Assignment Scenario Your community wants to open an adult daycare center. You have located the Farrel Foundation, which would like to fund start-up grants for daycare programs. This foundation’s research demonstrates a correlation between depression and length of time in a skilled nursing facility. A group of community residents feel that an adult daycare would…
For this Assignment, you will identify a public health issue (topic) and a target population from within your community. The specific community health issue and target population selected for this intervention must be a verifiable health topic and target in your specific community. Then, using any of the theories/models discussed in this course, you will…
Reflect on your engagement and/or experience during the past week . How does your learning connect to at least one CSWE Core Competency (See Social Work Practicum Manual (available on your Sonia Home Page, pp. 72-110)? Describe how your learning relates to the theories and practices learned in the classroom. How might your learning be…
Assignment Overview The literature review is an opportunity for you to accomplish two main objectives: establish a theoretical framework for your program evaluation and survey current literature to determine the best methodology and approach for your program evaluation. Prior to implementing a program evaluation, it is essential to review current scholarly literature to ensure that…
Within public health, collaboration, sharing, and iteration are all used often in designing, developing, monitoring, and evaluating health interventions and programs. Your colleagues have different experiences and perspectives that have the potential to elevate individual ideas to something greater. Consider, for example, an intervention that specifically targets high school seniors who are planning the next…
Instructions: Write a reflection within the specified word limit outlined above on your engagement with practicum-related content (e.g., journal articles, practice-related resources, videos, podcasts). Fully respond to the entire prompt below to complete your written reflection. Submit assignments in PDF format. Written reflections are due on Sunday at 5pm ET. Reflect on your engagement and/or…
Order Instructions Sources. 1. SAMHSA: Homelessness Programs and Resources https://www.samhsa.gov/homelessness-programs-resourcesLinks to an external site. Features a section on mental and substance use disorders and homelessness with articles, videos, and webinars on case management, trauma, social inclusion, and youth. Provides information on assisting clients at risk for homelessness. 2. SAMHSA: Evidence Based Practices Resource Center https://www.samhsa.gov/ebp-resource-centerLinks…
How macro social work practice has both effected positive change in organization, communities, and policy, and how it may have perpetuated discrimination and oppression?
At the community level, social capital theory and diffusion of innovation theory help describe initiatives serving populations and how these approaches are at the heart of preventing and controlling disease from a public health perspective. Each of these theories is made up of a series of constructs that can be applied to situations like the…
José is a 12-year-old middle schooler who has been bullied by his peers because he has a lisp. He is left out at recess and is always picked last for group projects. José spends a lot of time alone at home as well. He is often sad about his life and does not know how…