Assignment: Populations and Problems of Interest

To Prepare

Consider a social work population or problem with which you have considered working. Go to the Walden Library to find articles about this population/problem and the social work role when working with this population/problem.

Walden Library recommends the following:

Navigate to the Social Work Research Guide. From the Library’s homepage, click on the blue button Research by Subject, then choose Social Work.

The gold-lined search box at the top of the pages searches thousands of social work journals and is a great place to start your research.

Look at the results, especially the title and subjects, to see related concepts and keywords to add to your search.

Use OR between related terms, which means you will take either term. Example:

domestic violence OR intimate partner violence

Add a second concept in Box #2 to focus your search. It helps to keep concepts separate, especially when multiple boxes are provided. Example:

Box #1: domestic violence OR intimate partner violence

Box #2: veterans

Refine your results based on what you find. Do not be afraid to try other keywords or combinations of words.

Now apply limits. Scroll down in the left column to limit by date (last 5 years) and limit the results to peer reviewed scholarly journals only.

To retrieve the full text of the article, click on the PDF or click on the Find @ Walden button and follow the prompts.

Other examples of searches:

drug addiction OR drug abuse OR substance abuse

senior citizen OR older people OR elderly OR aging

suicide prevention OR suicide intervention

adolescent OR youth OR teen AND anxiety

Note: Submit the Assignment through the SafeAssign draft link early. Then, revise your paper based on the SafeAssign report. Once all edits have been made, submit Assignment to the final assignment submission link.

By Day 7

Submit a 2- to 3-page paper in which you do the following:

Describe the population or problem with which you are interested in working.

Identify the roles social workers take with this population/problem.

Describe what you learned about working with this population during your Walden Library search.

Identify types of skills and knowledge you want/need to develop in order to effectively work with this population/problem.

Support this paper with 3 sources, including from the Learning Resources throughout this course and information found in the Walden Library.

Submission and Grading Information

To submit your completed Assignment for review and grading, do the following:

Please save your Assignment using the naming convention “WK4Assgn+last name+first initial.(extension)” as the name.

Click the Week 4 Assignment Rubric to review the Grading Criteria for the Assignment.

Click the Week 4 Assignment link. You will also be able to “View Rubric” for grading criteria from this area.

Next, from the Attach File area, click on the Browse My Computer button. Find the document you saved as “WK4Assgn+last name+first initial.(extension)” and click Open.

If applicable: From the Plagiarism Tools area, click the checkbox for I agree to submit my paper(s) to the Global Reference Database.

Click on the Submit button to complete your submission.

Rublic Detail

Description of population

27 (13.5%) - 30 (15%)

Paper provides an excellent description of the practice population/problem. Paper provides details or examples of issues faced by the population/problem. Paper provides details about the extent or impact of the population/problem.

Social work roles

27 (13.5%) - 30 (15%)

Paper identifies 4+ roles that social workers take with this problem/population.

Learning

54 (27%) - 60 (30%)

Paper provides an in-depth description of the information learned about working with this population. Paper references specific resources when identifying key learning points. Paper provides a detailed explanation of why this information is important and/or explanation of the student's growth.

Skills and knowledge

27 (13.5%) - 30 (15%)

Paper identifies types of skills and knowledge needed to be developed for working with population/problem. Specific examples of skills and tools are provided. Paper explains why development is recommended in this area, including assessment of current knowledge and skill level.

References

27 (13.5%) - 30 (15%)

Paper is supported with at least 3 scholarly resources.

Writing

18 (9%) - 20 (10%)

Meets expectations, is generally error free (2 or fewer), and further exceeds by showcasing an exemplary scholarly voice to develop the message or communicate ideas.

Tone and presentation of ideas are free from bias and objective, unless otherwise directed in the prompt.

Paper meets 2- to 3-page limit, while concisely presenting ideas.

Yaima Diaz Amaran

Walden University

SOCW 6002: Changing Lives, Changing Society: Introduction to Social Work