community paper

SOWK 101

Community Paper Instructions

For this assignment, you will write a 3-page paper using current APA format.  Please use third person and formal academic writing when describing your personal community.

Please describe the following:

Community:  is the area rural, urban, suburban, international, multicultural, under-resourced, wealthy, etc.?  Describe your community. Cite sources.

Social Service Agencies:  Discuss the social service agencies in your community and the populations they serve.  These agencies can be, but are not limited to the local department of health and human services, mental health agencies, refugee resettlement agencies, adult and child protective services, adoption agencies, etc. Cite sources.

Non-Social Service Agencies that employ Social Workers:  Discuss the organizations that are not social service agencies that employ social workers and the populations they serve.  These agencies can be, but are not limited to schools, hospitals, veterans’ administration, Head Start, nursing homes, after school programs, etc. Cite sources.

Personal Interest: Please discuss the social work positions that may interest you personally. This answer can be in first person.

Submit this assignment by 11:59 p.m. (ET) on Monday of Module/Week 4.