social Work Practice

Hi class

My name is Zlenyonoh T.Bility, hail from Grand Gedeh County, West Africa, Liberia. I earn a BSc degree in general forestry, from the University of Liberia, Am presently working as a nursing assistant. I am a resident in Minnesota and am married with a wonderful granddaughter name Aaliyah. My hobbies are reading, participating in students activates and going on a field trip. I am thankful and very happy to be part of this semester. My hope as a incoming master social worker is to gain adequate training in the course materials that will that give me the opportunity to offer ideals for the forest sector reforms, from increase emotional supports to more accountability in the forest dependent communities. I will stand for social justices as it relates to benefits sharing amongst the communities. Additionally, forest and social work are both interrelated, because protecting, restoring and maintaining could ease the burden on the health and social warfare system. They offense against climate change and contribute significant to both health and the diversity of plants, bugs, animal, and the affected communities. I will used my skills in the social work to provide a stable and reliant future for my career to support the mentally disable, dementia patients. I will also have the edge to focus more on the resident’s day to day activity and serve as conduits between the patients, nurses, doctor and forest technicians and their family members at large.

Narratives on my Kaltura recording, but trying to upload.

Describe your population of interest.

The population that interests me the most is child and family, which is one of the most vulnerable groups. Children are very vulnerable in so many ways and building family dynamics is a start in the right direction. 

Identify one professional role that a social worker may assume when working with this population. 

When working with children and families an important role the social worker will assume is the broker role. Connecting clients to the services and resources they need. Then follow up to make sure the right resources are attained. 

Explain how you might apply ecological or systems theory when working with the population.

I would apply system theory when working with this population, it helps me analyze all aspect of the problem. Behaviors are influenced by many different factors that work together. (Krist-Ashman & Hull (2018) states that social work focuses on the intervention of various systems in the environment (p.13). 

Describe your population of interest.

The population that interests me the most is child and family, which is one of the most vulnerable groups. Children are very vulnerable in so many ways and building family dynamics is a start in the right direction. 

Identify one professional role that a social worker may assume when working with this population. 

When working with children and families an important role the social worker will assume is the broker role. Connecting clients to the services and resources they need. Then follow up to make sure the right resources are attained. 

Explain how you might apply ecological or systems theory when working with the population.

I would apply system theory when working with this population, it helps me analyze all aspect of the problem. Behaviors are influenced by many different factors that work together. (Krist-Ashman & Hull (2018) states that social work focuses on the intervention of various systems in the environment (p.13). 

Describe specific steps you will take to develop your knowledge  of population research?  One of the mandates for social workers (especially those who have received   licensure) is to stay up to date in the field. This ensures that social workers are always learning the most current and effective ways to engage with individuals, families, and communities based on the constantly evolving evidence base for social work practice. To align with social work’s ethical values and principles, social work students and practitioners stay abreast of innovations and new findings in social work research in order to provide the best possible support to clients.

Keeping up to date with the entire field of social work would be a daunting task, so social work students and practitioners should   be  abreast  on the issues and topics most relevant to their interests and practice areas and make sure to stay up to date on those. Social workers who practice with a specific population will want to focus on the issues most relevant to their clients; macro-level social workers will want to stay informed about policy changes; social workers practicing with communities should be aware of new interventions and models of engagement.

Thanks Abigail for your post, it makes me to understand that the professional role that a social worker may assume when working with micro/ mezzo is working as school counselor and macro is principal, (kirsh-Asham, pg. 1o). Dr. Alisha Powell, an outpatient therapist and adjunct professor of social work, suggests that social workers who can remain calm under pressure and provide creative solutions by thinking out of the box do best in micro practice settings. She acknowledges the importance of micro social workers as first responders to the immediate emotional and social needs of clients.

Thanks Wagner for your post, indeed Anna Scheyett, notion explains that Social Workers as superheroes. What do they have in common? According to a TED talk by they have more in common than you’d expect. In this article, I will look at and builds upon some of the ideas that Anna talks about as it relates to Social Workers and superheroes. I’m going to extend ‘superheroes’ to mean any fictional, fantasy or sci-fi character that could be seen as a superhero.

HBSE forces is mainly on human adapatation and sees its as aspect of social work demand.

Thanks Dr. Darby

HBSE is unique and essential comparing to other social and behavioral science discipline. Because it look at the person environment and sees how it affect the individual.. It also looks at the individual demand as it relates life. It provides a foundation of knowledge necessary for understanding of how human adapt to changes in the social environment and how they react to complex social psychological and biological issues. HBSE provides ideals of how to help humans adapt and survive among challenges in the social environment that change through exploring their capacity of the developmental flexibility.

Having an understanding of human behavior and social environment allows social workers the purpose to actualized through their quest for social and economic justice, and the prevention of conditions that limit human rights, the elimination of poverty, and the enhancement of the quality of life for all persons.

Wk 2

Explain when it would be appropriate to used self disclosure?

Clients sometimes think that they are alone in their struggles. Thus, another reason for the use of counselor self-disclosure is to convey empathy to clients and to help them feel that they are not alone in their struggles, and that their emotions and experiences are being heard and validated . Self-disclosure to clients raises numerous boundary issues involving potential or actual conflicts of interest in social workers' relationships with clients. t is critically important for social workers to understand the nature of self-disclosure issues and manage them in ways that protect clients. Self-disclosure can occur in a variety of forms, including the Google Factor. Social workers need to embrace ethical responsibility by using their professional knowledge, skills and abilities to assess the use of self-disclosure in their individual practice. 

Finally, the CASW Code of Ethics (2005), the CASW Guidelines for Ethical Practice (2005) and the NLASW Standards for Technology Use in Social Work Practice (2012) will guide social workers to an ethically sound practice.

We self-disclose verbally, for example, when we tell others about our thoughts, feelings, preferences, ambitions, hopes, and fears. And we disclose nonverbally through our body language, clothes, tattoos, jewelry, and any other clues we might give about our personalities and lives.

 

In the parker scenario, Self-disclosure poses a prominent challenge between Sara and stephina finding a balance between their relationship and others issues. As it relates to their livelihood.. a social workers’ personal and professional life. The significance of the social worker-client relationship as the cornerstone of the profession requires social workers to diligently preserve professional boundaries. Social workers are reminded to exercise critical thinking and professional judgment when engaging in self-disclosure with clients. Social workers, who engage in self-disclosure, are urged to do so appropriately and for the clinical benefit of the client. Self-disclosure can occur in a variety of forms, including the Google Factor. Social workers need to embrace ethical responsibility by using their professional knowledge, skills and abilities to assess the use of self-disclosure in their individual practice. 

Finally, the CASW Code of Ethics (2005), the CASW Guidelines for Ethical Practice (2005) and the NLASW Standards for Technology Use in Social Work Practice (2012) will guide social workers to an ethically sound practice.

We self-disclose verbally, for example, when we tell others about our thoughts, feelings, preferences, ambitions, hopes, and fears. And we disclose nonverbally through our body language, clothes, tattoos, jewelry, and any other clues we might give about our personalities and lives.

 Provide a specific example of the type of self-disclosure you might use in seceniro?

Interpersonal Communication Now

MELANIE BOOTH AND SELF-DISCLOSURE IN THE CLASSROOM

One emerging area of interest in the arena of interpersonal communication is self-disclosure in a classroom setting and the challenges that teachers face dealing with personal boundaries. Melanie Booth wrote an article discussing this issue, incorporating her personal experiences. Even though self-disclosure challenges boundaries between teacher-student or student-student, she states that it can offer “transformative” learning opportunities that allow students to apply what they have learned to their life in a deeper more meaningful way. She concludes that the “potential boundary challenges associated with student self-disclosure can be proactively managed and retroactively addressed with careful thought and action and with empathy, respect, and ethical responses toward our students” (Booth).

 

You are welcome Dr. Lance,

Yes as an incoming social worker, am interested in the therapeutic role of children/families as it relate to case management policy. Because its helps children/ families in variety of ways. They will receive emotional support and can learn to understand more about their own feeling and thoughts. Sometimes they may re-enact traumatic /difficult life experience in order to make sense of their past and cope better with their future

· Wk 2 Review the Learning Resources on effective professional-parent relationships.

· Consider the skills that you identified in Discussion 1 and how you might employ them in a meeting with parents Jim and Sarah.

· Reflect on the roles of social workers.

Explain when it would be appropriate to used self disclosure?

It would be appropriate to use self-disclosure when it will benefit the client and not the social worker. Also, when the self-disclosure is relevant to the client as well as keeping it short and simple, then the social worker wants to help the client feel more comfortable talking about the related issue can also be an appropriate time to utilize this technique (Kirst-Ashman and Hull, 2018). The social worker will need to carefully and thoughtfully select the information she /he provide d to the client. You are engaging in what social workers call professional use of self. You’re using your knowledge, experience, and perceptions in a conscientious and deliberate manner. To facilitate the relationship building and planned changed efforts” (Kirst-Ashmanand Hull, 2018, 81). One way the social worker could use self-disclosure is when Stephanie and her mom call the social worker in their home and decided to outline her grievances. Asking do you think you can fix this particular situation.

Provide a specific example of the type of self disclosure you might used this scenario.

In the parker scenario, it would be encouraging for the social worker to use interactive skills to build the therapeutic bond among them (Kirst Ashman & hull.2007), that will assist the both of them (Sara & Stephanie) in learning more about themselves instead of continue disagreement. Social worker should step back after the engagement phrase to analyze why the clients are reacting and addressing the concerns will help social worker. It will be better for the social worker to established the worker client relationship one on one, not taking side in the issue concerns..Sara and Stephanie are living separately in their home because of their personal interest since Stephanie joins her mom years ago. Clear communication can make them feel closer, understand one another better, and cooperate more effectively. Emotional (rather than factual) disclosures are particularly important for boosting empathy and building trust.

Identify an interviewing technique you learned from this week’s resources that you would use when working with this client. Provide a specific example of the interviewing technique

I will use open-ended questions to encourage Sara and Stephanie to collaborate while the social worker maintained a neutral tone. Asking yes or no questions means your client likely won't give you the info you need. Open-ended questions help then both to feel heard and they were able speak out their likes and dislikes about their living environment while the social find a common ground that Sara and her mom should respects their personal boundaries. The technique will also help me to remind them about their frequent arguments is not good and its damaging their health conditions (mental health bipolar and dementia) I would encourage a routine visits once a week to monitors the communication skills and as well their health issues. Sara and Stephanie should listen to one another to avoid yelling and hostile over ownership.’

Explain why you would use this technique.

would used my interventions techniques to considered concrete services for Sara and Stephanie as  it relates income support or material aid, institutional placement, mental health services, in-home health services, supervision, education, transportation, housing, medical services, legal services, in-home assistance, socialization, nutrition, for the parker home.

Kirst-Ashman, K. K., & Hull, G. H., Jr. (2018). Empowerment series: Understanding generalist practice (8th ed.). CENGAGE Learning. 

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

rovide a specific example of the interviewing technique

Effective communication strategies involve:

Initiation: Teachers should initiate contact as soon as they know which students will be in their classroom for the school year. Contact can occur by means of an introductory phone call or a letter to the home introducing yourself to the parents and establishing expectations.

Timeliness: Adults should make contact soon after a problem has been identified, so a timely solution can be found. Waiting too long can create new problems, possibly through the frustration of those involved.

Consistency and frequency: Parents want frequent, ongoing feedback about how their children are performing with homework.

Follow-through: Parents and teachers each want to see that the other will actually do what they say they will do.

Clarity and usefulness of communication: Parents and teachers should have the information they need to help students, in a form and language that makes sense to the

Parents and community members can adopt a variety of roles and relationships with schools. Three of the most critical roles they can assume are:

· becoming primary educational resources for their children;

· becoming supporters and/or advocates for children through site-based school restructuring efforts; and

· participating in the development and implementation of district programs that support partnerships.

Home learning activities present the most common vehicles through which parents and community members assume primary educational roles for elementary and middle grade children. The most successful of these activities incorporate practices that take local factors into account and that build on parent strengths. Home learning activities often take the form of modeling high expectations, supporting schoolwork and homework, providing a positive learning climate in the home, and attending conferences. School practices that make positive contributions to parent involvement include site based management, clear and welcoming policies and communications, liaison personnel, physical accommodations, and planning geared toward determining and meeting families' needs.

Districtwide parent and community involvement programs also need to embrace the diversity of families in the design of policies, programs, and practices. Policies at any level should contain methods by which all parents, regardless of socioeconomic, linguistic, or literacy backgrounds, can be informed about programs and the progress of their children. Professional development opportunities for staff enhance the effectiveness of any program. Finally, linking the various groups and agencies that support education with both schools and families strengthens the overall partnership (Crump and Ellis, l995).

· The research literature reveals overarching elements that affect the home/school connection in whatever form it takes. Two-way communication surfaces repeatedly as a key to successful partnerships. To improve communication, schools must become more inclusive and creative, taking advantage of electronic media, new parent conferencing techniques, and a knowledge of the local community. Principals, teachers, and district administrators are key players in this partnership. Adequate resources must be available to enable the development and implementation of programs.

Consider the skills that you identified in Discussion 1 and how you might employ them in a meeting with parents Jim and Sarah.

According to developmental millstone theory, social workers can engage in policy practice by coalition-building, lobbying, campaigning, or running for office. Essentially, policy is any law or rule that governs a state (country, city, etc.) or organization. When children are being neglected due to parental substance abuse, developmental problems often arise, such as speech delays, malnutrition, and cognitive functioning issues. Parental drug use during pregnancy can result in birth defects, attachment problems and drug-affected newborns.

The Sarah and jam video case, convey concerns about their baby Jane, deficiency in growth, including a shorter, left arm and leg, low birth weight, lethargy, slow reflexes, and a APGAR score describes the conditions of the unborn enfant. Jonas parents admit to their use of meth during the pregnancy and have feelings of guilt and remorse that the drug use caused baby Jane’s birth defects. As it relates to the concepts in human development that describes specific characteristics of different age levels (Zastrow et al., 2019). At certain points throughout her development, baby Jane may struggle to do certain tasks that her age group can perform due to her developmental capabilities. The authors also talk about the differentiation between environmental and hereditary developmental factors. According to the doctor’s assessment, there are certainly problems regarding the baby’s development, most likely due to environmental factors, specifically Sarah’s drug use. These challenges may hinder the rate and ease at which baby Jane would achieve typical milestones throughout her development. While other infants will begin to crawl on all fours or walk using both legs and arms for balance, baby Jane may take longer to learn how to balance due to her conditions.

Describe how the dimensions of the person-in-environment perspective can be applied in this case.

The person-in-environment perspective has been accepted by the profession as uniquely defining and differentiating social work from related professions/disciplines, such as psychology (more person centered) and sociology (more structurally oriented). In terms of its epistemological status, the concept “person in environment” is variously described as a perspective or a framework. As such, it is said to help the practitioner organize observations, planning, and intervention strategy. In this broader understanding, person-in-environment is not a “theory” in the sense of producing statements that have been or can be verified with empirical evidence. However, this is not to say that more specific formulations linking some aspect of the environment to behavioral outcomes have not been productive. Many of such formulations have formed the backdrop for much that goes by the name “evidence-based practice” (a concept treated extensively elsewhere on this site). There is some speculation regarding when the person-in-environment framework was first clearly articulated in social work. What is clear is that there were a number of historical developments in the first two decades of the 20th century that led to the more formal expression of the concept in the emerging profession and discipline of social work sometime after World War I

Identify two practice skills that you as the social worker could employ in working with the parents.

Social work can be demanding and emotionally stressful, so it is important to engage in activities that help you to maintain a healthy work-life balance. Self-care refers to practices that help to reduce stress and improve health and well-being – engaging in these practices helps to prevent burnout and compassion fatigue and is crucial to having a sustainable career. By taking the time to care for themselves, social workers are better able to provide the best services for their clients. Learn more about self-care. Working effectively with clients from diverse backgrounds requires social workers to be respectful and responsive to cultural beliefs and practices. Social workers must be knowledgeable and respectful of their clients’ cultural backgrounds and must, as stated by NASW“examine their own cultural backgrounds and identities while seeking out the necessary knowledge, skills, and values that can enhance the delivery of services to people with varying cultural experiences associated with their race, ethnicity, gender, class, sexual orientation, religion, age or disability.” Possessing a non-judgmental attitude and an appreciation for diversity and the value of individual differences enables social worker to provide clients with what they

References:

Cohen, A., & Mosek, A. (2019). “Power together”: Professionals and parents of children with disabilities creating productive partnerships. Child & Family Social Work, 24(4), 565–573. https://doi.org/10.1111/cfs.12637

Zastrow, C., Kirst-Ashman, K. K., & Hessenauer, S. L. (2019). Introduction to Human Behavior and the Social Environment. In Understanding human behavior and the social environment (pp. 23–27). essay, Cengage. 

Walden University, LLC. (2021). Theories of human development [interactive media]. Walden University Blackboard. https://class.waldenu.edu

if your child has a birth defect, you might be feeling overwhelmed and unprepared. But you're not alone — about 120,000 babies are born in the United States each year with birth defects, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

It's important to know that many people and resources are available to help you and your child. 

What Are Birth Defects?

Birth defects (also called congenital anomalies) are problems present at birth. There are many different types of birth defects, and they can range from mild to severe. Defects can be structural (like a cleft lip/palate, spina bifida, or a heart defect) or functional/developmental (like Down syndrome, deafness, or a metabolic disorder like phenylketonuria).

Some defects are inherited (passed on to a baby by his/her parents), while others have environmental causes. In many cases, the cause is unknown.

· support groups or other parents

Keep a file with a running list of questions and the answers you find, as well as suggestion

In Jane case study, I examines how and on what grounds Jane parent to be competent or incompetent to give their informed view in the care order preparatory process. . The interviews were tailored to address the care order preparations as narratives by Jane parents. I used narrative and storytelling as form of engagement to listen to (Jane parent) challenged. The experiences was clear, in their own words as it relates to recent care order preparatory process accord The Jane parent was toddling to the interview choose a case which was informative about both consent and objection in care order decision-making. After the narrative description, at the end of the interview, I asked questions about informed consent in order to introduce a new layer to the narrative, including the question: ‘In my view, were the parents and the child competent to express their consent/objection concerning the care order and the placement in substitute care in the case you just told me about?’

Jane challenges make her to experience some negative effects from drug her parent used during pregnancy. Which results into some developmental disability leaving her apgar syndrome that cause her to have low birth weight, breaching problem. She could not react to her environment because of the affects of the drug her parent consumes during pregnancy. The family will need support and treatment approval to address their substance abuse practice In the environment that will work for them.

As a social worker, I will encourage the parent of a Jane with a birth defect that it's important for them to:

Acknowledge your emotions. The parent might feel shock, denial, grief, and even anger. Accept those feelings, and talk about them with your spouse/partner and other family members. You also might consider seeing a counselor. Your doctor probably can recommend a social worker or psychologist.

Get support. Talking with someone who's been through the same thing can help. Ask your doctor or a social worker if other parents in the area have children with the same condition. Consider joining a support group, ask the doctors or specialists for advice on finding a local or national support group, or search online.

Celebrate your child, Let yourself enjoy your baby the same way any new parent would, by cuddling and playing, watching for developmental milestones (even if they're different from those in children without a birth defect), and sharing your joy with family members and friends. Many parents of babies with birth defects wonder if they should send out birth announcements. This is a personal decision, the fact that your baby has a health problem doesn't mean you shouldn't be excited about the new addition to your family.

Educate yourself. Try to learn as much as you can as soon as you can. Start by asking your doctors lots of questions. Record the answers, and if you're not satisfied or if a doctor doesn't answer your questions thoroughly, don't be afraid to get second opinions.

Other places to get information include:

Books written for parents of children with birth defects national organizations such as the March of Dimes,

The National Information Center for Children and Youth With Disabilities, and those representing a specific birth defect

· Hi shantavion and thanks for your discussion post. In the context of the social worker home visit at Stephanie and her mom Sara home. Ethnographic interviews help social worker seize opportunities to learn more about particular issues. Ethnographic interviews can help make sense of rituals and practices as the social worker might ask someone to explain a practice in which the person is currently engaged.. For example when the counselor asked Stephanie mom Sara, how many cats do you have and she said six(6) that looks scaring

Greetings Blanca and thanks for your discussion post. I agree that social worker used the below tips benefits and risks of self disclosure to derive at her expected answers. Catharsis- Stephanie and Sara get it off their chest reveal regrets, mental and emotional reliefs. Reciprocity-one act of self-disclosure leads to another, no guarantee though, honesty creates a safe climate. Self clarification-clarify beliefs, opinions, thoughts, attitudes, feelings by talking about them. Talk the problem out. Self validation-seeking validation of out behavior. The social worker identity management-make ourselves more marketing

Thanks Wright, employmentabilty skills, this personal and workplace success Skills in the library is a collection of resources to guide the integration of personal and workplace success skills into curriculum and instruction, advising and coaching, assessment, and program design. These resources were selected for adult education, higher education, workforce development, and career and technical education programs serving adult and older youth learners and workers, including English language learners.

Thanks frazer for posting

Social worker used active listening skills to interview technique that helps clients feel heard and understood. Active listening involves the combination of talking and listening skills to convey empathy for your client's problem or situation. Examples of active listening techniques, building trust and establishing rapport., Demonstrating concern. Paraphrasing to show understanding. Using nonverbal cues which show understanding such as nodding, eye contact, and leaning forward..

Week 3

Describe two potential risks of Juan and Elena Hernandez’s disciplinary style on the psychological development of their children.

The two potential risks punishments styles for the boys by the Hernandez parents stated if the boys listen staged quiet and followed all their rules. the parent used the passed on ,methods of discipline, in which their parents and grandparent used to punish their children whenever they goes wrong. The boys got punishment whenever they talk back at their parents, make them to kneel down for hours while holding two large books in each of their hands, beat then with belt and this punishment is the normal routine in their home, The Hernandez parent refusing to be persuaded that they are doing the right by ensuring that their children are disciplined. (Laureate Education, 2013a). The Hernandez parents refuse to attend the parenting class to learn new parental skills because of the claim of abusing their children as it relates the discipline. And also the father was working overtime to ensure that the family is financially stable while his wife was baby sitter. The Juan Jr seemed as role model for his younger brother and feel he should be responsible. But according to the children (piaget , 1947) concert operational stage depicts an important step in the cognitive development of of children (piaget 29470) according to piaget thinking in this stage is characterize logical operations, such as conversation, reversibility allowing to logical reasoning

Identify one theoretical perspective (e.g., Piaget or Erikson) that can be used to explain the children’s developmental stage. How does this theory apply to the Hernandez children and to the potential impact of the parents’ disciplinary style?

According Piaget’s second stage, the pre-operational stage, starts when the child begins to learn to speak at age two and lasts up until the age of seven. During the Pre-operational Stage of cognitive development, Piaget noted that children do not yet understand concrete logic and cannot mentally manipulate information.. Children’s increase in playing and pretending takes place in this stage. However, the child still has trouble seeing things from different points of view. The children’s play is mainly categorized by symbolic play and manipulating symbols. Such play is demonstrated by the idea of checkers being snacks, pieces of paper being plates, and a box being a table.  Children who have built trust within this first year usually feel safe and secure. Children that have developed mistrust within the first year usually feel insecure. The second stage is autonomy versus shame and doubt it is developed from a little over a year to three years old. Children in this age range are learning how to be independent. The parents are guiding, directing, and praising attempts teaching the children autonomy. If children are successful during this stage they are independent, confident, and secure. If they are not successful during this stage they have a feeling of self-doubt. The third stage is initiative versus guilt. 

R eference

Asendorpf, J. B., van de Schoot, R., Denissen, J. J. A., and Hutteman, R. (2014). Reducing bias due to systematic attrition in longitudinal studies: the benefits of multiple imputation. Int. J. Behav. Dev. 38,

Barber, B. K. (2002). Intrusive Parenting: How Psychological Control Affects Children and Adolescents. Washington, DC: American Psychological Association.

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Provide a brief description of the family system you selected

Family system theory is an approach to understand human functioning that focuses on interactions between people in a family and between the family and the context(s) in which that family is embedded. Family systems theory has been applied to a wide variety of areas including psychotherapy in general and family therapy in particular (working from a systems framework with emotional, behavioral.

Extended family is very important throughout Africa. Families, not individuals, are the building blocks of African society. Most people live in households that include not only the nuclear family (mother, father, and children) but also members of their extended family (grandparents, aunts, uncles, cousins, and others). Family members act as both an economic and emotional network and provide individuals with a sense of who they are and where they belong. Many African immigrants, such as this Liberian immigrant living across America since the 1960s, express a sense of loss at no longer being surrounded by their family: The extended family structure. When at home, children and the entire family feel safe. Extended family members, especially grandparents, can assist in passing on cultural teachings and traditions, including language. For example, grandparents can share stories, skills and teachings during their time with the grandchildren. This is also connected to the children's healthy self-esteem.

. Explain potential barriers or challenges this family might encounter.

As the structure of extended family changes over time, so does the challenges that African families face, divorce band remarriages are some major factors behind divorce in west Africa are unemployment, gender-based violence, extended family interference with marital disputes, the decline in marital values, lack of understanding of what marriage entails and partners lack of conflict resolution skills. Apr 11, 2019. Other long-standing domestic issues such as abuse continue to strain the health and stability of today’s families.

Explain how a social worker might address this barrier on an individual, family, organizational, group, or community level.

Social workers responsibilities to the society to further cultural awareness and appreciation. It places responsibility on social workers to advocate for social policies that respect differences and support the expansion of cultural knowledge and resources. Social workers also are expected to “advocate for programs and institutions that demonstrate cultural competence.  Cultural competence in advocacy and policy practice is described as being in furtherance of equity and social justice, and something that all social workers should strive for.

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The royal society biological science Makinwa-adebusoye, Paulina (2001) sociocultural factors affecting fertility in sub Saharan Africa. T

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Karls, J. M., & O’Keefe, M. E. (2008). Person-in-environment system manual (2nd ed.). Washington, DC: NASW Press. LEP.gov. (2015). Executive order 13166. Retrieved

Respond to at least two colleagues with an in-depth response that draws from the

required readings or additional reading found in the library. In your response:

Hi king:

Provide feedback.

Thanks for your post as it relates to the family that suffers suicide prevention, family are the foundation for most human lives (krist Ashman, & hull 135). The family should work together to solved the depression problem that lead to suicide.

Ask a question.

What the family could do to avoid suicide, an counselor should visit the family home to get the views of the family in take.

Make a suggestion.

I would suggestion that the suicide family work invite an occupational therapy to train and educate the family about others resources that will give the family financial backing to avoid repeated situation.

Note a similarity or difference to your posting.

The difference is that my post was about extended families, to identify extended family issues that they goes some family member not having trust to share their Lgbtq status to family member that causing them depressions that lead to suicides.

Explain the role peer group acceptance plays in identity development among children in middle childhood. Also discuss whether peer acceptance is a predictor of successful adjustment in middle childhood. 

Peers play important roles in children’s lives at much earlier points in development than we might have thought. Experiences in the first two or three years of life have implications for children’s acceptance by their classmates in nursery school and the later school years. Children who are competent with peers at an early age, and those who show prosaically behavior, are particularly likely to be accepted by their peers. Aggressive children are often rejected by their peers, although aggression does not always preclude peer acceptance. It is clear that peer relations pose special challenges to children with disorders and others who lack the emotional, cognitive and behavioural skills that underlie harmonious interaction. The risk for children with early behavioural and emotional problems is exacerbated by the peer rejection they experience. Conversely, early friendships and positive relations with peer groups appear to protect children against later psychological problems. Peer relationships provide a unique context in which children learn a range of critical social emotional skills, such as empathy, cooperation, and problem-solving strategies. Peer relationships can also contribute negatively to social emotional development through bullying, exclusion, and deviant peer processes.

Peer acceptance is associated with better psychological adjustment and educational achievement, programs that support early competence with peers will have implications for educational and mental-health policy.  The findings also raise challenging questions about “mainstreaming” policies for children with special educational needs. Problems that have been noted in mainstreamed preschool classrooms may derive from underlying deficits that could be addressed directly. It is therefore important for policy-makers and service-providers to consider ways to facilitate young children’s positive relations with their peers. Peer relationships provide a unique context in which children learn a range of critical social emotional skills, such as empathy, cooperation, and problem-solving strategies. Peer relationships can also contribute negatively to social emotional development through bullying, exclusion, and deviant peer processes.

Then, imagine that you are working with a child being raised by older relatives, as in the Big Mama video. How would you expect the family situation to affect the child’s identity development?

Walter Parent’s inability to form positive attachments were influenced by a variety of issues, such as, depression, drug and/or alcohol dependency, poverty, poor relationships with the child’s parent, mental illness, violence, etc. These factors resulted in poor social dynamics with the parent; thereby, hindering their bonding. Children with poor attachments tend to display poor socioemotional affects, such as, poor social, coping, and problem solving skills, tantrums, clingy, withdrawn, or aggressive behaviors, etc. These negative effects, often impacts the child throughout their developmental years.

For example, Big Mama follows 18 months in the life of Viola Dees (89 years old) as she tries of

example, Big Mama follows 18 months in the life of Viola Dees (89 years old) as she tries of persuade Los Angeles authorities that she can care for her grandson, 9-year-old Walter. Born to a drug addicted mother, Walter was in foster care until Dees managed to get him released into her care at the age of four. He was a very disturbed child, traumatized by the death of his father and the disappearance of his mother, while still appearing bright and sweetly loving to his grandmother. The film focuses on the continuous battle against age discrimination faced by Dees and many like her. While contending with her own declining health, and a bureaucratic and legal system that continually threatens to force them apart, Dees fights the misconception that age supersedes one's ability to love and care for a child. "When, exactly, are you too old to love your own grandchild?" she asks. Big Mama candidly chronicles the family when life deals them several blows. Dees suffers a heart attack, provoking hostile and disturbed behavior from Walter who burns their house down when he sets a magazine ablaze in his room. When Walter is admitted to a psychiatric hospital, the doctors determine that Dees is no longer able to handle her grandson, and will not release him to her until she agrees to place him in long-term residential care. After a challenging search, Walter is accepted at an appropriate facility and thrives during his year there. However, when treatment is completed, social workers determine that Dees is too frail to care for him, and Walter is placed in a foster home. Walter's aunts and uncles are unable to take him in, possibly because they feel unqualified to deal with his often threatening and troubled behavior Sadly, Viola Dees died at age 91. Weeks later, the Los Angeles Department of Children and Family Services sought an eleventh-hour block of the film's release, citing issues of Walter's privacy. The case was ultimately dismissed and the documentary went on to win an Academy Award in the Short Documentary section. None of the film is staged or reenacted.ug addicted mother, Walter was in foster care until Dees managed to get him released into her care at the age of four. He was a very disturbed child, traumatized by the death of his father and the disappearance of his mother, while still appearing bright and sloving to his grandmother. The film focuses on the continuous battle against age discrimination faced by DeRReferees and many like her. While contending with her own declining health, antic and legal system that continually threatens to force them apart, Dees fights the misconception that age supersedes one's ability to love and care for a child. "When, exactly, are you too old to love your own grandchild?" she asks. Big Mama candidly chronicles the family when life deals them several blows. Dees suffers a heart attack, provoking hostile and disturbed behavior from Walter who burns their house down when he sets a magazine ablaze in his room. When Walter is admitted to a psychiatric hospital, the doctors determine that Dees is no longer able to handle her grandson, and will not release him to her until she agrees to place him in long-term residential care. After a challenging search, Walter is accepted at an appropriate facility and thrives during his year there. However, when treatment is completed, social workers determine that Dees is too frail to care for him, and Walter is placed in a foster home. Walter's aunts and uncles are unable to take him in, possibly because they feel unqualified to deal with his often threatening and troubled behavior Sadly, Viola Dees died at age 91. Weeks later, the Los Angeles Department of Children and Family Services sought an eleventh-hour block of the film's release, citing issues of Walter's privacy. The case was ultimately dismissed and the documentary went on to win an Academy Award in the Short Documentary section. None of the film is staged or reen

In this week’s Assignment, you provide an assessment of a family and provide an analysis of the family using a social work perspective with consideration to strengths, cultural values, and social work theory.

· Consider a family system in a holistic manner. You can use the same family system as in the Discussion. However, in the Discussion you focused on a specific set of challenges. In this Assignment, think about all other aspects of the family system.

a 2- to 3-page paper in which you further analyze a family system. Support your analysis by using the Kirst-Ashman and Hull text to do the following:

· Describe the structure of a family.

· Identify the strengths in the family.

· Explain where in the life cycle this family is located and how that may influence family dynamics.

· Describe the specific roles of two family members, and explain if the various roles work well together for the benefit of this family.

· Explain how understanding the family’s challenges will help a social worker working with this family.

· Analyze this family using systems theory or the ecological perspective.