Explain how social and economic justice relates to the services provided or population served by this agency. · Explain how cultural competence was demonstrated (or not demonstrated) within the agency or by the social worker.

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Submit by Day 3, a 4- to 5-page written account of your agency visit. In the paper, address each of the following areas and support your ideas with evidence from course resources and additional research.

· Describe the agency. Including:

o Services offered

o Mission of the agency

o Clientele or population served

· Describe the social worker’s job activities and professional roles

· Explain what brought the social worker to the field and their work history

· Explain opportunities for advancement and what the social worker does for professional development

· Describe the social worker’s overall job satisfaction and strategies they use for self-care

· Analyze your experience. Specifically,

o Discuss your thoughts and feelings related to the agency, clientele, and type of work.

o Reflect on why you may have experienced these reactions to the agency, clientele, and type of work.

· Explain which social work values and ethics were evident (or not evident) during the interview.

· Explain how social and economic justice relates to the services provided or population served by this agency.

· Explain how cultural competence was demonstrated (or not demonstrated) within the agency or by the social worker.

Submission and Grading Information

To submit your Project, do the following:

· Save your Project as a “.doc” file with the filename “WK6Proj+last name+first initial.doc”. For example, Sally Ride’s filename would be “WK6ProjRideS.doc”.

· To upload your Project, click on Projects on the course navigation menu, and then click the “Project Turnitin – Week 6” link.

Explain Locke’s view of human nature. Use details from the textbook to support your description. Explain Hobbes’s view of human nature, again using details from the textbook to support your description.

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Instructions

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See the general instructions in the Essay Discussion Instructions section of the course menu.

Once you choose which question you’d like to write about, write your essay and post it in the discussion board and also save it as a Word document.

To create your post, click the blue Create Thread button. To be able to read and respond to others’ posts, you will first need to publish your own post. Your first post is the one that will be graded–a blank post WILL be graded if it is your first post in the board. You can save your post as a draft, but it will not be published for students to view, nor will it be queued for grading until you click the Submit button.

When you refresh the board, after you publish your post, it will allow you to view everyone’s posts. If you hover your cursor at the bottom of a post, the button to reply to that student’s post will appear.

Use your course texts to help you respond to the topic, and when you quote and summarize from the course texts, include information about the page reference.

You are discouraged from using additional sources. If you do choose to use an outside source, be sure to cite your source, just as you do when you use the course texts. If you use a quotation or an example from a website, cite the website’surl and the date accessed.

Once you are ready for your classmates to read it, post the thread containing your essay. Then go to the TurnItIn dropbox section here in Blackboard and post your Word document into the dropbox. You do not need to include your response to another student in the file that you upload to TurnItIn.

Finally, read your classmates’ posts. A complete assignment includes your written responseto at least one essay besides your own–part of your score is based on your reply to at least one of your classmate’s posts. It should be a meaningful reply that continues the discussion, points out something good about the post, and makes a constructive suggestion for improvement.

Topics for your Essay, Choose A or B

Essay Length tips–To answer these topics completely, it takes about 500-600 words (required). Use the topic questions and the scoring rubric to see if your draft responds fully to all parts of the question. A complete thoughtful answer is more important than word count.

Topic A

What is Martin Gardner’s argument for the objectivist view of art? Do you agree? Why or why not?

Use Vaughn’s textbook to help you explain Gardner’s theory and its strengths and weaknesses. Choose an object, performance, or piece of writing as an example, and explain whether Gardner’s theory would classify the object as Art. Do you agree with objectivism about Art or do you find another theory more convincing? Defend your point of view.

Topic B

Explain Locke’s view of human nature. Use details from the textbook to support your description. Explain Hobbes’s view of human nature, again using details from the textbook to support your description. How do Locke’s view of human nature and Hobbes’ view differ? Which do you think is more accurate? Explain, and defend your answer.

Describe potential areas where you might need improvement in relation to social work practice skills. Explain how your next field education experience might address those areas.

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Throughout the past nine weeks, you have had the ability to apply social work practice skills in a real-world setting. At the end of your placement, your supervisor completed a final evaluation of your practice skills.

Having had the chance to review your final evaluation, you will now synthesize the results of your evaluation to help you self-assess your field education experience. By performing the self-assessment, you will evaluate your professional development as a future social worker.

For this assignment, reflect on your field education experience. Consider the skills that you have developed and how they might contribute to your professional identity as a social worker. Reflect on what you hope to learn in your concentration year experience.

As you review your evaluation, the opportunity to engage in personal professional development should remain a consideration for the remainder of your program.

For this Assignment, reflect on your field education experience. Review the results of your final evaluation and reflect on what you would like to gain in future field education experiences.

Note: You should receive your final evaluation from you field instructor.

The Assignment: (4–5 pages)

  • Explain whether you demonstrated social work practice skills throughout your field education experience, including a description of each social work practice skill and the measure(s) provided in the final evaluation.
  • Explain how participation in your field education course might help with future field experiences.
  • Describe potential areas where you might need improvement in relation to social work practice skills.
  • Explain how your next field education experience might address those areas.
  • Explain how you have grown as a professional during this process.
  • Propose personal action plans for future field experiences.
  • Be sure to submit the results of your evaluation to this Assignment.

What is the cultural basis for female genital mutilation (FGM)? ·  What would a “cultural relativist” say regarding the acceptability of FGM?

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The United States is a culturally diverse country, and while we continue today to grapple with tensions related to race, ethnicity, sexuality, gender, religion, and age, the very fact that we can have public debates about matters related to diversity is some measure of social progress. Across the globe, there are many instances where groups of people continue to be oppressed along dimensions of diversity.

For this discussion, you will review some terminology related to diversity and cross-cultural relations, and then you will demonstrate your understanding of these terms as they relate to a practice that most in the United States would agree is unpalatable.

Review the following resources:

Wong, E.F. (2015). Racial/ethnic relations: Theoretical overview. Salem Press Encyclopedia. Available at: http://ezproxy.umuc.edu/login?url=http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=ers&AN=96397619&site=eds-live&scope=site

Here are some other terms that are often included in discussions about diversity:

·  Cultural pluralism is the recognition that society consists of many diverse groups that have unique cultural identities and practices that continue to exist within a larger, more dominant society.

·  Multicultural societies consist of many diverse groups, none of which are socially dominant.

·  Cultural relativism is the idea that an individual’s behavior and beliefs can only be understood in terms of that individual’s culture.

Lower, M. (2013). Can and should human rights be universal? Retrieved by:http://www.e-ir.info/2013/12/01/can-and-should-human-rights-be-universal/

Mitchum, P.D. (2013). Slapping the hand of cultural relativism: Female Genital Mutilation. William & Mary Journal of Women and the Law, 19(3), Article 4. Retrieved from: http://scholarship.law.wm.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1363&context=wmjowl

World Health Organization (2012). Female genital mutilation. Retrieved from: http://www.who.int/iris/bitstream/10665/77428/1/WHO_RHR_12.41_eng.pdf

Esem, N. (2016). How can young people end PGM in Nigeria? Retrieved from: http://womendeliver.org/2016/what-role-can-young-people-play-in-ending-female-genital-mutilation-in-nigeria/

Esikot, I.F. (2012). Globalization versus relativism: The imperative of a universal ethics. Journal of Politics and Law, 5(4), 129-135. Retrieved from: http://www.ccsenet.org/journal/index.php/jpl/article/viewFile/22550/14543

For this discussion, respond to the following questions:

·  What is the cultural basis for female genital mutilation (FGM)?

·  What would a “cultural relativist” say regarding the acceptability of FGM?

·  How can we reconcile cultural relativism with the need for human rights?

·  What role does globalization play in changing cultural practices?