Group Project- Historical, knowledge, skills-building, macro-research, development, policy, and community action (100 points) Students will investigate and report on the role of social work in the following practice settings reviewed through the course: Family and Children Services, Mental Health, Health Care, Schools, Substance Abuse, Older Adult Services, Criminal Justice, Domestic Violence, Victims Services, and Developmental Disabilities. Integrate historical review and research on the agency to build knowledge skills-building.
Through the weekly assignments involved in this project, students will gain a holistic approach to understanding and developing knowledge and application of social work skills implemented through the agency and across the ecosystem.
Weekly assignments (Week 5, 6, 7, and 8) will be submitted. APA formatting should be used for internal citations and references (minimum of 5) should be listed at the end of each page.
You will submit the four separate parts of this assignment (as well as email your instructor) in the weeks outlined and linked below.
Week 4: Exploratory research and Group Formation (0 points) - This Portion of the Project Was Due Earlier
Complete exploratory research on agencies that serve the population you may be interested in working with from the choices provided.
By Wednesday, please email the professor with an area of interest so that they may populate groups based on similar interest areas.
Students may self-select their group based on a common area of interest, please let the professor know to put you in a group.
Minimum of 3 and Maximum of 5 per group.
Provide group members names to the professor to create working group in CANVAS.
Your group must meet 4-5 times virtually or online (via zoom, in google docs, via group me, email, text, or by phone) to complete your group project.
Please note that if issues arise within your group, that earlier contact with your professor is better than later.
Week 5: General Historical and Theoretical Underpinnings of Agency (25 points)
The history of social work in the practice setting.
Identification and Application of social work frameworks and theories in the practice setting.
Context shaping generalist practice in the setting with population served: demographics, culture, scientific and technology advances, social trends, and other service providers.
Historical Value and ethical dilemmas within the practice setting and how they have been addressed.