Intervention — Residential Treatment Centers for Youth: Research ProposalStatement of ProblemJun 22Jun 22
Philosophy of Helping: A Self-ReflectionIt seems that I have always had an innate desire to help others. If I were to attempt to pinpoint what influenced and shaped this desire, I…Jun 17Jun 17
Prisons are the New AsylumsThe mental health care system in America is broken, as is evidenced by Frontline’s documentary The New Asylums. In 2005 when the film…Jun 25, 2023Jun 25, 2023
The Great Fear: Can America Support Increasing Longevity?America is not prepared to support its unprecedently large population of aging adults, as is evidenced in the film “Coming of Age in Aging…Jun 24, 2023Jun 24, 2023
Child Poverty in the United States: A Policy CritiqueIn 2012, a team from PBS began to look at poverty from the unique lens of children’s eyes. The first episode of “Poor Kids” showed the…Jun 23, 2023Jun 23, 2023
Talking with Children about Violence: Brief Example of Community Intervention OutlineBackground: A teen who works in the local afterschool program has started noticing that many of the children attending the program seem to…Jun 21, 2023Jun 21, 2023
The Skill of Nonjudgement: Application and ReflectionThroughout this assignment, I will apply the social work practice of using a nonjudgmental stance in several situations. First, as a…Jun 18, 2023Jun 18, 2023
A Social Worker’s First Meeting with a Client: Preparing in StepsExample: Steps of Preparation for Meeting a New Client at a theoretical community-based mental health agency called Horizons.Jun 17, 2023Jun 17, 2023
The Barbershop Community: Keeping Black Men HealthyJoseph Ravenell’s (2016) TED talk on “How Barbershops Can Keep Men Healthy” explains the sense of community that barbershops offer to Black…Jun 10, 2023Jun 10, 2023