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The purpose of this final Societal Commentary assignment is to build on what we have examined throughout the course regarding social problems. It will also encourage you to envision creating social change. Make sure you have watched the video explanation (embedded towards the bottom of Module 10/11 Lecture Page) to see how the assignment fits with the final lecture's material. Paper Overview: Choose a specific contemporary social problem that is meaningful to you in order to analyze through the social problems process lens (Best and Monahan 2025). Your task is to explore how your chosen issue evolves from a personal or localized concern to a widely recognized social problem, propose your own concrete solution(s) or intervention(s), and then apply a social movement stages/framework to conceptualize how to call others to take action. Finally, you'll design a sample social media post that encapsulates your cause and mobilizes others to join! ---------- Type your responses in complete sentences edited for grammar and spelling, and have your name in the upper left corner of the first page. Write at a college level; minimize excessive spelling/grammatical errors (worth 1 point). Edit and spell-check! Make sure to use the specific headings in red below for your paper. DO NOT number your responses, use bullet points or include the prompt's questions in your responses (you will lose points if you do any of these). Write in complete sentences with paragraphs. Your paper will have a very specific length. The first three pages will be your "Social Problem Analysis" write up of the problem, analysis, solution/intervention strategy, and social movement framework. The fourth page will only be your "Sample Social Media Post." The fifth page will only be your "Works Cited" page for which you MUST use ASA citations. Remember, this type of citation is different than MLA or APA. Refer to the Welcome Module's ASA citation guide, the prompt below, or click on this link Download click on this link. Remember, it is not permitted nor necessary to use AI to write your paper. In fact, you all agreed to this in the form of academic integrity. We take time to create original, inspiring paper prompts with questions that get you thinking sociologically. We respect you and your learning as students in this class. Please respect this effort and do your own work with your own words when you are asked to do so. We care most about what YOU have to say. ---------------------------- Pages 1-3: Social Problem Analysis (7) These first three pages involve you 1) identifying and describing your chosen social problem, 2) analyzing it using the social problems process stages, 3) propose a solution/intervention/strategy to address the problem, and 4) organize a social movement strategy. Please include the following for each component but do not use headings or numbers for these components. Just write in complete paragraphs for each component: First, identify and describe the social problem (about ½ – 1 page) Define the social problem you have chosen. Explain why this problem matters to you personally, your community, and/or society as a whole. Discus how the social problem relates to what we have learned in class and what sociologists say about this specific issue (i.e., why is it considered a social problem?). Second, analyzing it using the social problems process stages (about 1 page) Refer to our Module 10/11 Lecture Page in order to reflect on and apply Best and Monahan's (2025) social problems process stages. Trace how your issue has (or would) developed throughout each stage. For instance, who are the claimsmakers, what kinds of framing or rhetoric are used, how have the public or media responded, what policies or official actions have (or would) address(ed) the problem, etc.? Remember to address all six stages in some capacity. Third, propose a solution/intervention/strategy to address the problem (about ½ – 1 page) Propose your own idea(s) for some type of solution/intervention/strategy to solve or ameliorate the issue. Be specific: What kind of policies, programs, local/community or national actions could be a part of your proposal? How realistic are your suggestions, what are your expected outcomes, and what is your estimate for how long it would take to implement your idea(s) and see results? What are two possible obstacles that may stand in your way to effect real change? Fourth, organize a social movement strategy (about ½ page) Describe how you would organize a specific type of social movement around this issue. What could you do to emerge and coalesce as a movement? What would your goal(s) be? What would your key frames be? What tactics would you use to mobilize people and gain supporters? How will you know that your social movement is a success (or a failure)? Page 4: Sample Social Media Post (2) Design a compelling and persuasive sample social media post (e.g., Twitter/X, Instagram, TikTok, Facebook, etc.) that could be used to raise awareness and mobilize support for your movement. Include hashtags, a call to action, a catchy image and a slogan/rally cry. Think about your post's overall tone, clarity, and emotional appeal. You can use the entire page 4 for this portion of the paper. Page 5: Works Cited (1) You will probably use our course textbook as a resource for this paper, as well as Best and Monahan's book discussed in the Week 10/11 Module lecture page. As a little gift to you, here are the appropriate citations for each (you'll need to change the textbook citation to reflect whatever specific chapter you are referencing). Do not use any type of citation generator online as they are WRONG regarding ASA. You'll have to follow the example provided at the top of this prompt for accurate ASA citations for any other ones you use (there is not a minimum/maximum requirement for external citations). Make sure to list your citations in alphabetical order. Best, Joel and Brian Monahan. 2025. Social Problems. New York: W.W. Norton. Valdivia, Isabel Garcia. 2025. "Aging." Pp. 159-186 in Investigating Social Problems, edited by A. Javier Trevino. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage. ----------------------------------- As a reminder, please type your responses to these questions in complete sentences, edited for grammar and spelling, and have your name in the upper left corner of the first page. This paper is worth ten points (and 10% of your overall grade). Point values are listed as grey numbers for TA grading purposes, i.e. (2). Address each component thoughtfully and thoroughly and you will receive credit. Be as detailed as possible with your responses and write in complete sentences. You must use the three headings notated above (in red for your reference). Do not use bullet points or include the prompt's questions in your responses. Write at a college level; minimize excessive spelling/grammatical errors (1 point). Edit and spell-check! The grace period for paper submission is 48 hours after the due date. When the submission window is closed on Canvas, no further papers will be accepted. ???? Final Assignment Resource Packet for SOC 120 Assignment: Societal Commentary III (Final Paper – 5 pages) ? REQUIRED FRAMEWORK: BEST & MONAHAN’S SIX-STAGE SOCIAL PROBLEMS PROCESS (Source: Module 10/11 Lecture – SP10.40.jpg) Your analysis must include these six stages: Claimsmaking Who first raised awareness about the issue (e.g., activists, victims, media, researchers)? What types of framing or rhetoric did they use (e.g., data, emotion, storytelling)? Media Coverage How did media outlets present the problem? Was it framed with fear, sympathy, skepticism, or sensationalism? Public Reaction How did the public respond? Was there support, denial, panic, protest, or apathy? Policy Making What institutions responded with policies? Were there new laws, programs, or institutional shifts? Social Problems Work How is the issue addressed in day-to-day practice by frontline workers (e.g., police, teachers, doctors, caseworkers)? Policy Outcomes What were the effects of those interventions? Did they work? Were there unintended consequences? Note: You are required to address all six stages in your analysis section (pages 1–3). ? SOCIAL MOVEMENT STRATEGY CONTENT (Source: SP10.29–SP10.42) When writing the social movement strategy section (about ½ page of your paper), consider: Types of Movements: Reform, Revolutionary, Reactionary, etc. Movement Stages: Emergence (early awareness) Coalescence (group action begins) Bureaucratization (formal leadership, funding, tactics) Decline (movement ends, shifts, or becomes institutionalized) Tactics to Mobilize Support: Social media campaigns Petitions Protest rallies/marches Artistic activism (e.g., slogans, music, posters) Coalition building How to Measure Success: Policy change Shift in public opinion Growth in engagement/community support Lasting institutional impact ? ASA-STYLE CITATIONS (USE FOR PAGE 5 – WORKS CITED) Include at least these two required sources in ASA citation format: Best, Joel and Brian Monahan. 2025. *Social Problems*. New York: W.W. Norton. Valdivia, Isabel Garcia. 2025. "Aging." Pp. 159–186 in *Investigating Social Problems*, edited by A. Javier Trevino. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage. If other sources are used, list them alphabetically in ASA format. Do not use citation generators. ? FINAL PAPER STRUCTURE OVERVIEW Page Content Notes Page 1–3 Full analysis: define the problem, apply the six stages, propose a solution, and outline a social movement No bullet points, no numbering, no copy of the prompt. Use full paragraphs. Page 4 Sample social media post Should include: slogan, image (or description), hashtags, and a call to action. Page 5 Works Cited (ASA format) Must include the Best & Monahan book and textbook chapters.

Citations and references not required for this assignment Written assignment: In a total of 4000 words (more or less by 10% is fine) summarise in 9 subtitled sections what you learned below. THEN in section 10. write your conclusion specifically responding to my questions in A-J. It is the most important part of any paper. See the sample for how it should be structured in the file: Paper Structure Sample (Attached below). Watch (10% of your grade). Caution: disturbing content: Dominion. If you find you can't stomach it, here's the transcript. Here and here are two film reviews. FOCUS ON FOOD ONLY FOR THIS ASSIGNMENT. Here's the transcript if you don't want to watch it. Producers of meat and dairy tell us that their produce is created ethically, yet 99% of US farmed animals are living in factory farms (says the Sentience - so they have an agenda, but that doesn't mean the data is incorrect). Read (5%): http://www.vox.com/2016/3/3/11148422/food-science-nutrition-research-bias-conflict-interest Links to an external site. Read (15%): The Extraordinary Science of Addictive Junk Food Links to an external site.. Watch (10%): Epigenetics-you are what your grandparents ate: Epigenetics You are what your grandparents ate.mp4.If this link doesn't work, try this one. Listen to: (5%): TheInquiry-CanWeEatOurWayOutOfClimateChange.mp3 (use this link: https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/w3cswqtg) Watch (10%): Food Inc.: Food_Inc.mp4 Links to an external site. Read the Executive Summary of the United Nations report Livestock’s Long Shadow (10% - starts page xx): http://www.europarl.europa.eu/climatechange/doc/FAO%20report%20executive%20summary.pdf. Take the advanced food segment ( I will do this part and send you the screenshot to include in the paper). Read (5%) Myths about protein Conclusion (25%): In your conclusion explicitly answer all of these questions - Please letter your responses as indicated below: The United Nations called for "urgent action" to be taken on the impact of animal agriculture, yet the 2015 Paris Climate Agreement signed by 196 countries, omitted any mention of it. The follow up meeting in October 2021 also barely touched on it. Why are the effects of animal agriculture widely ignored? Climate scientists tell us it's urgent that we all to limit our meat and dairy consumption to save our heating planet, but our consumption of meat and dairy is increasing, not decreasing. Why are few of us willing to change? How did we reach the point of an industrial food supply? Are there broader consequences? Should our food supply be more transparent? If so, why? If not, why not? Be realistic here - because you saw what happened to Oprah in Food Inc. What are the causes and consequences to "the veil" (a term from Food Inc.)? Does any of this matter? If so, how? If not, why not? Write a list of everything you eat for a week and then: Self-evaluate your own food consumption habits and preferences: Are you part of the problem or part of the solution given the problems raised in this assignment? If so, how? If not, why not? What can you change to help? How will you go about changing? What are your proposed ideas for realistic solutions to the food and industrial agriculture problems addressed here?

****PLEASE DO NOT USE GENERATIVE AI SOFTWARE. IT IS CHECKED THOROUGHLY**** ASSIGNMENT: Our discussion will focus on ageism. Please watch the Ted Talk, Let's end ageism |by Ashton Applewhite. Do you agree with the speaker? Have you witnessed ageism? Explain your thought process as you analyze the talk. How can direct dialogue between age groups reduce misunderstandings and ageist assumptions? Please also apply any sociological perspectives discussed in the chapter to back your answer. Your original post (at least 300 words) https://youtu.be/WfjzkO6_DEI

The idea of students "needing grit" in education is common. The word "grit" means having perseverance and determination to reach one's goals. The idea of having grit is like having resilience. Read the case, "The Trouble With Grit," then answer the two questions below. Your response to each question should be approximately 2 ½ to 3, double spaced pages. Please stay within the page limit. - Do not use materials outside of class. ?? - You must include a reference list of course readings and lectures used. - ??When using quotes, proper citation rules apply (either MLA or APA format is fine). Never assume the reader knows why you're using certain quotes from the readings; always explain quotes in your own words. ?? - You can paraphrase or summarize lectures or quote lecture slides. Wisen using lecture material, cite lectures as, for example, (week 4, Wednesday). Do not plagiarize lecture slides! Questions 1. An equality view dictates that we treat all students equally. This is the view Ms. Grady has applied to her homework policy when it comes to Samantha. Using course readings and lectures from at least weeks 2, 4, and 5 - How might Ms. Grady's perspective change if she adopted an equity view instead, taking stock of the barriers and challenges individual students experience and creating a policy that responds to those barriers and challenges? 2. Mr. Burns worries that Ms. Grady and several of his other colleagues have a deficit view of families experiencing poverty, tending to attribute conditions like Samantha not turning in her homework to supposed deficiencies in those families. Using course readings and lectures from at least weeks 3, 4, 7, and 8 - How might taking a deficit view force teachers into misunderstanding the challenges and barriers students like Samantha face at school? i will provide link to google drive with all lecture slides and readings. No AI or plagiarism. follow directions and please only use course sources.

The goal of the analysis paper is for you to demonstrate your ability to apply course concepts. Your analysis paper should be at least 600-words long (approximately two double-spaced pages) with 12-point Calibri or Times New Roman font. Each paper is worth up to 40 points. Note: In this course, word/page requirements only include the text in the body of the paper. The word count does not include title or reference pages. INSTRUCTIONS - I WILL BE USING BLM (BLACK LIVES MATTER) Step 1: Identify a social movement that has been active since 2010. It can be from any geographic location and could have started any year so long as it has been active since 2010. Step 2: Find and analyze the following resources to develop your understanding of this social movement: A relevant social movement organization’s (SMO) webpage. (The term "SMO" was described in Chapter 1.) Two video and/or print news stories about specific protest events or, more broadly, the movement itself. Step 3: Write your analysis paper. It should include two main sections: In the first section, describe the social movement using concepts from Module 1. For instance, you may want to address the following questions, among others: (1) When did this movement form? (2) What were the movement’s grievances and threats? (3) Who were the key actors involved (proponents v. opponents)? (4) What was the target of the action? In the second section, identify and apply TWO concepts from the Module 2 course materials to the chosen social movement. For example, you could: (1) Identify a specific theoretical framework that would be particularly useful in explaining the movement’s emergence. Explain the theoretical framework and apply it to your chosen social movement. (2) Analyze if the movement demonstrates specific aspects of one of the theoretical frameworks (e.g., indigenous resources, political opportunities)? Explain. (3) Use the Atkins Library databases to find published peer-reviewed academic research about the movement. What is the category/level of movement activity? What kind of data collection methods were used in the research project? Step 4: Include a reference page as a separate, last page of your analysis paper. The reference page should include citations/hyperlinks to the resources identified in step 2 above. This page contains a host of resources about APA citation style. PLEASE READ DIRECTIONS THANK YOU!!

Assignment Overview By successfully completing this assignment, you demonstrate your proficiency in the following competency and specialized behaviors: Competency 4: Engage in practice-informed research and research-informed practice. C4.SP.A: Apply leadership skills, ethical use of technology and research findings to inform and improve practice, policy, and programs in the specialization of advanced generalist practice settings. Related Assignment Criteria: 1: Devise accurate datasets. 3: Describe and report the statistical method or test outcomes using the appropriate statistical method or test. C4.SP.B: Analyze and respond to ethical, culturally informed, anti-racist, and anti-oppressive strategies in the specialization of advanced generalist social work practice that address inherent biases for use in quantitative and qualitative research methods. Related Assignment Criteria: 2: Develop appropriate statistical tests and reports that assist in program evaluation. 4: Apply critical thinking in verbal and written communication through the use of leadership and technology. Assignment Scenario The Kesher Foundation is interested in alternative therapies for veterans. The foundation is providing grants to nonprofits that provide alternative therapeutic interventions to military veterans. Your agency has been providing traditional cognitive therapy but continues to see high levels of stress and anxiety as measured by an internal agency anxiety measurement. The anxiety measurement tool identifies the level of anxiety an individual is experiencing on a scale of 0–10, with 0 being no anxiety and 10 being the highest level of anxiety. The program director has suggested using meditation with the participants to see if it has any impact on the level of anxiety. A trial is conducted with 30 volunteer military veterans. Your agency needs to provide the results of the trial use of these alternative methods to the Kesher Foundation. Using the Week 9 Dataset [JASP] you will conduct an analysis of regression to determine the extent in which the amount of mediation impacts levels of anxiety with military veterans. Assignment Instructions Conduct a bivariate regression with the outcome variable (Y) as self-reported anxiety and the predictor variable (X) as length of meditation. Provide JASP output for the model summary (R-square), the F-test (testing if R-square is significantly different from 0), Coefficients (intercept and unstandardized coefficient), and descriptives (mean and standard deviation for the predictor and outcome). Using the "H1" output, identify the intercept (that is, when X = 0 . . . in other words, mean anxiety level for 0 minutes of meditation) and the unstandardized beta (that is, change in Y as the predictor increases 1 unit . . . increases by 1 minute of meditation). Provide a summary paragraph of the results of the regression analysis and implications for funding the meditation program. Additional Requirements Your assignment should meet the following requirements: Written communication: Written communication is free of errors that detract from the overall message. APA formatting: Resources and citations are formatted according to current APA style and formatting standards. . Length of paper: One double-spaced page. Font and font size: Times New Roman, 12 point. Competencies Measured By successfully completing this assignment, you will demonstrate your proficiency in the following course competencies and rubric criteria: Competency 1: Apply leadership skills, ethical use of technology and research findings to inform and improve practice, policy, and programs in the specialization of advanced generalist practice settings. (C4.SP.A) Devise accurate datasets. (C4.SP.A) Describe and report the statistical method or test outcomes using the appropriate statistical method or test. (C4.SP.A) Competency 2: Analyze and respond to ethical, culturally informed, anti-racist, and anti-oppressive strategies in the specialization of advanced generalist social work practice that address inherent biases for use in quantitative and qualitative research methods. (C4.SP.B) Develop appropriate statistical tests and reports that assist in program evaluation. (C4.SP.B) Competency 3: Communicate in a manner that is scholarly, professional, and consistent with expectations for members of the social work profession. Apply critical thinking in verbal and written communication through the use of leadership and technology. (C4.SP.B)

Topic Menu for Exam 2: Complete one essay of no more than 1200 words in response to one of the following topics , Due as noted in your course Canvas site, via e-mail (as an attachment) and through the Canvas site for the course (Turnitin) (No preference on topic, choose any, also please no plagiarism or AI.) 1. In broad terms, compare and contrast Marx OR Durkheim with Weber OR Simmel on the ‘advantages and disadvantages’ of modernity (extensive division of labor, specialization, larger political and legal units, formal rationalization, money-mediated market-exchange, etc.) for individual human beings (their cognitive, emotional and moral life and relationships). 2. Present Weber’s argument (drawing from the excerpts from “The Protestant Ethic and the Spirit of Capitalism” in CCST and from “The Social Psychology of the World Religions” on Canvas) regarding the effects of religious doctrines and practices (of the religious virtuosos and of the ‘masses’) on everyday/workaday (including economic) lives and conduct. 3. Explain the meaning, and discuss the broader implications, of the following passage from Weber’s “The Distribution of Power within the Political Community: Class, Status, Party” (Canvas): “Therefore, all groups having an interest in the status order react with special sharpness precisely against the pretensions [to status honor] of mere economic acquisition. In most cases [,] they react the more vigorously the more they feel threatened. As to the general effect of the status order only one consequence can be stated, but it is a very important one: the hindrance of the free development of the market.” (Canvas) 4. Based on the ideal-type of bureaucratic administration presented by Weber, analyze your current or most recent workplace (or one you are very familiar with). How are ‘duties’ and ‘rights’ distributed? How ‘impersonal’ (and/or ‘objective’) are recruiting, task-assignment, task-fulfillment, etc? How strictly circumscribed are members’ ‘areas of jurisdiction’? Is it efficient and how so? What is it consistently, systematically good at? Not so good at? Who/what sets the overall goals for the organization? Is the current set-up conducive to meeting those goals? 5. Analyze the relationships of ‘domination’ (as defined by Weber) between you (the students) and me (the instructor) in our class. To what extent are these relationships of ‘domination’ legitimate, i.e., premised on your belief that my ‘commands’ are ‘rightful’ and that ‘obedience’ to them is morally or legally obligatory, independently of coercion or utility? Is the ‘social order’ of this class different from that in other classes, and along which dimensions (e.g. ‘external’ (coercion, utility) vs. ‘internal’ (legitimacy) bases; tradition vs. charisma vs. reason as sources of legitimacy)? 6. Drawing as necessary from Weber’s general discussion about the connection between trends towards, and demands for, equality, equal treatment, equal participation, etc. and bureaucratization, rationalization, and impersonality, broadly discuss one or more of the following issues at CSUN: evaluation and grading, admission criteria, major requirements, graduation requirement, course availability and enrollment, etc.. 7. According to Simmel, what effects do residing and working in a large metropolis (such as the greater Los Angeles area) have on the emotional and cognitive lives of individuals? How do these effects, in turn, impact our sense, expression, and recognition of autonomy and individuality?

Assignment Overview By successfully completing this assignment, you will demonstrate your proficiency in the following competency and specialized behaviors: Competency 4: Engage in practice-informed research and research-informed practice. C4.SP.A: Apply leadership skills, ethical use of technology and research findings to inform and improve practice, policy, and programs in the specialization of advanced generalist practice settings. Related Assignment Criteria: 2: Evaluate the dataset provided. 5: Develop best practice recommendations based on the research findings. C4.SP.B: Analyze and respond to ethical, culturally informed, anti-racist, and anti-oppressive strategies in the specialization of advanced generalist social work practice that address inherent biases for use in quantitative and qualitative research methods. Related Assignment Criteria: 1: Interpret the findings based on the program evaluation. 3: Analyze the implications of the findings of the program evaluation. 4: Describe the impact of research limitations on the program evaluation. Assignment Description Review the Teen Parenting Case Study and Variables [PDF] and the Teen Parenting Dataset [JASP]. Using the Teen Parenting Dataset, analyze the data using the tests you selected. You should have a report on each of the variables provided in the dataset and you should choose the proper way to analyze the data and represent it. Assignment Instructions Complete the following: Interpret and report the findings based on the program evaluation. Be sure to comment on all significant results. Evaluate the dataset provided and discuss the findings. Comment on significant details in the dataset. Analyze the implications of your findings and evaluations. What implications does your study have for the problem and agency? Describe any research limitations that should be considered in the implementation of this research study. How might you improve the study? Develop best practice recommendations based on the research findings. Support your recommendations with a clear rationale based on the statistics. Remember that your instructor provides feedback on your assignments. Use the feedback to improve the content of your course project. Additional Requirements Your assignment should meet the following requirements: Written communication: Written communication is free of errors that detract from the overall message. APA formatting: Resources and citations are formatted according to current APA style and formatting standards. Resources: Resources are not necessary. Length of paper: A minimum of 10 double-spaced pages. Font and font size: Times New Roman, 12 point. Due date: Submit your assignment no later than 11:59 p.m. on Sunday of this week. Competencies Measured By successfully completing this assignment, you will demonstrate your proficiency in the following course competencies and rubric criteria: Competency 1: Apply leadership skills, ethical use of technology and research findings to inform and improve practice, policy, and programs in the specialization of advanced generalist practice settings. (C4.SP.A) Evaluate the dataset provided. (C4.SP.B) Develop best practice recommendations based on the research findings. (C4.SP.A) Competency 2: Analyze and respond to ethical, culturally informed, anti-racist, and anti-oppressive strategies in the specialization of advanced generalist social work practice that address inherent biases for use in quantitative and qualitative research methods. (C4.SP.B) Interpret the findings based on the program evaluation. (C4.SP.A) Analyze the implications of the findings of the program evaluation. (C4.SP.A) Describe the impact of research limitations on the program evaluation. (C4.SP.B) Competency 3: Communicate in a manner that is scholarly, professional, and consistent with expectations for members of the social work profession. Express ideas clearly, employing correct grammar, usage, and mechanics. Use proper APA style to cite and reference sources.

Assignment Description A synthesized case study is designed for the specific needs of a client presenting with a mental health disorder. It allows you, as a practitioner and scholar, to integrate theory and research into your practice and apply advanced mental health interventions. In this assignment, you will apply theory to expand on the previous assignments by identifying ethical dilemmas, establishing treatment goals for the client and family, developing a plan to evaluate practice, and creating a follow-up plan that will ensure the client's success. In addition, you will incorporate critical thinking, leadership skills, and emerging technologies as you analyze implications for professional practice. By successfully completing this assignment, you will demonstrate your proficiency in the following EPAS and specialized practices: Competency 1: Demonstrate Ethical and Professional Behavior C1.SP.A Utilize best practices in ethical decision-making by applying leadership skills, technology, relevant laws and regulations, core values, and standards of the NASW Code of Ethics to an ethical problem-solving model to inform ethical decision-making in the specialization of advanced generalist practice.?? Related Assignment Criterion:?Explain at least one potential ethical dilemma in the case and how to address it by applying the NASW Code of Ethics. C1.SP.B Guided by best advanced generalist practice skills, apply professional behavior and leadership skills in oral, written, and electronic communication with diverse individuals, families, groups, organizations, and communities in the specialization of advanced generalist practice.? Related Assignment Criterion:?Utilize ethical written, oral, and electronic communication skills. Competency 6: Engage With Individuals, Families, Groups, Organizations, and Communities? C6.SP.A? Critically evaluate theories of human behavior, person-in-environment, and interpersonal conceptual frameworks to facilitate engagement with diverse individuals, families, groups, organizations, and communities in the specialization of advanced generalist practice.? Related Assignment Criterion:?Describe and apply the systems theory perspective to include the client's family at the micro, mezzo, and macro level. Competency 7: Assess Individuals, Families, Groups, Organizations, and Communities? C7.SP.B Apply critical thinking, interpersonal, engagement skills and the ethical use of technology in the assessment process to promote client rights to self-determination and collaborate with clients and constituencies to develop mutually agreed-upon goals in the specialization of advanced generalist practice. Related Assignment Criterion: Assess the client's strengths, weaknesses, and social support systems. Explain how the client's right to self-determination might impact the treatment process. Competency 8: Intervene With Individuals, Families, Groups, Organizations, and Communities C8.SP.A Apply critical thinking,?interpersonal skills, and best practice engagement methods through a culturally responsive lens when utilizing evidence informed interventions with? diverse individuals, families, groups, organizations, and communities in the specialization of advanced generalist practice.? Related Assignment Criterion:?Develop at least three short-term goals and three long-term goals for the client and family. Develop two objectives to attain each of the short-term and long-term goals. C8.SP.B Analyze and integrate culturally responsive best practice theories and methods in the specialization of advanced generalist practice to negotiate, mediate, and advocate with and on the behalf of clients and constituencies.?? Related Assignment Criterion: Develop a discharge and follow-up plan from a systems perspective that will ensure the client's success. Utilizes leadership skills and emerging technologies in the plan. C8.SP.C Apply leadership skills, decision-making, interprofessional conceptual frameworks, and emerging technologies in the specialization of advanced generalist social work practice when intervening with individuals, families, groups, organizations, and communities to promote systemic change towards client sustainability.? Related Assignment Criterion:?Explain how leadership perspectives and interpersonal conceptual frameworks in the community influence the process and outcomes to consider the person in the environment. Competency 9: Evaluate Practice with Individuals, Families, Groups, Organizations, and Communities? C9.SP.A Analyze and integrate culturally responsive evaluation and assessment methods to evaluate outcomes with individuals, families, groups, organizations, and communities in the specialization of advanced generalist practice.?? Related Assignment Criterion:?Explain how you will evaluate the client's progress. Assignment Instructions Complete this assignment using the identified headings. Upon completion, it should be 12–15 pages in length and use APA style and formatting. Assignment Instructions Make the revisions to the Week 3 and Week 7 assignments that were recommended by your instructor. Build this assignment onto the revised Weeks 3 and 7 assignments as if you were adding new information to the client's electronic health record. Assess the client's strengths, weaknesses, and social support systems. Explain how the client's right to self-determination might impact the treatment process. Support your ideas with research. (C7.SP.B) Explain at least one potential ethical dilemma in the case and how to resolve the dilemma by applying standards from the NASW Code of Ethics. (C1.SP.A) Describe and apply the systems theory perspective to include the client's family at the micro, mezzo, and macro level. Apply research to explain the treatment approach for the client and family for each system. (C6.SP.A) Develop at least three short term goals and three long term goals for the client. Develop two objectives to attain each of the short term and long term goals. Objectives should be written in SMART format to be specific, measurable, attainable, relevant, and time specific. Include the client's diversity needs in the intervention. (C8.SP.A) Develop at least two short term goals and long term goals for the client's family. Develop two objectives to attain each goal. The objectives should be written in SMART format to be specific, measurable, attainable, relevant, and time specific. Include the family's diversity needs in the intervention. (C8.SP.A) Explain how you will evaluate the client's progress. Your evaluation plan should include more than the client's self-report. Apply an objective, evidence-based measure to evaluate the client's progress. (C9.SP.A) Develop a discharge and follow-up plan from a systems perspective that will ensure the client's success. Utilizes leadership skills and emerging technologies in the plan. (C8.SP.B) Conclusion: Conclude the assignment by writing a comprehensive summary of your work with the client from assessment to discharge. Explain how leadership perspectives and interprofessional conceptual frameworks in the community influence the process and outcomes to consider the person in the environment. (C8.SP.C) Additional Requirements The assignment you submit is expected to meet the following requirements: Utilize ethical written, oral, and electronic communication skills: Guided by best advanced generalist practice skills, apply professional behavior and leadership skills in oral, written, and electronic communication with diverse individuals, families, groups, organizations, and communities in the specialization of advanced generalist practice. (C1.SP.B) APA formatting: Resources and citations are formatted according to the current APA style and formatting standards. Cited resources: Minimum of 10 scholarly sources. All literature cited should be current, with publication dates within the past five years. Length of paper: 12–15 double-spaced pages (not including the case history). Font and font size: Times New Roman, 12 point. Competencies Measured By successfully completing this assignment, you will demonstrate your proficiency in the following course competencies and rubric criteria: Competency 10: Apply leadership skills, decision making, interprofessional conceptual frameworks, and emerging technologies in the specialization of advanced generalist social work practice when intervening with individuals, families, groups, organizations, and communities to promote systemic change towards client sustainability. (C8.SP.C) Discuss how leadership perspectives and interpersonal conceptual frameworks in the community influence the process and outcomes. (C8.SP.C) Competency 11: Analyze and integrate culturally responsive evaluation and assessment methods to evaluate outcomes with individuals, families, groups, organizations, and communities in the specialization of advanced generalist practice. (C9.SP.A) Discuss a method of evaluating the client's progress and apply evidence-based tools. (C9.SP.A) Competency 1: Guided by best advanced generalist practice skills, apply professional behavior and leadership skills in oral, written, and electronic communication with diverse individuals, families, groups, organizations, and communities in the specialization of advanced generalist practice. (C1.SP.B) Utilize ethical written, oral, and electronic communication skills in a manner that is scholarly and consistent with expectations for members of the social work profession. (C1.SP.B) Competency 4: Critically evaluate theories of human behavior, person in environment, and interpersonal conceptual frameworks to facilitate engagement with diverse individuals, families, groups, organizations, and communities in the specialization of advanced generalist practice. (C6.SP.A) Discuss and apply research to systems theory. (C6.SP.A) Competency 5: Apply critical thinking, interpersonal, engagement skills and the ethical use of technology in the assessment process to promote client rights to self-determination and collaborate with clients and constituencies to develop mutually agreed upon goals in the specialization of advanced generalist practice. (C7.SP.B) Assess the client's strengths, weaknesses, and social support systems. (C7.SP.B) Develop a discharge/follow-up plan from the systems perspective. (C8.SP.B) Competency 8: Utilize best practices in ethical decision making by applying leadership skills, technology, relevant laws and regulations, core values, and standards of the NASW Code of Ethics to an ethical problem-solving model to inform ethical decision making in the specialization of advanced generalist practice. (C1.SP.A) Explain an ethical dilemma in the case and how to address it by applying the NASW Code of Ethics. (C1.SP.A) Competency 9: Apply critical thinking, interpersonal skills, and best practice engagement methods through a culturally responsive lens when utilizing evidence informed interventions with diverse individuals, families, groups, organizations, and communities in the specialization of advanced generalist practice. (C8.SP.A) Develop treatment goals for the client and family using the SMART format. (C8.SP.A)

For the final assignment, you will write a research paper using your ethnographic fieldnotes, interview, and outside sources. It is important to identify a guiding research question that will guide your ethnographic fieldwork at the beginning of the quarter, which we workshopped during your second or third meeting. You may draw on concrete examples you used to write your analyses each week. Mechanics of final paper 8-10 pages, double-spaced, 12-point font, 1-inch margins Use ethnographic fieldnotes collected weekly Cite 5 academic sources, 2 of which may be course readings Use APA, ASA, or Chicago-style citations Works cited page (not included in page limit) Required components of final paper Introduction with your thesis statement. Remember that the thesis should include the two concepts from the course readings as well as refer to particular findings from your fieldnotes (i.e., what specific contributions does your field site make to our understanding of these general concepts?) 5 points Review of all sources to explain your key concepts and broader context. Build on your annotated bibliography to develop this section. 5 points Discussion on the setting: State your workplace, your internship, and research methods (i.e., participant observation/fieldnotes, interview, positionality.) 3 points --- Parts 1-3 should be about 1/3 of your paper --- Write-up and analysis of your fieldnotes and interview responses: Remember to be very specific here with detailed descriptions and concrete examples. It should also be clear how the various points from your research here relate to your thesis and they should be organized in a clear and logical manner. 15 points --- Part 4 should be about 2/3 of your paper --- Concluding paragraph briefly restating your thesis and the broader implications of your findings. 2 points