POPULATIONS AND PROBLEMS OF INTEREST

Now that you have taken more steps toward seeing how your social work inspiration ties to practice, history, ethics, and culture, how might this apply to the type of clients or problems you envision working within a social work practice? Perhaps your initial assumptions have broadened when reflecting more about culture. Or maybe an added perspective on social work history has affirmed your hope to focus on a specific population or problem.

This Assignment provides you with the opportunity to learn how social workers intervene with diverse populations and about different fields within the profession, based on a population or problem of interest that you hope to focus on in your practice. As part of this Assignment, you also have the opportunity to familiarize yourself with Walden Library skills that you are developing this week to support your academic performance.

HELLO PLEASE READ ALL THE INSTRUCTIONS FROM TOP TO BOTTOM OF THIS PAGE TO UNDERSTAND WHAT NEEDS TO BE DONE IN THIS ASSIGNMENT. I HAVE GONE TO WALDEN UNIVERSITY LIBRARY TO PULL ARTICLES TO HELP YOU PUT THIS ASSIGNMENT TOGETHER YOU CAN USE ANY REFERENCES FROM ANY OF THE ARTICLES THAT ARE AT THE BOTTOM OF THE READING INCLUDING ANY OUTSIDE REFERENCES THAT YOU WOULD LIKE TO USE AS WELL TO SUPPORT YOUR WORK. IT IS ALSO VERY IMPORTANT THAT YOU READ THE PROFESSOR’S RUBRIC ON HOW TO COMPLETE THE ASSIGNMENT. PLEASE SCROLL TO THE BOTTOM TO REVIEW THAT. I HAVE ATTACHED ALL READING ARTICLES IN THE WEEK 4 DISCUSSION PLEASE GO BACK TO THEM. AND I’VE ATTACHED ANOTHER STUDENT PAPER TO REVIEW ONLY. ALSO IN THIS PAPER, WE WILL FOCUS ON PROBLEM AREAS IN CHILDREN/ADOLESCENTS, SUBSTANCE ABUSE, SUBSTANCE USE, DRUG ABUSE, DRUG ADDICTION, OR DRUG USE. YOU CAN FOCUS ON ANY OF THE LISTS PROVIDED USING THE READING FROM THE SCHOOL DATABASE MIXED WITH SOME OF YOUR OWN FINDS. IF YOU SHOULD NEED ANY HELP OR CLARITY JUST PING ME AND I WILL ANSWER AS SOON AS I’M AVAILABLE THANKS…

TO PREPARE

Consider a social work population or problem with which you have considered working. Go to the Walden Library to find articles about this population/problem and the social work role when working with this population/problem.

Walden Library recommends the following:

Navigate to the Social Work Research GuideLinks to an external site… From the Library’s homepage, click on the blue button Research by Subject, then choose Social Work.

The gold-lined search box at the top of the pages searches thousands of social work journals and is a great place to start your research.

Look at the results, especially the title and subjects, to see related concepts and keywords to add to your search.

Use OR between related terms, which means you will take either term. Example:

domestic violence OR intimate partner violence

Add a second concept in Box #2 to focus your search. It helps to keep concepts separate, especially when multiple boxes are provided. Example:

Box #1: domestic violence OR intimate partner violence

Box #2: veterans

Refine your results based on what you find. Do not be afraid to try other keywords or combinations of words.

Now apply limits. Scroll down in the left column to limit by date (last 5 years) and limit the results to peer-reviewed scholarly journals only.

To retrieve the full text of the article, click on the PDF or click on the Find @ Walden button and follow the prompts.

Other examples of searches:

drug addiction OR drug abuse OR substance abuse

senior citizen OR older people OR elderly OR aging

suicide prevention OR suicide intervention

adolescent OR youth OR teen AND anxiety

Note: Submit the Assignment through the SafeAssign draft link early. Then, revise your paper based on the SafeAssign report. Once all edits have been made, submit the Assignment to the final assignment submission link.

Submit a 2- to 3-page paper in which you do the following:

Describe the population or problem with which you are interested in working.

Identify the roles social workers take with this population/problem.

Describe what you learned about working with this population during your Walden Library search.

Identify types of skills and knowledge you want/need to develop in order to effectively work with this population/problem.

Support this paper with 3 sources, including from the Learning Resources throughout this course and information found in the Walden Library.

MAKE SURE YOU READ EVERYTHING BELOW ON HOW THE PROFESSOR WILL BE GRADING THIS ASSIGNMENT AND WHAT SHE LOOKS FOR IN HER PAPERS THIS PAPER IS WORTH 200 POINTS AND I NEED ALL POINTS

Rubric

SOCW_6002_Week4_Assignment_Rubric

Criteria Ratings Pts

This criterion is linked to a Learning OutcomeDescription of population

30 to >26.97 pts

Excellent

Paper provides an excellent description of the practice population/problem. Paper provides details or examples of issues faced by the population/problem. Paper provides details about the extent or impact of the population/problem.

26.97 to >23.97 pts

Good

Paper provides a good description of the practice population/problem. Paper provides details or examples of issues faced by the population/problem.

23.97 to >20.97 pts

Fair

Paper identifies a social work practice population/problem but does not describe it.

20.97 to >0 pts

Poor

Paper does not identify a social work practice population/problem.

30 pts

This criterion is linked to a Learning OutcomeSocial work roles

30 to >26.97 pts

Excellent

Paper identifies 4+ roles that social workers take with this problem/population.

26.97 to >23.97 pts

Good

Paper identifies 2–3 roles that social workers take with this problem/population.

23.97 to >20.97 pts

Fair

Paper identifies at least 1 role that social workers take with this problem/population.

20.97 to >0 pts

Poor

Paper does not identify any roles that social workers take with this problem/population.

30 pts

This criterion is linked to a Learning OutcomeLearning

60 to >53.94 pts

Excellent

Paper provides an in-depth description of the information learned about working with this population. Paper references specific resources when identifying key learning points. Paper provides a detailed explanation of why this information is important and/or explanation of the student’s growth.

53.94 to >47.94 pts

Good

Paper provides a description of the information learned about working with this population. Paper references specific resources when identifying key learning points.

47.94 to >41.94 pts

Fair

Paper provides a general description of the information learned about working with this population. Paper references resources to support description.

41.94 to >0 pts

Poor

Paper provides a minimal or no description of the information learned about working with this population. No references are used to support this section of the paper.

60 pts

This criterion is linked to a Learning OutcomeSkills and knowledge

30 to >26.97 pts

Excellent

Paper identifies types of skills and knowledge needed to be developed for working with population/problem. Specific examples of skills and tools are provided. Paper explains why development is recommended in this area, including assessment of current knowledge and skill level.

26.97 to >23.97 pts

Good

Paper identifies types of skills and knowledge needed to be developed for working with population/problem. Paper explains why development is recommended in this area.

23.97 to >20.97 pts

Fair

Paper identifies at least 1 skill or area of knowledge that needs to be developed. Paper does not explain why this skill was identified.

20.97 to >0 pts

Poor

Paper does not identify skills or areas of knowledge for development.

30 pts

This criterion is linked to a Learning OutcomeReferences

30 to >26.97 pts

Excellent

Paper is supported with at least 3 scholarly resources.

26.97 to >23.97 pts

Good

Paper is supported with 2 scholarly resources.

23.97 to >20.97 pts

Fair

Paper is supported with at least 2 references; however, 1 resource would not be considered a scholarly resource.

20.97 to >0 pts

Poor

Paper is not supported by scholarly resources.

30 pts

This criterion is linked to a Learning OutcomeWriting

20 to >17.98 pts

Excellent

Meets expectations, is generally error free (2 or fewer), and further exceeds by showcasing an exemplary scholarly voice to develop the message or communicate ideas. … Tone and presentation of ideas are free from bias and objective, unless otherwise directed in the prompt….Paper meets 2- to 3-page limit, while concisely presenting ideas.

17.98 to >15.98 pts

Good

The paper is clear and coherent. Errors in grammar, sentence structure, and punctuation are minor, minimal (3–5), and do not interfere with the scholarly message. The paper displays effective organization and focus to communicate ideas. … Tone and presentation of ideas are free from bias and objective, unless otherwise directed in the prompt….Paper meets 2- to 3-page limit.

15.98 to >13.98 pts

Fair

The paper is somewhat clear and coherent. Errors in grammar, sentence structure, and punctuation are minor but frequent (5–10) and occasionally interfere with the message. The paper lacks clear organization or occasionally strays from the focus. … Tone and presentation of ideas are free from bias and objective, unless otherwise directed in the prompt….Paper exceeds minimum or maximum page limit by less than half a page.

13.98 to >0 pts

Poor

The paper lacks clarity and coherence. Errors in grammar, sentence structure, and punctuation are major, pervasive (11+), and interfere with the message. The paper is not organized or lacks focus. … Tone and presentation of ideas reveal bias and subjectivity….Paper exceeds minimum or maximum page limit by more than half a page.

20 pts

Total Points: 200