RESPONSE 1

Respond to at least two colleagues and suggest alternate ways the intern might overcome barriers.

Colleague 1: Tiffany

Geller, and Greenberg, write about how therapist and clients should have a working relationship to  successfully help social workers connect with their clients,  in their article Challenges to Therapeutic Presence Geller and Greenbery claim “therapists must be aware of and work through the potential barriers to relational therapeutic presence. A level of intimacy with the moment is needed for therapists to go deeper through the levels of therapeutic presence, which can be scary and make one feel vulnerable”(Geller, Greenberg, 2012).

It is important to identify the internal and external barriers of social worker and client so a more trusting and strong relationship can form between social worker and client. A client needs to feel comfortable with his/her social worker so they can open up to the client more and will more in likely tell more about their troubles and life. A barrier could be dual relationships. Social worker could be sending off bad vibes by her body language, expressions she is making on her face as client is talking or telling their story. Social worker may have a different belief on a topic her client is having trouble with, social worker could be prejudice to certain aspects of the clients problems.

Some barriers between the social worker and client in the Petrakis family case was culture, ethics, religion, and values. The age differences between social worker and client. The intern needs to learn as much about her clients culture as she can. Social worker needs to find out what barriers not to cross with her client. Client needs to only suggest and make it clear she is not informing client what she needs to do but only giving a suggestion. Social worker should never use a tone other than a soft tone with her clients. Social worker needs the support of a supervisor when issues like age come up so she can address this concern of the clients better. Social workers can only suggest a plan of action for their clients they can’t tell the client what to do that is an ethical issue. Social workers have to be cautious how they approach clients in these areas because you can shut down the trust of your clients.

References

Geller, S. M., & Greenberg, L. S. (2012). Challenges to therapeutic presence. In S. M. Geller & L. S. Greenberg, Therapeutic presence: A mindful approach to effective therapy (pp. 143-159).

http://dx.doi.org.ezp.waldenulibrary.org/10.1037/13485-008

Plummer, S.-B., Makris, S., & Brocksen, S. M. (Eds.). (2014a). Sessions: case histories. Baltimore, MD: Laureate International Universities Publishing. [Vital Source e-reader].

The Petrakis Family (pp. 20–22)

Colleague 2: Tina

elf-Reflection and Awareness

As social workers, we learn from the beginning that rapport is the most important thing in the first stages of engagement.  Social workers must be in tune with their internal and external barriers to meet their standards and the client’s standards in the engagement, intervention, and evaluation process with the client.  Having our barriers intact it helps us reframe from any setbacks of miscommunication or misinterpretation that the client may feel.

In the case of Helen, she asks the intern how old she is, this to me is that Helen is questioning if the intern can handle all of this information that Helen is discussing with her, meaning is the intern intelligent enough or emotionally enough to handle this situation because she seems young.  The intern struggles with this engagement process with Helen, as it is can be countertransference’s, trust issues, that Helen is feeling (Geller, 2012).  Helen shared with the intern that it was the intern’s idea for Helen son Alec to move into his grandmother’s home, and saying it is the interns fault for telling her to have Alec move in there ( Laureate Education (Producer),, 2013c).  Now Helen is upset because Alec has stooled from his grandmother and she doesn’t want the police involved (Plummer, 1204a).   According to the NASW (2016) that social workers are required to report issues to authorities when it is in harms of another, therefor the intern ethically should report these issues of Alec steeling from Magda to the correct authorizes (NASW, 2016).

The intern is defensive toward Helen saying she didn’t tell her to have Alec move in with Magda.  What the intern should have done was trusted in the system and shared with Helen that sorry that she feels that way and that this is a challenging time for her and her family and begin to work through those challenges.  The intern should or could have also turned to the supervisor staff because of being a student and had the supervisor sit in on the conversation with her and Helen to help guide the session and treatment plan along (Geller, 2012).  I feel that the intern could have empowered Helen more in this situation, feeling that Helen and the intern didn’t start off on a good rapport that this is a challenging case, finding those boundaries and overcoming them barriers will help build a better rapport with the intern and Helen (McTighe, 2011).

References

Laureate Education (Producer),. (2013c). Petrakis family: Episode 3 [Video file].Retrieved from https://class.waldenu.edu

Geller, S. M. (2012). Challenges to therapeutic presence. In Therapeutic presence: A mindful approach to effective therapy . Washington, DC: American Psychological Association, 143-159.

RESPONSE 2

Respond to at least two colleagues who suggested a different strategy and suggest different approaches to working with Helen.

Colleague 1: Tiffany

As Helen’s social worker I would remind Helen that I am here to help her and try to change her quality of life to be better. I would ask Helen how could I assist her better and reassure Helen I am not in anyway informing her what to do but only suggesting ideas that may help her. I would advise Helen she is in control of what decisions she makes and I will support her decision. I would also talk with my supervisor to get her advice on how to handle this case and get reassured for my own well-being since I am an intern.

The accusations Helen is making towards her social worker would make me feel uncomfortable and I would be upset. I would feel I was to blame for things not working out with the grandmother and grandson. I would be very careful what I suggested in the future with this client. I would explain to her I can only suggest or present ideas and share them with you, an idea would be to brainstorm together for ideas and let Helen pick the idea she likes best to try. I would support her decision and assit her as much as possible with the idea she chooses. I think brain storming would work good with Helen that way there can be a lot of ideas presented and Helen can be in control of picking the solution that best works for her. That way she can’t get angry at the social worker if the idea does not work, because she choose the idea out of other ideas presented in the brainstorming. I would maintain a professional manner by not arguing with the client and not jump into a defensive mode towards the client. I would keep my tone level and at a non threating level.

I have always learned the less you share of your personal life with your clients the better off you are. No one experiences problems the same in life. A good outcome for one does not mean it will be for another person, all individuals are different and we experience things different and cope different. Working with Helen I would find out her boundaries, I would ask Helen her thoughts on different topics and how she feels about certain topics or ideas. I would ask her about her fears, her goals what she wants to accomplish by a certain length of time. I would respect her boundaries and I would let her know I will respect them. Helen distributes a type A personality which means she wants to be in charge or feels she has to be in charge. I would work a plan out that would let Helen feel she is in charge of her decisions or choices, but assist her by brainstorming together ideas about to come up with a solution to her problems.

References

Plummer, S.-B., Makris, S., & Brocksen, S. M. (Eds.). (2014a). Sessions: case histories. Baltimore, MD: Laureate International Universities Publishing. [Vital Source e-reader].

The Petrakis Family (pp. 20–22)

Colleague 2: Christine

As Helen’s social worker I would remind Helen that I am here to help her and try to change her quality of life to be better. I would ask Helen how could I assist her better and reassure Helen I am not in anyway informing her what to do but only suggesting ideas that may help her. I would advise Helen she is in control of what decisions she makes and I will support her decision. I would also talk with my supervisor to get her advice on how to handle this case and get reassured for my own well-being since I am an intern.

The accusations Helen is making towards her social worker would make me feel uncomfortable and I would be upset. I would feel I was to blame for things not working out with the grandmother and grandson. I would be very careful what I suggested in the future with this client. I would explain to her I can only suggest or present ideas and share them with you, an idea would be to brainstorm together for ideas and let Helen pick the idea she likes best to try. I would support her decision and assit her as much as possible with the idea she chooses. I think brain storming would work good with Helen that way there can be a lot of ideas presented and Helen can be in control of picking the solution that best works for her. That way she can’t get angry at the social worker if the idea does not work, because she choose the idea out of other ideas presented in the brainstorming. I would maintain a professional manner by not arguing with the client and not jump into a defensive mode towards the client. I would keep my tone level and at a non threating level.

I have always learned the less you share of your personal life with your clients the better off you are. No one experiences problems the same in life. A good outcome for one does not mean it will be for another person, all individuals are different and we experience things different and cope different. Working with Helen I would find out her boundaries, I would ask Helen her thoughts on different topics and how she feels about certain topics or ideas. I would ask her about her fears, her goals what she wants to accomplish by a certain length of time. I would respect her boundaries and I would let her know I will respect them. Helen distributes a type A personality which means she wants to be in charge or feels she has to be in charge. I would work a plan out that would let Helen feel she is in charge of her decisions or choices, but assist her by brainstorming together ideas about to come up with a solution to her problems.

References

Plummer, S.-B., Makris, S., & Brocksen, S. M. (Eds.). (2014a). Sessions: case histories. Baltimore, MD: Laureate International Universities Publishing. [Vital Source e-reader].

The Petrakis Family (pp. 20–22)

***Each response needs to be ½ page or more***

***Please write the response as if you are talking to the colleague***

Homework Chapter 14 week 7

PROBLEM 6:  Lauren Entertainment, Inc., has an 18 percent annual growth rate compared to the market rate of 8 percent.  If the market multiple is 18, determine P/E ratios for Lauren Entertainment, Inc., assuming its beta is 1.0 and you feel t can maintain its superior growth rate for:

a.        The next 10 years

b.      The next 5 years

PROBLEM 7:  You are given the following information about two computer software firms and the S&P Industrials

—————————-Company A——————-Company B————–S & P Industrials

P/E Ratio                                                  30.00                                  27.00                                      18.00

Expected annual growth rate                0.18                                     0.15                                        0.07

Dividend yield                                         0.00                                      0.01                                        0.02

a.       Compute the growth duration of each company stock relative to the S & P Industrials.

b.

c.       Given these growth durations, what determines your investment decision?

Problem 8:  The value of an asset is the present value of the expected returns from the asset during the holding period.  An investment will provide a stream of returns during this period, and it is necessary to discount this stream of returns at an appropriate rate to determine the set’s present value.  A dividend valuation model such as the following is frequently used.      Pi= D1

—————–

(k i- gi)

Where

Pi = the current price of Common Stock i

D1 = the expected dividend in period 1

Ki = the required rate of return on Stock i

Gi = the expected constant-growth rate of dividends for Stock i

a.        Identify the three factors that must be estimated for any valuation model, and explain why these estimates are more difficult to derive for common stocks than for bonds.

b.      Explain the principal problem involved in using a dividend valuation model to value,

(1)     Companies whose operations are closely correlated with economic cycles.

(2)      Companies that are of very large and mature.

(3)      Companies that are quite small and are growing rapidly.

Assume that all companies pay dividend.

PROBLEM 10:  The constant growth dividend discount model can be used both for the valuation of companies and for the estimation of the long-term term total return of a stock.

Assume               $ 20=Price of a Stock Today

8%= Expected Growth Rate of Dividend

0.60=Annual Dividend One Year Forward

a. Using only the preceding data, compute the expected long-term total return on the stock using the constant-growth dividend discount model.

c. Identify three alternative methods to the dividend discount model for the valuation of companies.

PROBLEM 11:  An analyst expects a risk-free return of 4.5 percent, a market of 14.5 percent, and the return for Stocks A and B that are show in Exhibit 14.24.

EXHIBIT 14.24 STOCK INFORMATION

STOCK                             BETA                                 Analyst’s Estimated Return

A                                    1.2                                                         16%

B                                     0.8                                                         14%

a.       Show on a graph:

(1)    Where Stocks A and B would plot on the security market line (SML) if they were fairly value using the capital asset pricing model (CAMP).

(2)    Where Stocks A and B actually plot on the same graph according to the return estimated by the analyst and shown in Exhibit 14.24.

b.      State whether Stock A and B are undervalued if the analyst uses the SML for strategic investment decisions

PROBLEM 12:  Lauren Turk is reviewing Francesca Toy’s financial statements in order to estimate its sustainable growth rate.  Using the information presented in Exhibit 14.25.

a.       (1)  Identify and calculate the three components of the DuPont formula.

(2)  Calculate the ROE for 2011, using the three components of the DuPont formula.

(3)  Calculate the sustainable-growth rate for 2011Thank you very much for responding to the topics in such great details.  This is the same type of analysis that I expect from a case study.  Here, you have examined the information presented in the videos and have crafted responses based on the videos.  And, you only included an outside source to support one of your points.  If you complete the assignments in a similar manner, you will do well.  I’m pointing this out so that others can use your responses as examples of how to respond to case study questions.  I want to touch on the drawbacks of horizontal integration that you mentioned.  One of the factors that determine the success of horizontal integration is the level of strategic planning capabilities that the senior managers possess.  In fact, superior strategic planning capabilities has to be one of the core competencies of the leading organization.  If you look at the merger (now 3 years later), there are several things that SWA has done correctly.  First, they acquired Airtran as a wholly owned subsidiary of SWA.  As such, SWA owns 100% of the shares of Airtran.  However, Airtran continued to operate as an independent entity.  So, this minimizes the risks involved with synergies and the pitfalls with integration, such as the clash of cultures.  Airtran continued to target the budget conscious business travelers while SWA continued to target cost conscious consumers.  Though I haven’t done any research on this, I imagine that the salary structures in place for both airlines would continue.  And, as the analyst reported in the video, SWA’s employees are paid very well, even though SWA is a low cost carrier.  The two companies are scheduled to merge fully as one company by the end of 2014.  After that time, we’ll see what the impact will be.  Will the business customers that flew with Airtran now want to fly with SWA?  What do you think?  Clara, for the last section, on corporate level strategy, you have to state a corporate level strategy that is covered in Chapter 9.  I’ll let you tell me, but what type of strategy did you actually propose in the last sentence especially?

b. Turk has calculated actual and sustainable growth for each of the past four years and finds in each year that its calculated sustainable-growth rate substantially exceeds its actual growth rate.  Cite two course of action (other than ignoring the problem) that Turk should encourage Francesca Toy to take, assuming the calculated sustainable-growth rate continue to exceed the actual rate.

Exhibit 14.25 Francesca Toy, Inc:  Actual 2010 and Estimated 2011 Financial Statements for Fiscal Year Ending December 31 ($ Millions, except Per-Share Data)

2010                             2011e                       Change (%)

Income statement

Revenue                                                          $ 4,750                         $ 5,140                             7.5

Coast of goods sold                                       $ 2,400                         $ 2,540

Selling general, and administrative               1,400                            1,550

Depreciation                                                          180                               210

Goodwill amortization                                           10                                  10

——————————————————————-

Operating income                                        $   760                                     $ 830                                     8.4

Interest expense                                                 20                                          25

Income before taxes                                   $   740                                    $   805

Income taxes                                                     265                                           295

Net income                                                  $   475                                    $     510

Earnings per share                                     S   1.79                                    $     1.96                                  8.6

Average shares outstanding (mil)                265                                             260

BALANCE SHEET

Cash                                                              $   400                                    $      400

Accounts receivable                                  $   680                                    $      700

Inventories                                                 $   570                                     $      600

Net property, and equipment                $    800                                     $      870

Intangibles                                                 $    500                                     $       530

Total assets                                               $   2,950                                   $    3,100

Current liabilities                                     $      550                                   $         600

Long-term debt                                        $      300                                   $         300

Total liabilities                                          $     850                                    $         900

Stockholders’ equity                               $   2,100                                    $    2,200

Total liabilities and equity                     $   2,950                                    $   3,100

Book value per share                              $     7.92                                   $      8.46

Annual dividend per share                    $     0.55                                   $      0.60

socw 6301 Dis-1

There are several different types of research designs. Each design is intended to respond to a particular type of research question. The type of research design depends on the type of research questions asked. For this Discussion, select one of the articles from the reading list and consider several classifications of group research designs.

Post your response to the following: Describe which groups are compared in the research. Then, classify the research design as follows:

1. By explaining whether the study is pre-experimental (cross-sectional, one-shot case study, and longitudinal), experimental (control group with pretest and posttest, posttest only, or four-group design), or quasi-experimental (comparing one group to itself at different times or comparing two different groups)
2. By indicating what the researchers report about limitations of the study
3. By explaining concerns you have regarding internal validity and the ability of the study to draw conclusions about causality
4. By explaining any concerns you have about the generalizability of the study (external validity) and what aspect of the research design might limit generalizability

SOCW 6301 WK5 DIS-2

This week’s video introduces you to the Hernandez family. Juan and Elena Hernandez are mandated to attend parenting classes. As part of the parenting classes, they are required to participate in both a pretest (taken before classes begin) and a posttest (taken after classes end). Pretests and posttests can yield very useful information. They can measure the learning that has or has not taken place as a result of the education being provided. For this Discussion, imagine what kinds of questions would be on a pretest and posttest for this particular study sample (the parents who are taking parenting classes).

Post your explanation of what you think the social workers wanted to know when they designed the pre/posttest for evaluating the parenting classes. Be sure to address the concept of attrition and whether or not you believe they took that into account. Be sure to explain why. Then, analyze potential lessons learned from attrition. Finally, explain how you might design a study to gather data about the effectiveness of these parenting classes. Use the following questions to focus your thinking:

• Would you recommend a pre-experimental, experimental, or quasi-experimental design?
• Would the study involve measurement over time?
• Would there be a control group?
• In this group research design you imagine, what or who will be compared?
• What limitations in terms of generalizability and internal validity can you anticipate based on the research plan you envision?
• What can you tell the social worker about the issue of client drop out (also called attrition or experimental mortality)?
• If there is no control group, what type of research design could answer the question: Is this parent training class effective in reducing abusive parenting practices?