SWK 5001| Week 10: Becoming a Research-Minded
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[u10a1] Week 10 Assignment: Becoming a Research- Minded Social Worker 6/19/2026
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Overview This assignment invites you to integrate your learning from the course by reflecting on how research informs ethical, culturally responsive, and evidence-based social work practice. You will revisit a social issue you care about, explore how research supports action, and outline a plan for staying engaged with research throughout your career.
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Instructions Write a 3–4 page paper (not including title or reference pages) that uses the headings and addresses the components given below.
Reflection on Learning and Professional Identity
Reflect on how your understanding of the role of research in social work has evolved during this course. In your reflection, explain how your growth connects to social work values, ethics, and your identity.
Describe how research supports ethical social work practice and connects to key values from the NASW Code of Ethics. Consider the role of social justice and culture in your ethical social work practice.
Explain how becoming research-minded enhances your professional identity and ability to advocate for clients and communities. Include strategies and goals for ongoing research engagement in a thoughtful and realistic plan.
Research-Informed Practice Application
Revisit the social problem or practice issue you explored in your first assignment and complete the following:
Summarize the key research findings you discovered and how they expanded your understanding of the issue. Discuss how research can inform real-world decision-making and intervention related to this issue. Address how ethical considerations, cultural responsiveness, and social justice relate to using this research in practice.
Lifelong Learning and Research Engagement
Identify strategies you will use to stay informed about research in your area of interest. Include two strategies such as subscribing to a journal, joining a professional organization, attending workshops, et cetera.
Describe a long-term professional goal related to research-informed practice. Reflect briefly on how you will continue to grow as an ethical, evidence-informed social worker.
Additional Requirements Your assignment should also meet the following requirements:
Written communication: Apply APA style and formatting to scholarly writing. Apply the standard writing conventions for the discipline, including structure, voice, person, and tone.
6/14/26, 6:48 PM [u10a1] Week 10 Assignment: Becoming a Research-Minded Social Worker
https://courseroom.capella.edu/courses/61536/assignments/1121752?module_item_id=3100598 1/5
APA formatting: Use Academic Writer (https://lat.strategiced.com/redirect?linkid=4472) for guidance in citing sources and formatting your paper in proper APA style. See the Writing Center (https://lat.strategiced.com/redirect?linkid=1541) for more APA resources specific to your degree level. Number of resources: Identify at least four recent (within the last 7 years) scholarly sources that support your positions and use them throughout your paper using appropriate APA citations.
Use the Social Work Master's Program (MSW) Library Guide (https://capellauniversity.libguides.com/msw) for research resources and library tools.
Length of paper: 3–4 typed, double-spaced pages, excluding title and reference pages, and 1-inch margins. Font and font size: Times New Roman, 12 point.
Review the Becoming a Research-Minded Social Worker rubric to see the criteria by which your assignment will be evaluated before submission.
Competencies Measured By successfully completing this assignment, you will demonstrate your proficiency in the following course competencies and rubric criteria:
Competency 1: Apply research findings to inform and improve practice, policy, and programs. (C4.GP.A) Reflect on how your understanding of the role of research in social work has evolved during this course. (C4.GP.A) Summarize the key research findings you discovered and how they expanded your understanding of the issue. (C4.GP.A) Discuss how research can inform real-world decision-making and intervention related to this issue. (C4.GP.A) Identify strategies you will use to stay informed about research in your area of interest. (C4.GP.A) Describe a long-term professional goal related to research-informed practice. (C4.GP.A) Reflect briefly on how you will continue to grow as an ethical, evidence-informed social worker. (C4.GP.A)
Competency 2: Identify ethical, culturally informed, anti-racist, and anti-oppressive strategies that address inherent biases for use in quantitative and qualitative research methods to advance the purposes of social work. (C4.GP.B)
Describe how research supports ethical social work practice and connects to key values from the NASW Code of Ethics. (C4.GP.B) Explain how becoming research-minded enhances your professional identity and ability to advocate for clients and communities. (C4.GP.B) Address how ethical considerations, cultural responsiveness, and social justice relate to using this research in practice. (C4.GP.B)
Competency 3: Communicate in a manner that is scholarly, professional, and consistent with expectations for members of the social work profession.
Apply APA style and formatting to scholarly writing. Apply the standard writing conventions for the discipline, including structure, voice, person, and tone.
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Week 10 Assignment: Becoming a Research-Minded Social Worker
Criteria Ratings Points
6/14/26, 6:48 PM [u10a1] Week 10 Assignment: Becoming a Research-Minded Social Worker
https://courseroom.capella.edu/courses/61536/assignments/1121752?module_item_id=3100598 2/5
Criteria Ratings Points
Reflect on how your understanding of the role of research in social work has evolved during this course. (C4.GP.A)
/15.75 pts
Describe how research supports ethical social work practice and connects to key values from the NASW Code of Ethics. (C4.GP.B)
/15.75 pts
Explain how becoming research- minded enhances your professional identity and ability to advocate for clients and communities. (C4.GP.B)
/15.75 pts
Summarize the key research findings you discovered and how they expanded your understanding of the issue. (C4.GP.A)
/15.75 pts
DISTINGUISHED
Reflects on how your understanding of the role of research in social work has evolved during this course. Explains how your growth connects to social work values, ethics, and your professional identity.
15.75 to >13.39 pts
PROFICIENT
Reflects on how your understanding of the role of research in social work has evolved during this course.
13.39 to >11.03 pts
BASIC
Identifies but does not reflect on how your understanding of the role of research in social work has evolved during this course.
11.03 to >0 pts
NON_PERFORMANC
Does not identify how your understanding of the role of research in social work has evolved during this course.
0 pts
DISTINGUISHED
Describes how research supports ethical social work practice and connects to key values from the NASW Code of Ethics. Thoughtfully supports response with the role of social justice and culture in your ethical social work practice.
15.75 to >13.39 pts
PROFICIENT
Describes how research supports ethical social work practice and connects to key values from the NASW Code of Ethics.
13.39 to >11.03 pts
BASIC
Identifies but does not describe how research supports ethical social work practice and connects to key values from the NASW Code of Ethics.
11.03 to >0 pts
NON_PERFORMANC
Does not identify how research supports ethical social work practice and connects to key values from the NASW Code of Ethics.
0 pts
DISTINGUISHED
Explains how becoming research-minded enhances your professional identity and ability to advocate for clients and communities. Uses strategies and goals for ongoing research engagement in a thoughtful and realistic plan.
15.75 to >13.39 pts
PROFICIENT
Explains how becoming research-minded enhances your professional identity and ability to advocate for clients and communities.
13.39 to >11.03 pts
BASIC
Identifies but does not explain how becoming research-minded enhances your professional identity and ability to advocate for clients and communities.
11.03 to >0 pts
NON_PERFORMANC
Does not identify how becoming research- minded enhances your professional identity and ability to advocate for clients and communities.
0 pts
DISTINGUISHED
Summarizes the key research findings you discovered and how they expanded your understanding of the issue. Appropriately cites recent scholarly sources to support summary.
15.75 to >13.39 pts
PROFICIENT
Summarizes the key research findings you discovered and how they expanded your understanding of the issue.
13.39 to >11.03 pts
BASIC
Describes but does not summarize the key research findings you discovered and how they expanded your understanding of the issue.
11.03 to >0 pts
NON_PERFORMANC
Does not describe the key research findings you discovered and how they expanded your understanding of the issue.
0 pts
6/14/26, 6:48 PM [u10a1] Week 10 Assignment: Becoming a Research-Minded Social Worker
https://courseroom.capella.edu/courses/61536/assignments/1121752?module_item_id=3100598 3/5
Criteria Ratings Points
Discuss how research can inform real- world decision- making and intervention related to this issue. (C4.GP.A)
/15.75 pts
Address how ethical considerations, cultural responsiveness, and social justice relate to using this research in practice. (C4.GP.B)
/15.75 pts
Identify strategies you will use to stay informed about research in your area of interest. (C4.GP.A)
/15.75 pts
Describe a long- term professional goal related to research- informed practice. (C4.GP.A)
/15.75 pts
DISTINGUISHED
Discusses how research can inform real-world decision- making and intervention related to this issue. Cites recent scholarly sources as examples.
15.75 to >13.39 pts
PROFICIENT
Discusses how research can inform real-world decision- making and intervention related to this issue.
13.39 to >11.03 pts
BASIC
Identifies but does not discuss how research can inform real-world decision-making and intervention related to this issue.
11.03 to >0 pts
NON_PERFORMANC
Does not identify how research can inform real-world decision- making and intervention related to this issue.
0 pts
DISTINGUISHED
Addresses how ethical considerations, cultural responsiveness, and social justice relate to using this research in practice. Summarizes key points of research.
15.75 to >13.39 pts
PROFICIENT
Addresses how ethical considerations, cultural responsiveness, and social justice relate to using this research in practice.
13.39 to >11.03 pts
BASIC
Identifies but does not address how ethical considerations, cultural responsiveness, and social justice relate to using this research in practice.
11.03 to >0 pts
NON_PERFORMANC
Does not identify how ethical considerations, cultural responsiveness, and social justice relate to using this research in practice.
0 pts
DISTINGUISHED
Identifies strategies you will use to stay informed about research in your area of interest. Includes three relevant strategies to support being research informed.
15.75 to >13.39 pts
PROFICIENT
Identifies strategies you will use to stay informed about research in your area of interest.
13.39 to >11.03 pts
BASIC
Identifies general or unsustainable strategies you will use to stay informed about research in your area of interest.
11.03 to >0 pts
NON_PERFORMANC
Does not identify strategies you will use to stay informed about research in your area of interest.
0 pts
DISTINGUISHED
Describes a long-term professional goal related to research- informed practice. Clearly identifies a strategy to obtain the goal.
15.75 to >13.39 pts
PROFICIENT
Describes a long-term professional goal related to research- informed practice.
13.39 to >11.03 pts
BASIC
Identifies but does not describe a long-term professional goal related to research- informed practice.
11.03 to >0 pts
NON_PERFORMANC
Does not identify a long- term professional goal related to research- informed practice.
0 pts
6/14/26, 6:48 PM [u10a1] Week 10 Assignment: Becoming a Research-Minded Social Worker
https://courseroom.capella.edu/courses/61536/assignments/1121752?module_item_id=3100598 4/5
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Criteria Ratings Points
Reflect briefly on how you will continue to grow as an ethical, evidence- informed social worker. (C4.GP.A)
/15.75 pts
Apply APA style and formatting to scholarly writing.
/17.5 pts
Apply the standard writing conventions for the discipline, including structure, voice, person, and tone.
/15.75 pts
DISTINGUISHED
Reflects briefly on how you will continue to grow as an ethical, evidence-informed social worker. Summarizes key steps and strategies to meet growth goals.
15.75 to >13.39 pts
PROFICIENT
Reflects briefly on how you will continue to grow as an ethical, evidence-informed social worker.
13.39 to >11.03 pts
BASIC
Reflects briefly at a surface-level on how you will continue to grow as an ethical, evidence-informed social worker.
11.03 to >0 pts
NON_PERFORMANC
Does not reflect briefly on how you will continue to grow as an ethical, evidence-informed social worker.
0 pts
DISTINGUISHED
Exhibits strict and nearly flawless adherence to APA formatting of in-text citations and references.
17.5 to >14.88 pts
PROFICIENT
Applies APA style and formatting to scholarly writing.
14.88 to >12.25 pts
BASIC
Applies APA style and formatting to scholarly writing incorrectly and/or inconsistently, detracting noticeably from good scholarship.
12.25 to >0 pts
NON_PERFORMANC
Does not apply APA style and formatting to scholarly writing.
0 pts
DISTINGUISHED
Exhibits strict adherence to the standard writing conventions for the discipline. Elements of structure, voice, person, and tone are well matched to the intended audience.
15.75 to >13.39 pts
PROFICIENT
Applies the standard writing conventions for the discipline, including structure, voice, person, and tone.
13.39 to >11.03 pts
BASIC
Applies writing conventions that are inconsistent with disciplinary standards or inappropriate for the intended audience.
11.03 to >0 pts
NON_PERFORMANC
Does not apply the standard writing conventions for the discipline.
0 pts
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