Community Mapping is a tool that can be used to tell a story about what is happening in a community. During a community mapping event, community members typically come together to collect data regarding the status of the community including demographic information, available resources, health conditions, etc. This helps the community to identify areas where additional interventions or alterations to current interventions might be useful. For this […]

Understanding crisis and crisis intervention theory is vital to skill acquisition for responders and increases their ability to provide effective responses to survivors. There are three levels of crisis intervention theories. The first and most basic level focuses on correcting temporary affective, behavioral, and cognitive distortions caused by critical incidents. The second, or expanded level, addresses the same components as basic crisis theory and also […]

A process recording is a written tool used by field education experience students, field instructors, and faculty to examine the dynamics of social work interactions in time. Process recordings can help in developing and refining interviewing and intervention skills. By conceptualizing and organizing ongoing activities with social work clients, you are able to clarify the purpose of interviews and interventions, identify personal and professional strengths […]

Your final research paper will be based on a topic of your choice related to an aspect of organizational development examined in this course (see list provided). This assignment requires that you explore a key aspect of organizational development within a large business setting, and prepare a substantive outline detailing the program that you intend to design, develop, implement, and maintain for the benefit of […]

All theories offer insight about the cause of any given problem, but practitioners and researchers must determine the most appropriate one. They ask themselves, “Is the selected theory the most suitable?” and “Do the key constructs of the theory align with the analysis?” To answer the first question, one needs to be familiar with the assumptions of theory and understand the merits and limitations in […]

Can we attain certainty about our beliefs about reality?  If so, how?  If not, why not?  Be sure to define certainty carefully.  This is not psychological certainty (feeling ‘sure’) but logical certainty: knowing and being able to prove that you cannot be wrong.  You could develop this paper by considering the sources of our beliefs: authority, experience, reason, faith.  Can we be sure that these sources are not […]

This assignment focuses on analyzing policies about child maltreatment in the United States, it is a growing national issue. This assignment is another opportunity to further apply 21st century technology skills as you create an informational brochure meant to inform the public in a variety of potential environments about child maltreatment in the United States and in a specific state of your choosing. Your finished […]

Refer to Descartes’, Meditations on First Philosophy, when addressing all three parts of the question below. (1) Why doesn’t Descartes simply determine what’s real by looking around him and use his sense experience?  (2) In Meditation II, Descartes states, “I am; I exist – this is certain.” Explain why Descartes claims that his knowledge here about this cannot be doubted? (3) What is the nature of the “I” for Descartes […]

2010 marked the 55th anniversary of the Supreme Court ruling on Brown vs. the Topeka, Kansas Board of Education, an historic case that led to the end of legalized segregation in American schools. This case found its way to the highest U.S. court after a handful of African-American families with elementary school children sued the Board of Education of the City of Topeka, Kansas for […]

Educational Content This writing assignment compares and contrasts how to assess content in training and education, with an emphasis on how to select content to be assessed in education. Complete the following in a Word Document.  Step 1: Reflect on the objectives. Take a moment and review your Week One Assignment, as well as any feedback from your instructor. How well do they represent the […]