Walden SOCW6101 Week 1 Discussion (dq1+dq2) Latest 2019 September

SOCW6101 Essential Skills

Week 1 Discussion

DQ1Generalist
Intervention Model

You may
have been drawn to social work because of a desire to help a specific
population or to address certain social problems. You may already possess a
large amount of knowledge related to these populations or problems based on
past work experience, personal history, or academic studies. But as you also
may know, a social worker cannot assume a client’s experience based on an
identity category. Individuals hold multiple, intersecting identities, which
influence their unique experience. This is why research and evidence-based
practice are essential to social work.

You and
your colleagues may have interests in different fields of social work practice
or may be interested in assuming different social work roles. However, all will
need foundational knowledge and skills related to understanding how the
environment affects individual experience, assessing the influence of diversity
and difference, and applying advocacy on behalf of client welfare and social
justice. For this Discussion, you consider these issues with your colleagues.

To prepare:

Review this
week’s Learning Resources.

Then,
select a population with whom you would be interested in working as a future
social worker and address each point in the following directions related to
working with this population. Remember, your response should demonstrate that
you have read and are able to apply the material from the required resources.

By Day 3

Post:

Describe
your population of interest.

Identify
one professional role that a social worker may assume when working with this
population.

Explain how
you might apply ecological or systems theory when working with the population.

Describe
specific steps you will take to develop your knowledge of this population
through critical thought and research.

Support
your post with citations to the course text to demonstrate that you have
completed the required readings, understand the material, and are able to apply
the concepts. As the course progresses, you will be expected to cite using APA.
To develop APA skills, utilize resources from the Writing Center
https://academicguides.waldenu.edu/writingcenter/apa.

By Day 6

Respond to
two colleagues who selected a different population from the one you selected:

Analyze how
dimensions of diversity and intersecting identities may influence the
experience of the population that your colleague identified.

Describe an
area where a social worker may advocate on behalf of this population.

DQ2 Introduction
Video

In order to
practice presenting yourself to others and fostering collaboration within an
academic community, you will upload a video introducing yourself to your
colleagues. This Assignment has a lower point value to reduce first-week
anxiety around technology requirements. However, you are required to learn this
technology as you will be using Kaltura Media in your final project for this
course, as well as in other courses within the program. Learning the technology
now allows you to develop the skills needed to complete later course
requirements.

When
recording videos, remember that you are creating a professional presentation.
If you stumble a bit, don’t feel you have to record yourself again because this
is not a formal presentation, such as a speech. However, your video does need
to be professional. In other words, dress professionally and conduct yourself
as if you are in an agency setting with colleagues and supervisors. Be sure to
record yourself in a room that is quiet and where no one interrupts you.

To upload
your media to this discussion thread, use the Kaltura Media option from the
mashup tool drop-down menu. Refer to the Kaltura Media Uploader area in the
course navigation menu for more information about how to upload media to the
course.

To prepare:
Watch the video Anna Scheyett: Social Workers as Super-Heroes.

By Day 7

Post a 3-
to 5-minute video introducing yourself to the class. Please include:

Your name

Your
geographic location

A brief
description of your educational accomplishments (e.g., degrees and schools
attended)

A brief
description of your employment history and/or experience in the social work
field

A
description of your vision of a social work hero

An
explanation of how you might use principles related to strengths, empowerment,
and resiliency in your practice

To ensure
accessibility for your peers, please use the closed captioning function
available in the Kaltura Media player.