grade living in NJ at the time. My best friend was named Thuy Nguyen and she was Vietnamese. We would do everything together in school, and talk on the phone after school. One day we wanted to hang out afterschool and my mother said that it was ok for me to go over her house after school for a few hours. Her parents had confirmed prior as well. When I showed up with her after school I met her parents and they were very nice, or so it seemed. After not even being there for 20 minutes Thuy told me that her parents said that I had to leave because I was black. I was devastated and had no idea why this was happening. I left, and went to a pay phone and called my mom and she came to pick me up. She was upset and so was I. Thuy was upset as well; I’m assuming she did not know that her parents were this way. We continued to be friends, but just in school. She never judged me by my color and accepted me for who I was, her friend. This was experience racism on a micro-level which refers to personal or one on one actions between two or more people (Zastrow & Kirst-Ashman, 2016).

I am not sure how this experience impacted my development at that very moment. I was 11 years old and I suppose the resiliency was so that it did not affect me at that time. I had no ill feelings towards my friend Thuy after that. I was confused but never really questioned it and my household wasn’t one where things were thoroughly explained or processed. As I have gotten older and have experienced other forms of racism, I think back to this experience and how as a child this could have been really traumatic and cause me at such a young age to form my own prejudices again Vietnamese people. It impacted my view of difference in knowing that no matter what we are all children of God and to love everyone equally. As a mother this is what I’ve always taught my now 13 year old daughter. At the age of 9 years old (4th grade) she had her first experience with racism and I had to go back to how I felt when it happened to me, and explain to her why some people are the way that they are.

Reference:

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

SOCW 6351 week 8

Respond by Day 5 to at least two colleagues who selected a different position from the one you selected by suggesting how the policy initiative can be achieved. Be sure to identify any challenges or obstacles you see in passing and implementing the initiative.

Support your response with specific references to the resources. Be sure to provide full APA citations for your references.

judith tertus

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Judith Tertus

Discussion 1 Week 8

As a Social worker we know that working with the child means working with the whole family and with other environmental factors in a culturally competent way. In fact, social workers have battled child maltreatment for more than 100 years, and to the battle we bring a unique body of knowledge. Social workers and other professionals help families by identifying and addressing the individual, familial, and community challenges they encounter. Further, social workers are taught that prevention should be at the front end of all interventions and we applaud the commitment of President Obama to promote the prevention of child maltreatment, to support parents with young children, and to expand Early Head Start. Social workers are on the front lines protecting children and assisting them in finding safe living situations. However, many social workers in child welfare are overburdened with high caseloads and mounting administrative details, while receiving low pay relative to other professions.

For social workers, the reporting of child abuse represents far more than an ethical dilemma. Mandatory reporting laws not only require social workers to report suspected cases of child abuse and neglect, but also there can be varying levels of civil and criminal liability for failing to do so. For example, a social worker at a family services agency failed to report an incident of child abuse he witnessed during a counseling session to “preserve the therapeutic relationship. Child welfare systems across the country serve some of the most vulnerable children, youths, and families. These systems are designed to support families and to protect children from harm through an array of prevention and intervention services; in particular, they are designed to support children who have been or are at risk of abuse or neglect. Historically, social workers have played critical roles in these systems (NASW, 2005).

I truly believed that all children have the rights feel protected regardless of their immigration status. Lack of sufficient research, shared knowledge, guiding principles •  Complexity of cases, unprepared professionals Families caught between systems, lack of common understandings and goals across systems and disciplines, lack of funding for needed services, increasingly negative public sentiment. Children in immigrant families are considered more likely to be uninsured, to be reported in fair or poor health, and to lack a usual place where they can get preventive health care and to be protected.

References:

National Association of Social Workers. (2005). NASW Standards for Social Work Practice in Child

Welfare. Washington, DC: NASW Press.

NASW. (2009). Social Work speaks. Washingon, DC: NASW Press.

Child Abuse and Neglect (pp.42-48)

Tikeela Dorrell

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The NASW policy that I selected is, “Policies and procedures should be developed in human services organizations to address and ensure the safety of social workers and other professionals working with abuse and neglect” (NASW, 2009, p. 46). As a child welfare specialist who works in the field directly with child abuse and neglect, I find this policy statement to be something that is heavily needed. What I would suggest is a policy that require social workers who work directly with child abuse and neglect cases, to have a psychological examination every eighteen months. A part of a child welfare specialist’s safety is making sure they are mentally able to remain safe. This can only be done if they are mentally ready to react in dangerous situations. The reason why I chose eighteen months is because the average child welfare specialist in the state of Oklahoma lasts on an average twenty months. This information is what I have heard while at work from many of my coworkers. The retention rate is so high for child welfare specialist here in Oklahoma.

As a child welfare specialist/social workers are exposed to many incidents that cause severe secondary trauma. Shocking and heinous abuse and neglect, child deaths, and physical and emotional assaults by clients all cause secondary trauma and even cause PTSD. Oklahoma needs to do a better job at making sure child welfare workers are managing their self-care. Self-care should be a mandatory thing and included in policy. Many workers are so over whelmed and over worked that they don’t take time to take care of themselves. Oklahoma offers services for child welfare workers who experience these incidents called critical incident debriefings. These debriefing are tailored at helping the social worker deal with the associated stress to the incident. This service can be found on the OKDHS website under policy number 340:75-1-233 (OKDHS, 2016). I believe including self-care into policy for child welfare specialist will help improve the retention rate of child welfare specialist.

References

NASW. (2009). Social work speaks. Washington, DC: NASW Press. ◦Child Abuse and Neglect (pp. 42–48)

Support services for the Child Welfare Services employee 340:75-1-233. OKDHS. (2016). Retrieved from

http://www.okdhs.org/library/policy/Pages/oac340075010233000.aspx

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