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Reflection

| February 5, 2019

Developing self-awareness starts with taking time to reflect on your own strengths and weaknesses, what distresses you, and what you find most comfortable in social work practice with your clients and colleagues. You have read about many theories and models at this point. There may have been theories and models that you were more inclined […]

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Self-Assessment

| February 5, 2019

Prior to your field education experience, you completed an agency learning agreement that outlined potential goals and objectives related to social work practice skills that you sought to acquire during this course. Like a contract, your agency learning agreement also provided your field instructor a set of criteria that would measure your social work practice […]

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Developing Alliances In Social Work Practice

| February 5, 2019

Have you ever heard the term or saying “straight but not narrow”? This is an example of a statement of being an ally—recognizing one’s unique position of privilege yet standing with others who are oppressed. By taking this course, you have started the process of becoming an ally. Evan and Washington (2013) identify the steps […]

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Interventions In Social Work With The Elderly

| February 5, 2019

The assessment and incorporation of a client’s spirituality has become increasingly common in the field of social work. While historically social workers were trained to avoid discussions centered on religion, we now know that spirituality encompasses many ways of believing. “The Society for Spirituality and Social Work is a network of social workers and other […]

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Ethical Consultation

| February 5, 2019

A local shelter that receives funding from the National Institute of Health and Mental Health is upgrading its website. Along with several upgrades to the website, the web developer/consultant makes a suggestion that the shelter add a testimonial page where local citizens can describe their positive interactions with the shelter and its services. Since the […]

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Behavior Modification  Principles

| February 5, 2019

The meta analysis carried out by Dishman and Buckworth (1996) showed  that the most effective interventions are based on behavior modification  principles. In your opinion, please describe why behavior modification principles  are the most effective methods to apply toward individual intervention  strategies. Be sure to expound upon at least five (5) reasons that  support this […]

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Assisted Suicide

| February 5, 2019

Death is defined as the cessation of (1) heartbeat, (2) breathing, and (3) electrical activity in the brain. It is possible for death to be postponed through life support; death can also be accelerated through refusing food and water, which are things needed for survival. A “good” death is considered one that includes physical comfort, […]

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Human Behavior

| February 5, 2019

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Personal And Course Reflection

| February 5, 2019

Take some time in this unit to reflect on what you have learned about human development and behavior, and how this knowledge can help you to apply counseling practices with clients. What did you learn in this course that will help you to be more effective in your counseling work? What did you learn through […]

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Probability And Statistical Analysis

| February 5, 2019

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