Social Work With Target Populations

Name

U04A1 Social Work with Target Populations

HS5423 Philosophy of Social Work

Dr. Jolee Darnell

Date

Introduction

Write an introduction (1-2 paragraphs) that provides some general information about a population you choose in our society that is viewed as disadvantaged or discriminated against, such as persons living in poverty, people with a disability, individuals with mental illness, immigrants, a minority ethnic or religious group, native peoples, children or youth, or members of the LGBT community.

Micro Level (Individual) Social Justice and Social Welfare Issues

Related to ________ (Your population)

Describe and analyze at the micro level social justice and social welfare issues related to an identified population, assessing how society views this population compared to how social work practice views the population. Use supporting literature from the course reading assignments or other academic sources to support this discussion. Use AT LEAST the Kirst-Ashman (2013) and Glassner (2010) sources.

Macro Level (Family, Community, or Global) Social Justice and Social Welfare Issues

Related to ________ (Your population)

Describes and analyzes at the macro level social justice and social welfare issues related to an identified population, assessing how society views this population compared to how social work practice views the population. Use supporting literature to support this discussion. Use AT LEAST the Kirst-Ashman (2013) and Glassner (2010) sources.

Social Problems or Conditions Related to _______ (Your population)

Provides and explains a definition or social construction of more than one social problem or condition related to an identified population. Use supporting literature to support this discussion. Use AT LEAST the Kirst-Ashman (2013) and Glassner (2010) sources.

Assessing Needs, Engaging Clients, Designing and Delivering Interventions

Provides an integrated presentation about how social workers assess needs, engage clients, and design and deliver interventions. Use supporting literature to support this discussion. Use AT LEAST the Kirst-Ashman (2013) and Glassner (2010) sources.

Contrast Between Social Beliefs and Social Work Professional Approach

Related to _________ (Your population)

Addresses and analyzes the relationship between the influence of social beliefs about this group or population and the way the social work profession approaches the group or population. Use supporting literature to support this discussion. Use AT LEAST the Kirst-Ashman (2013) and Glassner (2010) sources.

Summary/Conclusions

Provide a summary about the overall content of the paper and how/why the identified social problem is relevant to social work practice. Use supporting literature.

References

(Sample of References from the Course that might be used)

Cites references and sources appropriately, writes insightfully and clearly and at the graduate level, organizes paper logically and presents it well, and adheres to page number limitations.

Dirks-Linhorst, P., & Linhorst, D. M. (2012). Monitoring offenders with mental illness in the community: Guidelines for practice. Best Practice in Mental Health, 8(2), 47–70.

Grant, R., Gracy, D., Goldsmith, G., Shapiro, A., & Redlener, I. E. (2013). Twenty-five years of child and family homelessness: Where are we now? American Journal of Public Health, 103(S2), e1–e10.

Glassner, B. (2010). The culture of fear: Why Americans are afraid of the wrong things (Rev. ed.). New York, NY: Basic Books. ISBN: 9780465003365.

Kirst-Ashman, K. K. (2013). Introduction to social work and social welfare: Critical thinking perspectives (4th ed.). Belmont, CA: Brooks/Cole.

National Association of Social Workers. (2008). Code of ethics of the National Association of Social Workers. Retrieved from http://www.naswdc.org/pubs/code/code.asp

Rodenborg, N. A., & Boisen, L. A. (2013). Aversive racism and intergroup contact theories: Cultural competence in a segregated world. Journal of Social Work Education, 49(4), 564–579. doi:10.1080/10437797.2013.812463

Wahler, E. A. (2012). Identifying and challenging social work students' biases. Social Work Education, 31(8), 1058–1070. doi:10.1080/02615479.2011.616585