Examine how each set of standards expects social workers to utilize the concept of person-in-environment. Briefly discuss your view of how/if these two sets of standards play a role in advancing human rights or social and economic justice.

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Analyze the NASW Practice Standards

For this week’s assignment, you will utilize both sources of the NASW practice standards that you learned about. Review and analyze both documents again, and then prepare a critical analysis of the following:

  • Explore how the goals for each set of standards complement each other since clinical social workers will often work with clients who have substance use disorders. Give evidence to support your answer.
  • Examine how each set of standards expects social workers to utilize the concept of person-in-environment.
  • Briefly discuss your view of how/if these two sets of standards play a role in advancing human rights or social and economic justice.
  • If you were a newly graduated MSW who was entering clinical social work practice with clients who have substance use disorders, determine which standards would be your strengths. Then, indicate which standards you would need to strengthen, and explain why.

Additional resources are not required, but you may include resources in addition to the NASW documents.

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 scholarly writing and current APA standards. Be sure to adhere to Northcentral University’s Academic Integrity Policy.

 

Explain how your own values and beliefs resemble and/or differ from the viewpoints described. Explain the ecological factors and your individual experiences that have influenced the development of your own economic and political “philosophy.”

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Early Childhood Enrichment Program

What is social welfare? Social welfare can be described in a multitude of ways, but, at its core refers to the well-being of people living in collective societies. This concept ideally should apply to everyone living in a community. People’s levels or “amounts” of social welfare often relate to systems of stratification and access to adequate shelter and food, health care, employment, sanitation, and guarantees of clean air, water, and safe food. Many would also include in their description services such as education and transportation, and social conditions such as public safety, freedom from discrimination, freedom of expression, and freedom to practice any religious belief (or no religion). This expanded definition incorporates some of the fundamental concepts of (universal) human rights. While all societies provide for varying degrees of social welfare, some often promote the social welfare of different social groups to the detriment and social exclusion of other groups.

What is social justice? Social justice is a powerful ideal, but its meaning is many-sided and highly contested. As a moral ideal, one’s beliefs about social justice and one’s definition of it are rooted in one’s ideological stance. Yet our personal conceptions of a just society – and the ways we believe it can best be achieved – make no sense unless they are connected to the larger social and political ideologies that inform them: ideas about the economic structure of society; the nature of the state’s responsibility to its citizens; the extent of citizens’ obligations to one another and to the state; and citizenship itself.

All of us have been raised in different community contexts that shaped our understanding of and beliefs about the role of government in ensuring the social welfare of its people and promoting a just society. Family, education, mass media, religious institutions, and peer groups are primary influences on our beliefs about social problems and the proper function of government (especially its role in promoting social welfare).

This assignment asks you to reflect on your own values and beliefs about the role of economics, government, and the relationship between social problems and social welfare (policy) in the United States. In a short essay address the following items:

TOPIC-Early Childhood Enrichment Programs,
Provide a description of the social problem, identifying who is impacted (i.e., the population), specifically how they are impacted, and who are the significant proponents/opponents of the issue.
Next, review the issue/social problem from the viewpoint of two different political ideologies, for example: social liberal, social democrat, neoliberal or neoconservative.
Describe your own economic and political “philosophy,”, especially in relation to the social issue discussed in your paper.((( I believe that more funding needs to be put into Early Childhood Enrichment Programs)))
Explain how your own values and beliefs resemble and/or differ from the viewpoints described.
Explain the ecological factors and your individual experiences that have influenced the development of your own economic and political “philosophy.” (( Not only did I attend Head Start as a child I worked in Head Start and Early start programs. These programs provided the foundation for a child’s education ))Incorporate those sensitizing events in your life that have either changed your views or reinforced them on the topic of social welfare, poverty, the role of government, etc.
What stance has social work historically taken on the social welfare issue chosen? Based on the SW Code of Ethics, what political philosophies seem most consistent with our professional values. What area of contradictions do you see between the values our professions espouses and the translation of those values into practice? Include a brief description of the direction our field should ideally be moving in, based on our core values.

Discuss how an operating system manages these processes and threads, how they are instantiated and discarded, how the activity is controlled, and the respective advantages and disadvantages of both process and thread.

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The control of processes and threads is of deep concern to developers of all operating systems capable of handling

The control of processes and threads is of deep concern to developers of all operating systems capable of handling “real or emulated” simultaneous computer activity. Threads are typically created by processes (initially invoked by the user or another process). Discuss how an operating system manages these processes and threads, how they are instantiated and discarded, how the activity is controlled, and the respective advantages and disadvantages of both process and thread. Do not discuss MS Windows OS. Instead, you may choose from Linux, UNIX, ROS, z/OS, or VM.

 

Are there related cultural or artistic practices that your event/artwork/etc. that might relate to or somehow inform the nature of its aurality? Are there historical practices, or shifts in historical practices, which might inform the aurality of this experience?

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Sound and visual media

This assignment asks you to consider how the cultural disruptions of the COVID-19 global pandemic and its subsequent lockdowns have influenced the way we HEAR visual cultural activities. Many public cultural activities we used to take for granted, such as going to the movies and the theater, watching sporting events in bars and pubs, and going to the events themselves, were severely curtailed over the past two years. This has had a direct, if not necessarily clear, impact on how we experience the sonic contexts of these activities.

 

This short paper will critically examine, analyze and assess the acoustic context of a chosen cultural work. This could be a gallery exhibition of visual art, a popular (or not so popular) TV show, a night out at the cinema, or a public art installation. Pay particular consider how the sound of this space is influencing or inflecting your overall media experience. The idea is to have you pay attention to, and critically consider, the sonic conditions that are often rendered as secondary to the visual aspects of cultural experience.

What are the dynamics of noise, silence and music at play in the visual cultural experience you’ve chosen to examine? What sort of listening practices are encouraged? Since Western culture, and Western cultural activity, is so heavily biased towards visual media and forms of engagement, the idea behind this assignment is to have you pay attention to the aspects of aural experience that are typically forgotten, ignored or go unconsidered.

 

This assignment asks you base your reflection on a recent personal media experience, so you are expected to write about something you have actually done during this term. By writing about an experience you intentionally go out and have this term you will go into that experience actually listening for things. In other words, do NOT simply reflect back on an experience you may have had previously. Use this assignment as an opportunity to get out into the world and experience something. Of course, be safe, physically distance, and follow all COVID-19 protocols!

 

This assignment takes the idea of “cultural work” in a rather narrow sense, and as such is not intended to cover “everyday” types of cultural experiences such as sitting in coffee shops, shopping malls, or public transit.

Some key questions to keep in mind:

NOTE: this is NOT a list of questions designed for you to answer individually and completely. Some questions might not be applicable to your own event experience

 

  1. What is the event you’re writing about? (clearly identify it)
  2. Where and when did the event take place? Why might the space your experience is taking place sound the way it does? is there something about the specific time your event is happening that lends to its particular aurality?
  1. Now that the lockdowns associated with COVID have generally been lifted here in Toronto, how are you experiencing the sound of visual events? Did you do anything similar during the COVID lockdowns? What was the aural context of that event like under those conditions? (Earlier version: Describe and analyze the aural context the event/work/etc. is embedded in.) This means that you are not to focus on the sound that is actually part of the work (although this shouldn’t be completely ignored) or event you are exploring (e.g. a movie or TV show soundtrack, the music of the musical performance, etc.) but to pay more attention to the sounds that surround the event (e.g. the sound of the audience, the sound of the space itself, etc.).
  1. What would the gallery/theater/cinema/public space sound like before, during or after a visual art exhibition/play/movie/experience?)
  1. Are there related cultural or artistic practices that your event/artwork/etc. that might relate to or somehow inform the nature of its aurality?
  1. Are there historical practices, or shifts in historical practices, which might inform the aurality of this experience?
  1. What are the social or cultural norms that help produce the ideas of silence, noise or music that might be in play? How does the expected or intended experience of your chosen subject implicitly draw upon these norms? Does it challenge them in any way?
  1. New question: Has the experience of the COVID-19 pandemic affected the way  you hear or experience of this event? Do you recall your pre-pandemic experiences  of similar events?

Using Research

This assignment asks you to do a critical reflection of a media experience. Hence while your own observations will form the core of your work, you must critically contextualize and support them with appropriate scholarly work. This is essential if you are to turn your own opinions of what you heard into a rigorous analysis of your experience. You should draw upon AT LEAST THREE scholarly sources for your assignment. These sources should be applied in a way that illustrates and adds depth to the observations you’re reporting on in your paper.

DIGITAL PROJECT OPTION

Instead of a traditional written assignment, students may choose to submit a 3 to 5min digital media work (e.g., audio podcast, video/VLOG, media slideshow, etc.) instead. This project must engage the substantive content requirements of the assignment in the same way as a written report. It must have a general thesis and a sound and logical organizational structure, and must make use of scholarly research to critically contextualize its observations. Digital media, though, offers you a wide range of creative ways to make your point, and that’s what this option is all about. If you choose this option, discuss your ideas and proposed format with me  beforehand.

 

Describe the infant feeding practices in your chosen country. Compare and contrast the infant feeding practices between the country you chose and what you are familiar with from your culture/background. What is the same? What is different?

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Infant feeding practices

Develop a paper to compare and contrast infant feeding practices and traditions between cultures. You will research infant feeding practices from one country using the Rasmussen Library Database and credible internet sources. You can also watch the movie Babies which can be found online or on your favorite internet streaming service.

Step 1: Choose one of the countries below to research

  • China Somalia Mexico
  • Nepal Finland France

Step 2: Research what you can on the culture you chose regarding infant feeding and nutrition practices. Search terms to consider will be “infant feeding practices” “infant nutrition,” for example. You will need to use at least one resources for this assignment

Step 3: Answer the following prompts below in a paper no more than 3-4 pages in length, including an introduction and conclusion.

  • Describe the infant feeding practices in your chosen country.
  • Compare and contrast the infant feeding practices between the country you chose and what you are familiar with from your culture/background.
  • What is the same? What is different?
  • Offer background on why the practices are the way they are; are there specific economic, agricultural, climatic or other influences?
  • If similarities and differences are not as obvious, why might that be the case?

Step 4: Include a reference page with your resources listed in APA format. Be sure to include in-text citations within your paper where needed. The reference page is in addition to the paper length.

 

Discuss how the definition and tenets of gender schema have evolved throughout time in your life relative to your gender-specific views and with the generalized concept of sexuality.

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Gender schema indicates that we are influenced by society’s ideas about what it means to be a male or female in the culture(s) in which we are a part of. Thus, it can be thought of as an organized set of gender-related beliefs that influence behavior. Gender schemas help determine—from childhood into adulthood— what activities were a part of, how we interpret the world, and what we remember these experiences over time.

Assignment Instructions

In a two-page double-spaced paper, think back on and write about gender schema(s) throughout your life to date.

  • Provide insight into how you developed gender schemas from childhood, into adolescence, and then into adulthood.
  • Discuss how the definition and tenets of gender schema have evolved throughout time in your life relative to your gender-specific views and with the generalized concept of sexuality.

Your paper should have in-text citations throughout your work to document, at minimum, two sources. All facts should have parenthetical in-text citations and a correlating Reference Page at the end of your work.

 

Make a powerpoint for process map about ANTICOAGULANT THERAPY PROTOCOL FOR ADULT OUT-PATIENT. Make a powerpoint about international benchmark for cardiac measurements.

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PowerPoint presentation

– Make a powerpoint for process map about ANTICOAGULANT THERAPY PROTOCOL FOR ADULT OUT-PATIENT

– Make a powerpoint about international benchmark for cardiac measurements (last update)

– Make a powerpoint about community health prevention specific to cardiac diseases

 

Describe your working conditions and functions, such as: Who is your supervisor (include his/her name and his/her position); other team members or co-workers and what their functions are to complement yours.

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College of Administration and Finance Sciences

Chapter 1: Description of the company

This section should answer the following questions:

  • What is the full title of the company/institution?
  • Give a brief history of the company, full mailing address and relevant weblinks
  • What is the type of ownership of the company/institution?
  • State the main shareholders and their shares.
  • What is the sector that the company/institution operates in?
  • Specify the products and services produced and offered to its customers/clients.
  • Who are regarded as the customers/clients of your internship company (consider the end users, retailers,
  • other manufacturers, employees,etc.)?
  • Provide an organization chart of the company, along with information on the number of employees.
  • Provide a list of functions performed by different departments/divisions in the internship organization.
  • Provide an overview off the production system or service procedure (what are the resources, inputs, outcomes, andconstraints?)
  • Provide a process chart of a major product and/or service.

The following questions can be classified as your major fit (Finance, Accounting, Ecommerce and Management).

  • What kind accounting/finance/IT//quality/marketing standards and principles are used in the organization?
  • Discuss telecommunication technologies (Database, Instant Messenger, Networking, Ecommerce tools) used in the company.
  • Describe the quality planning and control activities in the internship organization.
  • Describe the quality control activities throughout the life cycle of the product/service groups
  • What kind of financial analysis and decision-making methods are used by corporate treasurers and financial managers in the internship organization?
  • What types of marketing, selling, and human resources analysis are performed (cost system, evaluation of consumers, needs, product strategy, distribution strategy, promotional strategy)?

Chapter 2: Internship activities

This is the main body of your report. During the internship period, the focus of the training may on the following types of analysis and questions. You do not have to answer all the questions in the list:

  • Describe your working conditions and functions, such as: Who is your supervisor (include his/her name and his/her position); other team members or co-workers and what their functions are to complement yours.
  • Provide a detailed description about the department(s) that the trainee did her/his training with them. Adding all sub-divisions for this department(s) if it is available. Student can add to this description a supported chart.
  • Detailed descriptions about all tasks and activities that the trainee did them during her/his training period.
  • Gained skills and how they added value to your work
  • Other tasks that are not related to the trainee’s major that done by her/him at the company should be included in this chapter as well.
  • What types of incentives did you get as a trainee to be more proactive and productive?

 

College of Administration and Finance Sciences

  • Describe what kind of working documents and analysis you did there and what experiences you have gained throughout yourtraining. Provide examples of your work.
  • A comparison between theory (things you have learned in the classroom) and practice (things you did or observed at the company) must be made and highlighted. In this section the student can add a supported table includes which academic course (s) (course title and code) helped to perform training tasks. For example, two columns; the first one shows the course name and second column shows the tasks performed and related to this course.
  • Show some work samples that you have encountered/conducted at the company through graphs, pictures, data, drawings, or design calculations and include them in your report.
  • Lessons learnt (what the overall benefits gained from the training program)

Chapter 3: Recommendations

  • Advantageous that helped the student in completing the training program.
  • Disadvantageous and challenges that faced the student and how he/she did overcome them.
  • Recommendations to improve training program in the college.
  • Recommendation for the training company. Conclusion Sum up and summary of the training experience. Reference If it is needed Appendix (option) This will help the instructor to have a background about the trainee and his/her previous experiences. Also, it helps the students in writing their CVs for future job application especially for fresh graduates who do not have previous practical experiences.
  • Basic information (name, city, contact details…etc.).
  • Job objectives.
  • Academic qualifications.
  • Practical experiences.
  • Skills this will help the instructor to have a background about the trainee and his/her previous experience

 

Identify elements that the facility has done well to accommodate as well as those that would need improvement. What modifications would be required in order to provide or improve equal and equitable access?

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Disability studies

You will be required to complete a review of a public physical space and consider the accessibility limitations from the perspective of individuals with different types of impairments. For example, would an individual with mobility limitations, visual impairment, or intellectual disability be able to navigate the space or use It to its purpose as successfully as an able-boded individual?

1) Select a public space to analyze. It must include an external entrance, a public washroom, and a customer service desk of some kind. Examples include a mall or a library. NOTE: You are not required to physically visit the location. Try to choose a place that you know well and/or can access information online or by contacting a customer service representative.

2) Provide a brief description of the space (no more than 300 words). You may include 1 or 2 pictures of the space, however you CANNOT use pictures that have faces of other people without their permission. You can use photoshop to blur faces or use promotional brochures or photos of the space available in the public domain).

3) Describe how users access and use the facility:

  • a. Now does one enter the building?
  • b. How does a user communicate with customer service representative(s)?
  • c. Now is the service itself accessed/used?
  • d. What type of signage is used, how is it posted and where is it located?
  • e. How does a user access the washroom?
  • f. Consider all aspects of access, such as physical barriers, location, distances, timeliness, language and volume, and signage.

4) Consider the same questions from the perspective of 3 differing abilities (1 from each of the following 3 categories): a. mobility limitation (i.e. a wheelchair or scooter user, a person with crutches or walking aids. etc.) b. sensory impairment (i.e. blind, visual impairment, Deal or hard of hearing), c. an intellectual disability. ‘remember to identify which specific limitations you are analyzing the space for accommodation of.

5) Identify elements that the facility has done well to accommodate as well as those that would need improvement.

6) What modifications would be required in order to provide or improve equal and equitable access?

 

Discuss how and why this musical form emerged in . Consider cultural, economic, and/or political factors that led to the style, feel, instrumentation, ethnic roots, and unique expression of this musical form.

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Musical genres

Below are several links for you to watch and listen to in light of the following prompt:

Based on the viewings/readings and your own research, trace the evolution of ONE of the following genres of music: Blues, Jazz, Country, Western.

Discuss how and why this musical form emerged in America (this is the USA’s one great contribution to world culture). Consider cultural, economic, and/or political factors that led to the style, feel, instrumentation, ethnic roots, and unique expression of this musical form. Cite 3 musical artists who furthered the form–for example, in Jazz you might cite Louis Armstrong, Dizzy Gillespie, and Miles Davis demonstrating how, in this case, each pushed Jazz to new limits.

Approx. 500 words.

Below are some examples of the variation within musical genres (Blues, Jazz, Country, Western) via particular artists.