please follow all instruction and make sure you support every thig you say where you get the I dea froncitations and references A MOST IMPORTANT support every thisng
Mrs. Catherine you need to correct this in the discussions you do for me or in any of the work you do for me:
Your entire first paragraph to Cheraldo has no citations until the last sentence. Where did the rest of the information in the paragraph come from? This is an ongoing challenge. Good ideas but they continue to be unsupported. This is true for all of your posts. You need to support all your work from where you get this information from.
SOCW 6101 week 8 comments to students posted discussions
Feedback to Learner7/4/17 1:41 AM
Need to add this to APA format, good attempt in the application of APA format. Please refer to your APA manual for information on intext citations. For instance, when a book has only two authors, your intext citation should list both authors not just one , Also try to e xpan your posts to go in more detail with your answers. You may also want to incorporate headings according to APA style to help organize your thoughts
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Feedback to Learner6/24/17 12:21 AM
Hi thanks for your effort. Again, it is important to validate any statements of fact with the literature. Throughout your posts you make absolute statements like, "self pity is dangerous". How do you know this? Who says it is dangerous? what research supports this statement? These types of questions should be asked with all statements of fact to make sure the questions are answered in your narrative. Also watch for punctuation, grammar and the proper application of APA format. You peer posts should also be written scholarly and thorough,
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Feedback to Learner6/12/17 2:30 AM
Good effort however I am concerned that your primary post listed a reference but no intext citations were listed throughout your post. What is the reference list referring to in your writing? In addition your peer posts were not according to APA format. All posts should be APA. Please make sure your writing is scholarly and is supported by your references.
Special instructions : Please need in APA format style need citations , treat each work as a separately work and each work needs a separately references, please title the work as follow by SOCW 6101 , by discussion #, by week #, example
SOCW 6101, discussion # , week #
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.
apaformat.pdf
Read a selection of your colleagues' posts.
Instructions to comment on your colleague’s posted discussion:
Respond by Day 6 to at least two colleagues who selected a different course-specific case study from the one you selected and explain an insight you gained from having read your colleague’s post.
Joey Wallace’s posted discussion
RE: Discussion - Week 8 
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Alcohol abuse and dependency have been an ongoing problem amongst the law enforcement community, drinking has been an acceptable part of the police culture and has been a way for officers to cope with the stressors of their work, issues with alcohol frequently go undetected (Willman, 2010). The case of John highlights the culture of law enforcement professional and how they try to cope with their issues. John has been in law enforcement for over 20 years, which means he has grown up in this culture and possibly has a stereotype about seeking help for alcohol dependence (Plummer & Makris, 2014).
The social worker begins the session by using the engagement step of the Generalist Intervention Model (GIM). She greeted John, explained her role at the agency then went over the paperwork (Plummer & Makris, 2014). When she noticed John was showing signs of uncertainty about being at the agencies, she moved into the assessment phase of the GIM. In this phase, it was important for the social worker to determine why John was there, acquire an understanding of a problem or issue, what causes it, and what can be changed to minimize or resolve it (Kirst-Ashman & Hull, 2014). Once it was determined why John was there the social worker addressed the strengths that John possessed and showed patience as she waited for his feedback (Plummer & Makris, 2014). She then moved back to the engagement phase by exploring his expectations, this demonstration that it is sometimes necessary to move back and forth through the GIM.
The social worker reviewed the confidentiality and Federal Law 42CFR Part 2, Confidentiality of Alcohol and Drug Abuse Patient Records (Plummer & Makris, 2014), with John so he would not be afraid that this meeting would hurt his career. Together they worked on ways for John to control his stress, but because John was not really receptive to alcohol treatment the social worker did not try to force him.
Three of the eight steps I would use are; work with the client, establish goals and determine specific objectives. Working with the client is a must, the client must be involved in every part because this is their intervention (Kirst-Ashman & Hull, 2014). If you build a plan without the help of the client, there is a chance that you could miss vital information that is important to the success of recovery. I would also work with the client on setting attainable measurable goals. Goals will help in the evaluation of the changes process, which in turn lets the client and work know if any changes need to be made in the intervention (Kirst-Ashman & Hull, 2014). One goal for John is that he will get his physical examination before our next session. This goal will lead us into the third step of a specific objective for John. By breaking down the goal of getting the examination completed into smaller parts we are setting objectives for completing that goal, for example, call and schedule appointment is a small objective for the achievement of that goal.
The social worker showed competency in her profession by seeking the advice of her supervisor. The supervisor reinforced the need for continuous education in the social worker profession.
Kurst-Ashman, K.K., & Hull, G., H., Jr. (2014). Understanding Generalist practice (7th ed). Stamford CT: Cengage Learning
Plummer, S.-B., Makris, S., Brocksen, S. (Ed) (2014). Sessions: Case histories, Baltimore MD: Laureate International Universities. Publishing [Vitalsource e-reader.
Willman, E., (2010). Alcohol use among law enforcement. Journal of Law Enforcement, 2 (3). ISSN 2161-0231 Online
sharquetta wiggins
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Select either the case study- specific case study for John or Debra and consider how the social worker applied the GIM in the case study.
The case study that I selected to discuss and examine is Debra case study of the recovery of domestic volience. When reading the case study I believe the social applied engagment because when Debra was speaking with her she was in tone in what was saying and felling, by restating things that Debra was speaking. Another skill that the socail worker applied was implementation by giving her other resources to look into and suggesting that the children receiving some counseloring serives as well.
Also think about culltural competence that the social worker might have explicitly or implicitly used in the case.
The social worker explicits cultural competence by acknowledging the Chicness American cultural by being careful of the words she uses, and the types of suggestion that she makes that will help Debra.
Then reflect on why working collaboratively with that client is vital to treatment planning process.
Collaboratively working is vital when working with Debra because she has experince domestic violence and her self confidence is at all time low, and he self worth has been lowed and she needs all the support that the social worker can offer her, and shell be able to feel apart of something that is moving in the direction of change.
Then, select three of the eight steps discussed in the course text and think about how you might utilize those planning steps to foster empowerment during the process.
The first step that I would utilize would have to be evaluation because it would give me a better understanding of the the things we need to discuss and also it'll allow me to see what type of plan we need to put together. Planning would be the second skill it would be utilize by setting goals for the to reach and making sure we have goals that put in a proper manner. Lastly the follow-up would be utilize by revisiting the client 3 to 6 months after we have terminated the serives to see how their doing and also to see if they need further assistance's.
Finally, reflect on the skills you might use to ensure the treatment planning process is mutually agreed upon by you and the client and consider treatment planning affect.
The skill that I would like to reflect on would have to be engagement because when engage into the client through conversation that allows you to build a professional and client relationship and your showing that you have compassion towards them,
References
Kirst-Ashman, K, K., & Hull, G. H., (Jr). (2014). Understanding generalist practice (7th ed). Stamford CT. Cengage Learming.
Plummer, S.-B., Makris, S., & Brockersen, S. M. (Eds). (2014) Social Work Case Studies: Foundation Year, Baltimore MD:Laureate International Universities Publishings.
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