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How can we engage diverse families in and out of school to strengthen a vision and mission committed to student learning? Overview: Candidates will complete a SWOT analysis of family-school partnerships that support the school’s vision, mission, and related improvement efforts. To complete your analysis, confer with at least one member of your school staff…
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Consider the company that you currently work for or one for which you have been employed previously. Describe the pay structure of the company and discuss whether you feel it is/was fair to the employees. What, if anything, could be or could have been improved about the pay structure? What could be the potential impact…
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1. How would you go about working with a Native American woman who appears to be experiencing physical and/or sexual abuse, but is reluctant to discuss her experiences with you? What might be pertinent cultural considerations in your work with this client? 2. During a family session with an Asian American family, you note that…
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U.S. businesses are attempting to reduce costs by substituting machinery for labor or by using foreign labor to produce their products. How does this affect American consumers? How does this affect American workers? Based on benefits and costs, should the government regulate these practices? Respond to the topic and to two other students’ posts by…
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Hip Fracture After studying Module 7: Lecture Materials & Resources, discuss the following: The patient is a 71-year-old widowed man who is seen regularly in the clinic for health maintenance and follow-up of his chronic insomnia and anxiety. He has regular prescriptions for triazolam (Halcion) and clonazepam (Klonopin) for these problems. Recently he has been…
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W6 Toneika After studying Module 6: Lecture Materials & Resources, discuss the following: Tomeika is a three-year-old girl. She was recently diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder (ASD). Tomeika is able to make many vocalizations and is able to say one recognizable word. Tomeika will say “juice”, which she pronounces as “oos.” Throughout the day, Tomeika…
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Jackie is a 31-year-old pregnant patient (2nd child, two different fathers) single mother of a 6- year-old who is coming for prenatal care since she suspects she is pregnant. She is no longer with the father of Robby, her firstborn. She indicates “pretty serious partying” with the likely father of the baby. By pretty serious…
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After studying Module 4: Lecture Materials & Resources, discuss the following: Richard is a 62-year-old single man who says that his substance dependence and his bipolar disorder both emerged in his late teens. He says that he started to drink to “feel better” when his episodes of depression made it hard for him to interact…
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After studying Module 3: Lecture Materials & Resources, discuss the following: Mary is 27 years old and has had a history of alcohol dependence for several years. Mary has a daughter Kylie, aged 3 years, who displays signs of fetal alcohol syndrome. Social work services have been involved with Mary and Kylie since her birth,…
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After studying Module 2: Lecture Materials & Resources, discuss the following: Harriet is a 51-year-old married woman with a past history of alcohol and cocaine abuse. She has been attending AA and NA meetings regularly and does not report urges to drink or use drugs during the 4 years you have been her psychiatric mental…