Social Worker Case Presentation

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4 Pages, APA, In text references, No plagiarism

· A description of your client to include demographics, presenting problem, goal, legal/ethical considerations, assessment, and proposed treatment/social services delivery plan and the inclusion of termination plans if applicable.

o (Use your imagination to make up a client.)

· Identification of potential social work skills not demonstrated in your agency or field placement to include a proposed professional development plan

o (Field education is a drug treatment center).

· An explanation of whether interacting with your client demonstrated social work practice skills.

o (Use your imagination to reference evidence based practices implemented in social work with a client.)

· An explanation of how preparing and engaging in a formal case presentation represents a component of professional social work.

PHI 413V Week 5 Assignment And Discussions

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PHI 413V Week 5 Case Study on Death and Dying

The practice of health care providers at all levels brings you into contact with people from a variety of faiths. This calls for knowledge and acceptance of a diversity of faith expressions.

The purpose of this paper is to complete a comparative ethical analysis of George’s situation and decision from the perspective of two worldviews or religions: Christianity and a second religion of your choosing. For the second faith, choose a faith that is unfamiliar to you. Examples of faiths to choose from include Sikh, Baha’i, Buddhism, Shintoism, etc.

In your comparative analysis, address all of the worldview questions in detail for Christianity and your selected faith. Refer to Chapter 2 of Called to Care for the list of questions. Once you have outlined the worldview of each religion, begin your ethical analysis from each perspective.

In a minimum of 1,500-2,000 words, provide an ethical analysis based upon the different belief systems, reinforcing major themes with insights gained from your research, and answering the following questions based on the research:

How would each religion interpret the nature of George’s malady and suffering? Is there a “why” to his disease and suffering? (i.e., is there a reason for why George is ill, beyond the reality of physical malady?)

In George’s analysis of his own life, how would each religion think about the value of his life as a person, and value of his life with ALS?

What sorts of values and considerations would each religion focus on in deliberating about whether or not George should opt for euthanasia?

Given the above, what options would be morally justified under each religion for George and why?

Finally, present and defend your own view.

Support your position by referencing at least three academic resources (preferably from the GCU Library) in addition to the course readings, lectures, the Bible, and the textbooks for each religion. Each religion must have a primary source included. A total of six references are required according to the specifications listed above. Incorporate the research into your writing in an appropriate, scholarly manner.

Prepare this assignment according to the guidelines found in the APA Style Guide

PHI 413V Week 5 Topic 5 Discussion 1

What is your definition of “spiritual care?” How does it differ or accord with the description given in the topic readings? Explain.

PHI 413V Week 5 Topic 5 Discussion 2

When it comes to facilitating spiritual care for patients with worldviews different from your own, what are your strengths and weaknesses? If you were the patient, who would have the final say in terms of ethical decision-making and intervention in the event of a difficult situation?

PHI 413V Week 5 CAT

In chapter 14 of Shelly’s Called to Care (2006) what are the six things that put people in touch with God in Spiritual Care?

PHI 413V Week 5 Extra Question

The Pew Research Center has conducted surveys on end-of-life decisions finding “…most Americans say there are some circumstances in which doctors and nurses should allow a patient to die. At the same time, however, a growing minority says that medical professionals should do everything possible to save a patient’s life in all circumstances.” Take a look at the article and survey results:

“Views on End-of-Life Medical Treatments” by Pew Research Center http://www.pewforum.org/2013/11/21/views-on-end-of-life-medical-treatments/

What things surprised you the most in the survey results? Do you agree with some of the findings? Do you disagree?

How did television shape race relations since the 1950s?

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1) Why is the map approach to culture better and more conclusive than the vertical approach? Define the steps of the critical process Campbell is suggesting in applying the map approach.

2) Discuss some of the concerns resulting from the increasing consolidation of the Internet? Do you think this is a disturbing trend?

3) Is objective journalism threatened by the increasing popularity of news blogs on the Internet? Is that a good or bad development?

4) How did television shape race relations since the 1950s? Refer to the video: Color Adjustments.

5) Are social networks like Myspace and YouTube likely to change the ways in which we relate to traditional media? Will they ever replace traditional media?

6) Why did it take so long for cable television to become a reality knowing the technology had been there years before?

7) Describe some of the factors that triggered the move toward magazine specialization?

8) If magazines through heavy corporate advertising identify readers as consumers first and citizens second, what kind of impact this might have on democracy?

9) Do non-profit radio and television in the US rely exclusively on public funding for their operations or do they accept private sponsorships as well? If they do, how can they be labeled public media?

10) Name and define the movie industry’s three basic economic divisions? How have these divisions evolved through the years?

11) What contributed to the decline of the ‘network era’? Have the television networks today been sidestepped by other channels? If not, how do they retain their competitive edge?

12) Has narrowcasting on television solved the problem of consolidation of ownership in that industry?

13) What is cultural imperialism? Is it still a valid theory given the distribution of media flows today? Discuss the flaws of this theory.

14) Should we be concerned about the consolidation of global media flows today? Can smaller countries produce and control their own media?

15) What do we mean by the information economy and how is that affecting poorer countries? Make sure you discuss the notion of digital divide.

16) What’s the difference between the cultural approach to media studies and media- effects studies? Has the cultural approach been more convincing in its findings?

17) Given the dominant role of the mass media in society today, do you think the theories produced by media studies have an impact on changing our media institutions? Or do you think they have no direct effect on the media and their workings?

Essay questions:

18) Should the mass media be held responsible for the tragic incidents of what is called copycat behavior (i.e. more violence in society because of violence in the media)? At its worst, the media not only reflect tragedy but they also capitalize on it. If this is true about much of the media today, what does it tell us about the selective exposure model we raised at the beginning of the semester?

19)  Now that you know a lot about the workings of the mass media and their degree of implication in the culture of any given society, do you think they are failing us? Or do you believe the mass media actually provide a forum for society to expose and discuss its issues in the same light some early philosophers like Plato and Socrates called for to save the oral tradition of communication? Can you think of any examples from today’s mass media to support your answer?

20)  Do you think the fact that many of the mass media (radio, television, the movies, advertising, PR, Internet, etc.) have been developed in the US has an impact on how they are adapted by other cultures? You can answer this question using cultural imperialism theory and its argument that the sophisticated American media both in form and content are saturating media around the world causing major cultural changes. Talk about how old peripheries are becoming vibrant media centers globally.

21) Given their central place in our society, what exactly should be the roles and responsibilities of the media? Media institutions are getting bigger and richer, and media technologies are faster and more accessible, but is content getting better? In answering this question, talk about how this course has helped you become a critical media consumer. DO NOT simply say so, but explain how reading about the role of the media in contemporary society is helping you understand better their impact on culture. You can use the example of this year’s presidential election as a case study.

Distinguishing Science from Pseudoscience

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Part 2: Distinguishing Science from Pseudoscience

Pseudoscience is sometimes passed off as real science in the news media. People want consumers to buy their products and they may use “science” to entice you to buy their products. Oftentimes, the “science” they claim backs their product isn’t science at all. It may include components that are scientific in nature (e.g., testability) but the product or service may still lack scientific support. This kind of “science” is called pseudoscience or junk science.

An example of a pseudoscientific claim is “healing” rocks. At many new age stores there are rocks that are purported to help heal illness or alleviate pain. The idea of healing rocks is scientific in nature because the cannons of science can be applied to the claim. That is, one could test the hypothesis that rocks heal (testability) by systematically observing (empiricism) people.

Empiricism: One could randomly assign ill participants to a healing rock versus control/placebo condition whereby healing rocks are used or not used by sick people. Then one could systematically observe symptoms in those with or without the healing rocks.

The claim about healing rocks is deterministic because it suggests that the rocks cause people to feel better. Finally, one could argue that healing rocks are a parsimonious explanation for the alleviation of symptoms over time in sick people (although a better explanation could be advanced, such as placebo effects or the natural progression of most colds and flu symptoms).

Thus, using the cannons of science one could argue that healing rocks are scientific. However, because there is no evidence that healing rocks work (there are no tests or systematically observed outcomes) this is probably junk science/pseudoscience.

Instructions: Below there a number of claims that are scientific or not so scientific (pseudo-science). Read each claim and decide whether or not the claim describes science or pseudo-science (junk science), and provide a rationale for your decision using at least one of the four cannons of science. Then, decide what evidence or information would help you decide whether or not the claim is scientific or based on pseudoscience. That is, if evidence could be provided about the claim, what type of evidence would help you determine its scientific merit? In the example above, the evidence that would help us determine the scientific merit of healing rocks is a study comparing the symptoms reported by sick people who used healing rocks compared to sick people who didn’t use healing rocks.

A.    Parents who are afraid that their children are developing slowly are happy to hear about brain gym—a new program based on kinesiology (movement therapy) that can bring about dramatic improvements in areas such as: concentration and focus, memory, academics, physical coordination, relationships, self-responsibility, organizational skills and attitude. The basic idea is that movement can massage brain regions to improve circulation and thinking skills. The studies that support brain gym show that students who join the program seem to do better over time. In other words, researchers observed children and found that they had improved. .

1.      Is this science or pseudoscience/junk science?

2.      Use at least one of the four cannons of science to justify or support your decision in #1.

3.      What additional evidence or information would help you make an affirmative decision about whether the claim is science or pseudoscience/junk science?

B.    Climate change refers to any significant change in measures of climate lasting for an extended period. As through much of its history, the Earth’s climate is changing. Right now it is getting warmer. Most of the warming in recent decades is very likely the result of human activities (IPCC, 2007). The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s (NOAA) State of the Climate Report and the National Aeronautics and Space Administration’s (NASA) Surface Temperature Analysis indicate the average temperature of the Earth’s surface has increased by about 1.2 to 1.4ºF since 1900. Other aspects of the climate are also changing such as precipitation patterns and storminess. The Earth does go through natural cycles of warming and cooling, caused by factors such as changes in the sun or volcanic activity. This has been closely examined, and the warming we have seen in the past 50 years cannot be explained by natural factors alone. The warming we are observing is consistent with the warming properties of carbon dioxide and other heat-trapping gases that we are adding to the atmosphere.

1.      Is this science or pseudoscience/junk science?

2.      Use at least one of the four cannons of science to justify or support your decision in #1

3.      What additional evidence or information would help you make an affirmative decision about whether the claim is science or pseudoscience/junk science?

C.     Juicing is a natural way to stay healthy, look young, say trim and feel great. Juice has natural healing power and active enzymes that allow the vital energy in the body to be shifted from digestion to other body functions such as repair or rejuvenation. Juicing flushes the body of toxins and it works because of the high concentration of vitamins and minerals in fresh fruit. The enzymes in fruit are the critical agent that help your body and mind feel great!

1.      Is this science or pseudoscience/junk science?

2.      Use at least one of the four cannons of science to justify or support your decision in #1

3.      What additional evidence or information would help you make an affirmative decision about whether the claim is science or pseudoscience/junk science?

Part 3. How to distinguish between science and pseudoscience

What are a few things (choose 3 at least), in general, that can be said about pseudo scientific claims versus scientific ones?

Analyze the responsibilities of individuals for protecting the rights of older adults

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In your local newspaper, an article was written about the crimes and  harms perpetrated against the older population and the lack of  protection for many of them. The article ends with the question, “Who is responsible for protecting these individuals?”

Write a properly formatted 1,050- to 1,400-word  letter to the Editor answering that question from the perspective of an  aging professional or employee working in the long-term care field.  Limit citations as this is a Letter to your local Editor, not a research  paper.  Write a real letter to your Editor with relative information to  your locale.

In your letter, address the following:

  • Analyze the responsibilities of individuals for protecting the rights of older adults. Consider the following:
    • When should families be responsible for related older adults? When  should they not? Does this only pertain to immediate family members?
    • When should friends or acquaintances be responsible? What if their choices go against the family’s wishes?
    • When should hospitals, community service organizations, or other  long-term care facilities be allowed to make major decisions for older  adults?
    • When should the government be responsible for making important  decisions? How involved should the government be in protecting the  individual?
    • Is there ever a circumstance when an older adult does not need  outside protection? When would that be? Explain your answer. Be  specific.

         *Clarify basic differences between a  public, non-profit, and for profit LTC facility and include how and why  Administrators are responsible for protecting the elderly residents in  their facilities.  Be clear and use information we have discussed along  the way regarding NHAs.

  • Analyze the prevalence of abuses against the aging population. Include:
    • A description of 3 specific types of elder abuse.
    • Statistics to support your claims of the prevalence (this can be  from your city, state, or nation-wide statistical data). Cite the source  used for your statistical data.
  • Evaluate the effects of fraud on the aging population and the long-term care system.
    • Consider the financial implications on individuals, organizations, and the health care system.
  • Analyze Elder Law Services.
    • How can these services help protect the rights of older adults?
  • Determine the role of advocacy in protecting the rights of older adults. Consider the following:
    • What advocacy services are available for older adults? Does everyone  have the same access to these services? Explain why or why not.
    • How effective are advocacy services at protecting the rights of older adults?

Format your assignment properly according to APA  guidelines. Do not simply bullet and answer questions, respond in letter  form.  Limit citations from References to 1 or 2 as this is a Letter to  your Local Newspaper Editor, not a research paper.

Click the Assignment Files tab to submit your assignment.

Develop A Professional Toolkit For Evaluating Leadership In Organizations

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Assume the role of business consultant to the organization of your choice. It is your responsibility to assess the overall health of the organization by using a proven technique for accomplishing environmental scans.

In order to collate and evaluate quantitative data that will support the qualitative nature of your environmental scan, you will identify and evaluate three financial and non-financial performance measures. Your measures can be descriptive and report, analyze, and monitor in order to assess, respectively, what happened, why it happened, and what’s happening now

 

Write an analysis in which you do the following:

  1. Assess three techniques (e.g., SWOT, LSSRIM, PESTLE, etc.) you can employ to determine the current status of the organizational environment. Examine the advantages and disadvantages of each of the techniques.
  2. Evaluate three financial and three non-financial key performance indicators (KPIs) you can use to assess the health of your organization.

Describe what you hear and your impressions of the music.

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The Assignments list contains the details of the course listening assignments. There are four separate listening assignments of equal value (10%) and each assignment contains five compositions, some of which have more than one movement. You are required to listen to the recordings and write approximately one paragraph on each composition (but not each movement). Therefore, you should submit a five-paragraph document for each assignment through the Canvas assignment page.

Many assignment dropboxes will remain available after their posted due dates. Previously, some dropboxes would disappear after a deadline had passed, but now most will be accessible through the end of the term. All student submissions will continue to be date-stamped. Therefore, if you submit an assignment after its published deadline, the tutor-marker will decide whether late penalties will be assessed, based on the grading policies established in your course or by the course supervisor.

In composing your paragraphs, please make sure you:

  • Describe what you hear and your impressions of the music.
  • Use the terminology that you have learned in class.

The wrong way:

“It sounds weird.”

The right way:

“It sounds weird because the melody, when there is one, uses very large leaps with short phrases. There is no constant pulse, and the rhythm is hard to perceive. Each …”

I am not interested in background information that you might find via Google. Do not include filler information, such as the composer’s birth and death dates, his/her teachers, etc. However, please do include some historical perspective from your notes that are relevant to the work, specifically how this work may reflect the composer’s style (or the general style represented by the composer).

Please, avoid comparisons to subjective experiences (“It sounds like a chase scene in a movie,” or “It makes me feel like I’m lying in a boat, watching the stars….”). Your descriptions should be based upon what you hear, not how it makes you feel!

Also, avoid a blow-by-blow description of the music, such as, “It starts with a solo flute, and then the harp comes in with an arpeggio, then the rest of the orchestra comes in. It gets loud, and then quieter, and then the flute plays another solo….” Instead, try to sum up what you hear. For example:

“There are solo passages, often in the flute, which alternate with full orchestra. Sometimes the orchestra echoes the solo, other times it seems to answer it with different material….”

Again, try to generalize about what you hear, and about the composer’s style. Below are some general descriptions you should consider (don’t try to describe all of them!):

Texture

  • Monophonic? Polyphonic? Homophonic? Is the texture consistent, or does it change often?

Timbre

  • Which instruments are playing? Are they playing in unusual ways? Is the combination of instruments unusual?

Melody

  • Length of phrases, type of motion, step vs. leaps, etc.

Form

  • Can you hear what it is? Is there repetition?

Harmony

  • Functional? Atonal? Is there a sense of consonance or dissonance?

Rhythm, Meter, Tempo

  • Is it constant or changing?

I am interested in your subjective personal impressions of the music—whether you like it or not is important in your descriptions. (However, please don’t tell me if you think the music is relaxing or not.) If you think the piece sucks, say so, but try to figure out why you don’t like it in musical terms: lack of melody, dissonant harmony, etc.

Finally, try to present your thoughts so that I, as the reader, could easily figure out which piece you are describing even if I didn’t know the title (but include the title, please). The better the (unique) description, the better the mark.

Example

The following is an example from a student which quite impressed me:

Charles Ives, Three Places in New England
Charles Ives was an avant-garde Experimentalist, trying to create something new out of the European tradition. Three Places in New England is an orchestral set, textured and layered with orchestral sound. There are a lot of different things going on at the same time, almost like two simultaneous tunes in different tempos. The textures are dense and heterogeneous, and there is a lot going on within the piece. It feels very layered and thick, almost atmospheric, but the melodies are quite recognizable, so it doesn’t sound like a mess. You can hear the melodies through the atmospheric layer. The harmonies are quite dissonant sounding, and there doesn’t seem to be a tonal center. He has experimented quite well with rhythm; there is a constant pulse, which continues to shift. There are tempo changes and dynamic shifts, and at points the whole intensity level of the piece lifts to an extreme range, creating a dramatic feel. Three Places in New England is quite a flowing, layered, melodic piece.

2-1.     Arnold Schoenberg (1885-1951): Op. 25, Suite für Klavier (1923).

Retrieved January 13, 2016, from Classical Music Library database.

2-2.     Béla Bartók (1883-1945): String Quartet No. 4 (1928).

Retrieved January 13, 2016, from Classical Music Library database.

2-3.     Aaron Copland (1900-1990): Billy the Kid Suite (1938).

  • Mvt. 1: Introduction: The Open Prairie.
  • Mvt. 2: Street in a Frontier Town.
  • Mvt. 3: Mexican Dance and Finale.

Retrieved January 13, 2016, from Classical Music Library database.

2-4.     Anton Webern (1883-1945): Variations Op.27 (1936).

  • Mvt. 1: Sehr mässig.
  • Mvt. 2: Sehr schnell.
  • Mvt. 3: Ruhig fliessend.

Retrieved January 13, 2016, from Classical Music Library database.

2-5.     Igor Stravinsky (1882-1971): Symphony in C (1940).

  • Mvt. 1: Moderato.
  • Mvt. 2: Larghetto concertante.
  • Mvt. 3: Allegretto.
  • Mvt. 4: Largo-Tempo giusto.

Retrieved January 13, 2016, from Classical Music Library database.

students will explain how difference(s) impact(s) the life experiences of individuals.

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  Diversity Paper Instructions

Each student will write a 6-7-page written paper regarding beginning level competency in the following areas:

1. As a Christian in training for the profession of social work, it is important to consider what the Bible says about social work competencies.

2. For the purpose of this paper, students will consider examples from the Bible in which a culture’s structures and values oppressed, marginalized, alienated, or created or enhanced privilege and power. Students will cite Bible verses explaining the context of these verses with the help of an additional source.

 

3. Also, students will consider how the present-day culture’s structures and values may oppress, marginalize, alienate, or create or enhance privilege and power. Students will use examples.

4. Using both biblical and contemporary examples, students will explain how difference(s) impact(s) the life experiences of individuals.

5. Students are to elaborate on how they can personally learn from (not learn about) those who are different from themselves.

 

6. Students are to be self-reflective and consider your own biases and values when working with diverse groups.  Students are to discuss these candidly in this section of the paper.

7. Students are to discuss what they have done (if anything) to help eliminate the influences of these biases and values as well as what they plan to do.

8. Students are to discuss the importance of eliminating these influences from a biblical perspective.

9. At least four (4) references are required.

Assignment must be submitted not later than 06/25/2018, 11:59 pm (ET)

Law Requirements

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In health care, confidentiality is vital. In this assignment, you will learn about the importance of confidentiality and various laws that were enacted to protect confidentiality in health care. You will also look at the legal and ethical implications of using technology while considering confidentiality requirements in the health care industry.

Complete the Law Requirements chart.

Cite 2 peer-reviewed, scholarly, or similar references to support your paper.

Format your references according to APA guidelines.In health care, confidentiality is vital. In this assignment, you will learn about the importance of confidentiality and various laws that were enacted to protect confidentiality in health care. You will also look at the legal and ethical implications of using technology while considering confidentiality requirements in the health care industry.

Complete the Law Requirements chart.

Cite 2 peer-reviewed, scholarly, or similar references to support your paper.

Format your references according to APA guidelines.

identify stages through which an individual progresses in response to the death of a loved one

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The death of a loved one is a significant event that everyone experiences. An individual’s social environment, including societal and familial cultural factors, may influence how an individual approaches death or grieves the loss of someone else who dies. You can anticipate addressing grief in your social work practice and, therefore, should develop an understanding of the grieving process.

Two models of grieving—the Kubler-Ross and Westburg models—identify stages through which an individual progresses in response to the death of a loved one. Understanding the various ways individuals cope with grief helps you to anticipate their responses and to assist them in managing their grief. Select one model of grieving—the Kubler-Ross or Westburg model—to address in this assignment.

Addressing the needs of grieving family members can diminish your personal emotional, mental, and physical resources. In addition to developing strategies to assist grieving individuals in crisis, you must develop strategies that support self-care.

In this Assignment, you apply a grieving model to work with families in a hospice environment and suggest strategies for self-care.

Submit a 2- to 4-page paper in which you:

  • Explain how you, as a social worker, might apply the grieving model you selected to your work with families in a hospice environment.
  • Identify components of the grieving model that you think might be difficult to apply to your social work practice. Explain why you anticipate these challenges.
  • Identify strategies you might use for your own self care as a social worker dealing with grief counseling. Explain why these strategies might be effective.