NCU MSW5000 2021 May Assignments Latest (Full)

MSW5000 Introduction to Social Work

Week 1 Assignment

Explore the Facets of Contemporary Social Work

Instructions

During this first week, you explored the social work profession and what makes it such a unique profession. You can see that social work is as diverse as the clients that are served.

For this assignment, prepare a written response to the following:

Identify a current social issue or problem that is of personal interest to you that you believe your role as a social worker could address.

Visit a social work professional organization website such as the National Association of Social Workers to review what is known about the social issue/problem and the role of a social worker in addressing it.

Prepare a short 2- to 4- paragraph reflection about your interest in the problem, and discuss what research has found about the problem so far.

Provide a list of three current journal articles you have located in the NCU library that discuss research that has investigated your selected social issue/problem. (These are the supportive resources mentioned below in the assignment criteria.)

Total Length: 2 pages, not including title and reference pages

Your assignment should demonstrate thoughtful consideration of the ideas and concepts presented in the course by providing new thoughts and insights relating directly to this topic. Your response should reflect graduate-level writing and APA standards. Be sure to adhere to Northcentral University's Academic Integrity Policy.

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MSW5000 Introduction to Social Work

Week 2 Assignment

Examine the History of Social Work Practice

Instructions

During this second week, you explored the knowledge base and history of social work. We have examined specific social work professions as well as the great strides social workers have made in the U.S. with helping individuals, thus making a difference nationally.

For your assignment this week, identify three influential figures in social work – one person of color, one female, and one of your choice. Briefly, describe their accomplishments and their contributions to the social work knowledge base.

Next, select one of the three and discuss how this individual might approach the social issue/problem you identified in Week 1. If possible or appropriate, include an example that illustrates how this individual might address the problem.

Support your assignment with at least three scholarly resources. In addition to these specified resources, other appropriate scholarly resources, including seminal articles, may be included.

Length: 2-3 pages, not including title and reference pages

Your assignment should demonstrate thoughtful consideration of the ideas and concepts presented in the course by providing new thoughts and insights relating directly to this topic. Your response should reflect graduate-level writing and APA standards. Be sure to adhere to Northcentral University's Academic Integrity Policy.

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MSW5000 Introduction to Social Work

Week 3 Assignment

Analyze the NASW Code of Ethics

Instructions

For this assignment, begin by reviewing the NASW Code of Ethics.

Then, prepare a written response to the following:

• After reviewing the NASW Code, think back to the social issue/problem you selected and discussed for the Week 1 assignment. Identify two specific areas from the NASW Code of Ethics that you think might become the greatest ethical challenge in addressing the issue/problem from Week 1. For example, the most recently revised Code contains information on texting clients, electronic communication, Facebook, etc., which may present ethical issues for social workers who use social media. How might your own personal ethical values compare and contrast with the NASW Code of Ethics that you are required to follow as a professional?

• For each of the two areas you identified, develop at least one recommendation for social workers who encounter ethical “gray areas” related to the social problem. Be sure to locate the website for the Social Work Licensing Board for your state, and explore any recommendations or provisions the Board may suggest for resolving ethical dilemmas. In addition, research any relevant laws in your state that may be relevant to your identified issue.

• Provide examples to support your findings.

Support your assignment with at least three scholarly resources. In addition to these specified resources, other appropriate scholarly resources, including seminal articles, may be included.

Length: 3-5 pages, not including title and reference pages

Your assignment should demonstrate thoughtful consideration of the ideas and concepts presented in the course by providing new thoughts and insights relating directly to this topic. Your response should reflect graduate-level writing and APA standards. Be sure to adhere to Northcentral University's Academic Integrity Policy.

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MSW5000 Introduction to Social Work

Week 4 Assignment

Illustrate the Three Dimensions of Generalist Practice

Instructions

This week, you have examined the three dimensions of generalist practice in social work. For this week’s assignment, using the social problem from Week 1, prepare a PowerPoint presentation for local policymakers explaining how the problem might be impacted by each of the three dimensions. Be sure to illustrate the process and discuss how each dimension engages the problem.

Hint: The intended audience for this presentation is the same audience you will engage in the Signature Assignment, due in Week 8.

Incorporate appropriate animations, transitions, and graphics as well as speaker notes for each slide. The speaker notes may be comprised of brief paragraphs or bulleted lists and should cite material appropriately.

Support your presentation with at least three scholarly resources. In addition to these specified resources, other appropriate scholarly resources may be included.

Length: 12-15 slides (with a separate reference slide)

Notes Length: 100-150 words for each slide

Be sure to include citations for quotations and paraphrases with references in APA format and style where appropriate. Save the file as PPT with the correct course code information. Upload your document, and then click the Submit to Dropbox button.

 

MSW5000 Introduction to Social Work

Week 5 Assignment

Interpret Different Micro Practice Settings

Instructions

Evaluate your community and identify types of social work micro practice settings. Then, prepare a written analysis addressing the following:

Examine the specific issues faced by individuals and families in your community.

Investigate how social workers address social problems faced by individuals and family units.

Provide examples to support your findings and indicate which tasks are key skills social workers must possess to work with these unique populations.

Support your assignment with at least three scholarly resources. In addition to these specified resources, other appropriate scholarly resources, including seminal articles, may be included.

Length: 5-7 pages, not including title and reference pages

Your assignment should demonstrate thoughtful consideration of the ideas and concepts presented in the course by providing new thoughts and insights relating directly to this topic. Your response should reflect graduate-level writing and APA standards. Be sure to adhere to Northcentral University's Academic Integrity Policy.

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MSW5000 Introduction to Social Work

Week 6 Assignment

Differentiate Between Mezzo and Macro Practice Skills

Instructions

Using the information you gathered from Week 1, prepare a chart in which you describe the available agencies and organizations that would be able to address the social problem/issue that you identified. Please describe the types of practice skills that would be needed in a mezzo or macro practice setting. You may find that these skills overlap, and if so, explain why.

Support your assignment with at least three scholarly resources. In addition to these specified resources, other appropriate scholarly resources, including seminal articles, may be included.

Length: 2-3-page chart, not including title and reference pages

Your assignment should demonstrate thoughtful consideration of the ideas and concepts presented in the course by providing new thoughts and insights relating directly to this topic. Your response should reflect graduate-level writing and APA standards. Be sure to adhere to Northcentral University's Academic Integrity Policy.

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MSW5000 Introduction to Social Work

Week 7 Assignment

Assess Social Service Agencies that Address Current Social Problems

Instructions

For this assignment, prepare an assessment of social service agencies that address the current social problem/issue you developed in Week 1 and Week 6 that are relevant to your community today. Develop a paper in which you indicate which agencies might be best equipped to work with individuals/families affected by the problem. Include examples to support your findings.

Support your assignment with at least three scholarly resources. In addition to these specified resources, other appropriate scholarly resources, including seminal articles, may be included.

Length: 5-7 pages, not including title and reference pages

Your assignment should demonstrate thoughtful consideration of the ideas and concepts presented in the course by providing new thoughts and insights relating directly to this topic. Your response should reflect graduate-level writing and APA standards. Be sure to adhere to Northcentral University's Academic Integrity Policy.

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MSW5000 Introduction to Social Work

Week 8 Assignment

Signature Assignment: Analyze the Impact of a Current Social Problem on Individuals, Families, and Communities

Instructions

This final assignment will be one that culminates the learning of this course and will be built on the previous assignments. Because of this, it is important to integrate the feedback you are receiving from your professor into this assignment.

For your Signature Assignment, analyze the impact of a current problem on individuals, families, and communities. In your analysis, please work on the problem/issue you began addressing in Week 1. Identify the problem/issue and what area(s) you think might be the greatest challenge to you based on the social issue/problem selected. Next, identify the social work values and ethics that you might need to address; identify elements of micro, mezzo, and macro dimensions that can be utilized in addressing the social problem/issue you identified as well as the practice skills that are needed for each dimension. Then, identify your chosen problem/issue within the context of social welfare and identify particular welfare systems or agencies that could best help the individual/family who may be experiencing the social problem/issue. Lastly, provide your own takeaway about how you as a social worker would advocate for an individual or family presented with this social problem/issue.

For this final project, your analysis must include the following:

Provide an overview of the social problem/issue you have identified.

Review the practice knowledge, planned change process, and level(s) of dimensions that inform you of the systems that influence the individual and/or family in the problem you are addressing. Please note that dimensions can overlap, so it is important to identify this and how they overlap concerning the problem you are presenting and the practice skills that are needed to address each of the systems of micro, mezzo, and macro practice.

Explain how the problem can be addressed within the social welfare system and explain which social welfare system would be most helpful.

Conclude by indicating how you as a future Master Social Worker would advocate on behalf of the family or individual (e.g., what would you advocate for, what dimension (level of practice) would you advocate at (micro, mezzo, or macro), and what your advocacy would entail).

Support your assignment with at least five scholarly resources. In addition to these specified resources, other appropriate scholarly resources, including seminal articles, may be included.

Length: 10-12 pages, not including title and reference pages

Your assignment should demonstrate thoughtful consideration of the ideas and concepts presented in the course by providing new thoughts and insights relating directly to this topic. Your response should reflect graduate-level writing and APA standards. Be sure to adhere to Northcentral University's Academic Integrity Policy.

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