Theories help frame more than presenting problems—they also frame social problems, and both types of problems can be linked in relation to client issues. For example, many scholars and social workers have attempted to understand the social problem of poverty. Turner and Lehning (2007) classified various psychological theories to explain poverty under two headings: (1) individual-related theories or (2) structural/cultural-related theories. In other words, think […]

1) What actions prompted the border control offensive and made the issue of illegal immigration a priority? 2) Who is the enemy? From what or whom are we protecting the border? Is the enemy more than terrorism and terrorists? 3) What is the connection between border enforcement and public health and Safety concerns? Your initial post should be at least 350 words and reference Chapter […]

Adolescence is a very important time in the sexual life cycle. Physical maturity takes place, increased social interaction occurs, and individuals begin to explore intimacy. Parents are still a major influence in their children’s lives and can have an impact on their children’s emerging sexuality. As children move into adolescence, however, the influence of peers becomes increasingly strong. Therefore, as helping professionals it is important […]

Instructions for all works Answer each discussion or Assgn in one hole page answer with paragraphs with 2 citations per paragraph and use the given resource in the work for the citations and the references.  Make sure you follow all instructions. Make sure you treat each discussion as a separate work and each work needs separate references:    discussion #1 references, discussion #2 references, discussion # […]

After reading the Minicase entitled “Integrating Teams at Hernandez & Associates” on pages 436-437 of the textbook, write a minimum one-page response that addresses the following:  Similar to many leaders, Marco has a team in place and does not have the luxury of building a new team to adapt to the changing business environment his firm now faces. Use the Team Leadership Model (TLM) […]

This forum is designed to engage us in a discussion involving a comparison between Kouzes and Posner’s Leadership Practices and Senge’s Five disciplines (click for link).  Support your assertions with scholarly source material. Examine the document showing the table of comparisons and answer the following: 1. In what ways are the two sources suggestive of similar theoretical concepts and/or presentation? 2. How are they different? […]

Simply put, a social worker with a “strengths-based perspective” emphasizes client strengths as a starting point in addressing challenges. This perspective relies on the notion that every client has strengths that can be leveraged to create productive change and progress toward achievement of goals. Client strengths can include a variety of attributes, from complex professional skill sets or well-developed emotional intelligence to mobility, literacy, or […]

Around nine in the morning on April 24, 2013, Rana Plaza, an 8-story building in Savar, Bangladesh, collapsed catastrophically in a hail of twisted concrete, steel, and sewing machinery. At the time, more than three thousand garment workers were on duty in five separate factories, located on the building’s third to eighth floors. 1,134 workers, most of them young women, were killed, and more than […]

This is a 5 page midterm essay for my Myth, Ritual & Mysticism class (Anthropology). The topic is on “Buddhism” and its “Four Noble Truths”. MUST be in Chicago style. I have attached 5 files: 1) The instructions 2) Topic, Title, Informant & Source 3) Source (approved article by instructor) 4) Rubric 5) Class Book. *Please follow instructions thoroughly as this professor is VERY strict. […]

1. List the four elements of gospel featured and appropriated in the popular music of the later 1940s and 1950s, and explain which elements contributed to popular music in the early 1960s (this could include Sam Cooke, Girl Groups, Motown, and the British Invasion). [Dave Headlam, “Gospel to 1950s and 1960s vocal groups, and 1960s soul,” in The Cambridge Companion to Blues and Gospel Music, […]