Social Work Practice

Does this Social Work Practice assignment look familiar? Many professor's assign topics just like this and our writers custom write each one. You can use the questions below to formulate an excellent research paper on an issue in social work practice that needs study. This particular sample uses a homeless shelter for practice on problem solving.

One way to write a research paper on a social work practice is to imagine that you are a MSW Intern working at ICHF Homeless shelter. You work with clients at the shelter as well as clients in PSH - Permanent Supportive Housing (Clients that have left the shelter and now are living on their own via Temporary Rental Assistance Vouchers or Section 8 Housing). Your field experience has led to the identification of some problems at your placement. One problem you would like to focus on is to integrate clients in the homeless shelter and clients in PSH. You have found that many clients in the shelter could benefit from experiences shared by PSH clients. You decide to form a group with clients from the shelter and clients from PSH.

This assignment applies the problem-solving process to a "macro" system with a focus on designing and implementing an intervention in the service of environmental change for client systems. Be creative. Develop scenarios and client's experiences that you feel would take place. Your paper must be written as though you implemented the intervention.

I. Problem Identification

1. Identify one problem-for-work faced by your agency, a community or a category of clients from within your agency. (Note: there may be several problems on which to work; summarize the situation and problems generally, and then focus on one for the purpose of this assignment).
2. Describe the field experience that led to the identification of this problem, and provide information from the agency or local community justifying the need to intervene (i.e, what is the prevalence of the problem, and the consequences of the problem on a local level).

II. Assessment

1. Include an analysis of the problem as defined by significant systems (including clients) and as you see it.
2. Provide at least 2 plausible interpretations of the cause (etiology) or maintenance of the problem.
3. Refer to theory (organizational, community or group) to frame the perspective.
4. Access at least 3 quantitative research articles that help you understand the scope of the problem (its prevalence, cause, maintenance, and consequences) for clients systems that may further support and justify intervention efforts. In other words, develop your case practice theory. Make sure to include interpretations that reflect different levels of functioning, by choosing among the interpersonal, family, small group, organizational, or community levels.
5. Assess the relevant systems readiness for change in relation to the problem. In other words, identify the systemic opportunities (strengths) and barriers.
6. Describe at least one barrier or opposition to change that you anticipate and describe how you plan to manage it.
7. Similarly, describe at least one source that you have identified, and describe how you plan to utilize it (Use of Brager & Holloway and netting is recommended here).

III. Goal-setting, Intervention, Evaluation and Termination

1. In planning your intervention strategy, use at least 3 quantitative research articles that help you understand intervention efforts that have been tried elsewhere and demonstrate successful outcomes in similar circumstances.
2. State the goal(s) and objectives to be accomplished through your intervention to the problem.
3. Describe how you are implementing your intervention. Include your role(s) and activities, the skills you have used, and actions of relevant systems in this change effort. **Use at least 1 page with example of group session. using dialoge between PSH clients and clients in homeless shelter**
4. Illustrate how you managed an important barrier or how you utilized support by providing short selections of dialogue (Incorporate Schulman or other relevant authors) Single space and indent dialogue.
5. Describe how you are measuring the accomplishment of goals. Evaluate the strengths and limitations of the method you have selected. Evaluate your progress on the intervention to date. Describe one skill that you acquired or strengthened in the process of intervening at the macro level.
6. What special considerations are required for termination from this intervention effort? Describe them, and how you are addressing them.

IV. Abstract

Write an abstract of 200 words (maximum) to introduce your paper following precise style guidelines required by APA.

Social Work practice is guided by attention to the concept of difference, ethnic/racial perspectives, and other ethical principal. These values may influence the problem-solving process at various stages and in various ways. Please describe and incorporate attention to these values in any one or more of the phases of problem-solving as you answer the questions contained in this assignment.