Social Work Profession

SW 301U

Quiz 1

Please answer ONE of the following questions. Remember to cite the textbook (and any other sources you reference) using APA format. While there’s no page requirement, make sure to answer the question completely (hint: it’s difficult to do this in just one paragraph).

1. Utilizing DuBois and Miley and class lectures, please describe the contributions of two historical figures that were key in the development of social work profession. Apply one of the social systems perspectives to their work and/or social context.

2. Think about a current social issue you care about (i.e. global warming, the War on Drugs, LGBTQ equal rights, equal pay, disproportionality of people of color in the justice system, etc.). Name the issue and then address: how this issue might impact social functioning at the micro, mezzo and macro levels. Talk about how a social worker might intervene at each of these levels. Make sure to incorporate the textbook.