SOCW6351 2020 MAY Week 7 Discussion (dq1+dq2) Latest

SOCW6351 Social Policy, Welfare, and Change

Week 7 Discussion

DQ1 Cultural Influences of Social Policy

Post by Day 3 an explanation of how cultural considerations might affect child welfare policy. Then, explain what your responsibilities, as a social worker, might be in supporting the Hernandez family inaddressing their child welfare needs through the accessibility of services.

Support your post with specific references to the resources. Be sure to provide full APA citations for your references.

Read a selection of your colleagues' posts.

Respond by Day 5 to at least two colleagues.

Support your response with specific references to the esources. Be sure to provide full APA citations for your references.

Return to this Discussion to read the responses to your initial post.

Note what you have learned and/or any insights you have gained as a result of the comments your colleagues made.

DQ2 Child Welfare and Family Preservation

Post by Day 4 an explanation of the role of family preservation in child welfare. Then, explain whether research supports the assumption that foster care is harmful for children, as presented by the cornerstone argument for family preservation. Be sure to include whether you agree with this assumption and why you agree or disagree. Subsequently, identify the gaps in your state foster care system that contribute to the idea that foster care is harmful to children. Then, compare the benefits and shortfalls of permanency planning and family preservation. Finally, provide a description of whether you prefer the permanency or the family preservation approach as a child welfare social worker and why you prefer it.

Support your post with specific references to the resources. Be sure to provide full APA citations for your references.

Read a selection of your colleagues' posts.

Respond by Day 6 to at least two colleagues.

Support your response with specific references to the resources. Be sure to provide full APA citations for your references.

Return to this Discussion to read the responses to your initial post.

Note what you have learned and/or any insights you have gained as a result of the comments your colleagues made.