Do you think providing human services provide an opportunity for social change? Or do you think providing human services are a means of maintaining social order or social control within society?

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Critical reflection statement:

Human service work can be seen as an opportunity for social change or a means of maintaining social order.

In this assignment students will reflect on the above statement and consider the way in which they think about human service provision. Do you think providing human services provide an opportunity for social change? Or do you think providing human services are a means of maintaining social order or social control within society? Based on what you believe, you will need to reference evidence to support your position. This means you will need to develop an argument for the way in which you ‘see’ the provision of human services and reflect on the influence of your own world view in determining your position.

In your reflection essay you may agree or disagree with either concept as long as you support your argument by including reference to:

1. your own values and the way your values have impacted on your view of the world;

2. how dominant ideologies (as expressed by those in the media and politics) impact on the way human services are provided.

Suggested Readings:

Chenoweth, L & McAuliffe, D 2014, The Road to Social Work & Human Service Practice, Cengage Learning Australia, South Melbourne, Victoria.

Fawcett, B, Goodwin, S, Meagher, G & Phillips, R 2010, Social Policy for Social Change Palgrave Macmillan, South Yarra.

Jamrozik, A 2009 Social Policy in the Post-Welfare State, Australian Society in the 21st Century 2nd edn NSW Pearson Education, Australia.

O’Connor, I, Wilson, J & Setterlund, D (eds) 2006, Social work and welfare practice, Sage, London

Demonstrate the following skills and abilities Critically analyze and evaluate legislation and policy that guides inter-professional working.

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Inter-professional working

1. Demonstrate the following knowledge and understanding The process and context of inter-professional working and legislation and statutory guidance that informs inter-professional working.

2. Demonstrate the following skills and abilities Critically analyze and evaluate legislation and policy that guides inter-professional working

Demonstrate the following knowledge and understanding. Awareness of the differences in patterns of health and disease around the world and how these have been influenced by historical and geographical factors.

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Global Public Health

1. Demonstrate the following knowledge and understanding

Awareness of the differences in patterns of health and disease around the world and how these have been influenced by historical and geographical factors.

2. Demonstrate the following skills and abilities

effectively make interpretations about trends in global public health issues from reliable sources of health data

Write a report which examines an ethical and moral dilemma. Your report should explore ethical principles, drawing on a range of literature, and may additionally involve considering professional codes of conduct.

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Select One of the following ethical dilemmas

Write a report which examines an ethical and moral dilemma. Your report should explore ethical principles, drawing on a range of literature, and may additionally involve considering professional codes of conduct. Consider the dilemma from various perspectives. Include reflection on your own values and how these could influence your understanding of the ethical dilemma. Maintain confidentiality of people and organisations, if drawing on your own personal/professional experience, by changing names and locations.

Select ONE of the following ethical dilemmas for your report.

Assisted dying

Abortion

Withdrawal of medical treatment

The restraint of individuals with a mental health issue or disability

The wearing of religious symbols in the workplace

Compulsory vaccination

 

Build a portfolio of evidence which covers a range of different study skills. The different elements of the portfolio will be a combination of work that you have already completed as part of your programme, as well as reflective and evaluative commentary.

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Study Skills Portfolio Building

This unit requires you to build a portfolio of evidence which covers a range of different study skills. The different elements of the portfolio will be a combination of work that you have already completed as part of your programme, as well as reflective and evaluative commentary.

You will need to complete your portfolio one element at a time using the guidance provided. It is advisable to complete this unit in stages – do not attempt to complete all of the questions in one study session.

This unit is ungraded, but will be awarded upon successful achievement of all assessment criteria and learning outcomes.

Remember: this assignment has to be all your own work. Whilst properly referenced content is fine and encouraged, any work that is not wholly your own effort has to be acknowledged as such and correctly referenced using the Harvard format.

Describe interventions and techniques utilized by professionals working in the field. Explore any legal or ethical issues associated with white fragility and whiteness. Identify how you would utilize the relational leadership model to address the problem or challenge in white fragility and whiteness.

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White Fragility and Whiteness

Introduce the theories and main concepts associated with white fragility and whiteness

Describe interventions and techniques utilized by professionals working in the field.

Explore any legal or ethical issues associated with white fragility and whiteness.

Utilize the relational leadership model to assess what is currently being done around white fragility and whiteness, and what is missing (including the five components: Inclusive, Empowering, Process-Oriented, Ethical, Purposeful).

Identify how you would utilize the relational leadership model to address the problem or challenge in white fragility and whiteness.

Include citations at the end of your essay (a minimum of three journal articles are required).

I put all 3 sources that need to be used.

What have been this population’s defining experiences? What is this population’s relationship with the larger culture? What challenges has this population faced? What are strengths of this population?

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Homeless people in the United States

This research paper is going to be on homeless people in the United States. Throughout the paper you’re going to answer the following questions:

Describe the population group and its characteristics. (you may want to use census data here)

What is required for “membership” in this group? (how is it defined?)
Describe this population in the U.S. as a whole.
Describe this population in NY state.
Describe this population in the city of Albany
Provide an overview of this population in American history

What have been this population’s defining experiences?
What is this population’s relationship with the larger culture?
What challenges has this population faced?
What are strengths of this population?
What approaches has this group historically taken to address oppression? In what was have this group’s members advocated for themselves
Provide information about how this population interacts with helping professions.

What are the unmet needs of this group?
What are some barriers to service delivery?
What tips would you have for helping professionals about working with this population?

In what ways could/should you intervene on behalf of this group?
What would be “mistakes” when working with this group?

Identify key signs and symptoms of abuse distinguishing between need and likelihood of significant harm. Demonstrate an understanding of appropriate responses and procedures in their role as a student social worker, to the signs and symptoms that they have identified.

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Safeguarding(social work)

Identify key signs and symptoms of abuse distinguishing between need and likelihood of significant harm.
Demonstrate an understanding of appropriate responses and procedures in their role as a student social worker, to the signs and symptoms that they have identified.
Identify the relevant legal and policy issues that the case study scenario raises.
Make reference to the multi-agency context of child protection, adult safeguarding and domestic violence.
Describe strategies for challenging discrimination and promoting anti-discriminatory practice.
Discuss research findings in relation to abuse and protection including at least 3 journal references.
• Reference appropriately to relevant literature using the Harvard referencing system

Questions following the case study
• You need to ensure that the assignment criteria are met when you answer the questions following the case study
So cross-reference your answers to the questions following the case study to the assignment criteria

Choose a health issue that is closely related to gender, age or ethnicity-based inequities in health. Critically discuss the nature and the extent of health inequities in relation to gender, age or ethnicity.

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Health Issues in Gender, Age and Ethnicity-Ethnic minority women and maternity care

2,000-word individual report. You will write a report discussing health inequities in relation to gender, age or ethnicity. You are required to choose one of the health issues listed below, explore the nature of health inequities in relation to gender, age or ethnicity, discuss policy addressing the inequities and make suggestions for improvement.

‘Access to health care’ could be interpreted as health care in general OR access to a specific treatment or specific service.

• You are required to:

• Choose a health issue that is closely related to gender, age or ethnicity-based inequities in health.

• Critically discuss the nature and the extent of health inequities in relation to gender, age or ethnicity.

• Demonstrate knowledge of relevant policy and make suggestions to address gaps in current policy.

KEY CRITERIA:

Think about discrimination in health care in relation to gender, age or ethnicity OR think about age, gender OR ethnicity-based disparities that exist in relation to specific health issues

• discuss a health issue related to gender, age or ethnicity-based inequities in health and inequality to the access of health care

• Explore the nature and the extent of health inequities in relation to the chosen health issue. The discussion must focus on health inequities related to gender, age or ethnicity.

• Discuss policy and legislations addressing the inequities (it is suggested that you explore developments in policy aimed at tackling the health inequities)

• You only need 1 variable (Age OR Gender OR Ethnicity)

• Make suggestions for improvement (find gaps and limitations of current policy and make suggestions for improvement)

• So, think about a health issue that is experienced differently by different age groups, different gender OR different ethnic groups.

• Discuss how the chosen topic is related to gender, age or ethnicity-based inequities in health (link your discussion to only ONE type of health inequity)

– Explore the nature and the extent of health inequities in relation to the chosen health issue. The discussion must focus on health inequities related to gender, age or ethnicity (you should focus on only ONE of the three variables).

– Discuss policy and legislation addressing the specific type of inequities and identify gaps in policy and legislation

(It is suggested that you explore developments in policy aimed at tackling the health inequities you discussed)

– Make suggestions for improvement that can fill the gaps in policy and legislation

• You must use a minimum of 10 academic sources (i.e., only peer-reviewed journal articles count). You are encouraged to carry out wider reading. On top of the 10 journal articles, you can also include books and other credible sources (e.g., reports from international organisations) but they will NOT be counted as part of your 10 academic sources.

• Ensure that all your sections are linked – e.g., if you chose a topic that is related to gender-based health inequity, you are expected to explore that topic from the gender-based health inequity perspective only. No other variables, such as age and ethnicity, are expected to be included in your work.

• Ensure that you include your in-text references. In all cases, in-text references must match up with what appears in your reference list. Every in-text citation/reference should correspond to a reference on the list at the end (and vice versa).

• You must use the Harvard referencing system. The University officially advises students to use the following website for referencing guidelines:

• No more than 5% of your work should be in the form of quotes.

• You must write in your own words. You are reminded that plagiarism of any type will be penalised and result in a fail.

• Now you must include the page number within the bracket of an in-text citation, when you paraphrase, or the page range, if you are summarising content of a couple or more pages.

Critically analyze an industry of your choice and identify the leading players, preferably in a specific country and evaluate the drivers, processes, systems, and strategies that this particular company is employing to foster disruption. 

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Disruptive Innovation

Various sectors have been affected by disruption. The disruption manifests in several ways- but technology has been one but certainly NOT the only driver. Some of these have been from new disruptors in the market that have driven meaningful change. However, some incumbents have been at the forefront of disruption and making fostering a significant impact for themselves and their customers. As you are aware, most academics and practitioners have been slow to recognize this and build an understanding.
To that end, you are required to critically analyze an industry of your choice and identify the leading players, preferably in a specific country and evaluate the drivers, processes, systems, and strategies that this particular company is employing to foster disruption.

To do so, you will have to:-
Determine and select the interpretation of disruption- One option is to use the criteria adopted by Bartman 2015- and his team at Harvard – see link for reference [you may select other interpretations] – https://hbr.org/2015/05/teslas-not-as-disruptive-as-you-might-think (Links to an external site.)
Select a sector/ industry preferably in a single country or Economic Zone, for example, the European Union [EU], and then a company that operates within it. Publically listed companies will offer more data for analysis (They are required to publish their information- financial performance, strategy direction, etc)
Use evidence-based assertions to support your analysis to support your recommendation.
To address this- rely on the theoretical aspects and practical insights covered in class and through further research
You must acknowledge the strategic direction the business is currently undertaking, the market dynamics, trends, and several other variables
To achieve the above, you will develop a 3000-word report that can be used by practitioners and academia. Therefore, the right blend between theory and practice must be used.