January 2021

1. Whatever the relative roles played by biological and environmental factors may be, most investigators believe that a person’s sexual orientation is not a matter of choice. Why do you think so many people consider sexual orientation to be a moral issue? 2. As you saw, both male sexual behavior and maternal behavior are disrupted […]

Discussion: Impact of Codependency on Addiction Recovery Four simple questions may help to assess codependent behavior: 1) Am I trying to rescue the person from painful consequences? 2) Am I trying to fix someone? 3) Do I see my fixing as crucial to saving his or her life? 4) Am I feeling resentment? A “yes”

Discussion 2: Group Intervention When leading a group, it is the responsibility of the clinical social worker to find a way to enable all members to benefit from the experience. Although some members may not benefit, it is important for the clinical social worker to identify the positive aspects that he/she is witnessing. This strategy

Discussion 1: Group Leadership Skills Leading a group of individuals who have suffered trauma can be difficult because the shared stories may result in further trauma to some of the members. Assessing the members and deciding how they will introduce themselves at the first meeting can be a difficult task. Helping these members begin the

Assignment: Scholar Practitioner Project: Unhealthy Family Roles in Addiction Recovery One of the most common ways that families attempt to maintain balance is by ignoring the addiction problem. Families attempt to keep a false sense of normalcy by following three rules: no talking, no feeling, and no trusting. Members learn to shield themselves from hurt

For this the movie I would like the film to be the movie ‘Elf’.  Think of a social norm that you have seen violated in a film, television show, literary novel, or other form of media. It should be a situation where everyone knows what the appropriate behavior would be without having to think about

Unit VII Journal Instructions One way I/O psychology contributes to the workplace is through job analysis and creating job advertisements. First, look online for a job ad in which you have interest in applying (the job need not be psychology-related). For your journal response, briefly describe the job ad. Be sure to address where you

Unit VII Reflection Paper Instructions As you learned in this unit, work settings are strongly linked to social interactions, perceptions, and decision-making. For this assignment, you will compose a reflection paper in which you will consider how topics studied in social psychology influence these concepts in the real world. To complete your paper, first, pick

Dudley (2009) points out that social work practice is usually embedded in programs. While you looked at practice evaluation using single-subject design in Week 3, this week, you shift focus to program evaluation. Program evaluation serves many purposes, including accountability to funders and to the public. Often, funding sources such as government agencies or private

To ensure the success of a program evaluation, a social worker must generate a specific detailed plan. That plan should describe the goal of the evaluation, the information needed, and the methods and analysis to be used. In addition, the plan should identify and address the concerns of stakeholders. A social worker should present information