Your role as a social work student intern is defined by the expectations of the agency and social work educational requirements. Social workers have many roles when they work with clients, all of which are part of being a social work practitioner. To assist clients, social workers may take on the role of a broker, advocate, educator, case manager, mediator, networker, and researcher. To help interns find their place to develop the skills necessary to someday become a licensed social worker, supervisors assign tasks that ensure you engage in social work roles. In this Discussion, you examine your practice strengths, your knowledge of social work, and the anticipated tasks at your agency to understand your role as a social work intern.

Resources

To Prepare

· Read the assigned chapter from the course text.

· Complete the Self-Assessment of Practice Strengths on page 8 and 9 of the text. (You will not upload this assessment.)

· Consider what you have learned about social work practice to this point in your program.

· Go to the Foundation Year Tasks page on the Field Experience site, which is linked from the Learning Resources, and review the types of tasks a foundation year student can do.

ASSIGNMENT BELOW

Post a response that addresses the following:

· Introduce yourself.

· Name your agency, type of work they do, the clients they serve, and what you hope to do there as a social work intern.

· Describe how your role as an intern aligns with the tasks associated with generalist social work practice. Be specific.

· Review the task and roles for MSW Foundation Year on this website, referenced in the Learning Resources.

· Summarize any insights you have—including strengths, areas of improvement, and how you plan to address these areas—from completing the self-assessment on page 8 and 9 of your text.

NOTE : INFORMATION ABOUT AGENCY INFORMATION BELOW:

Agency Name Still Waters Professional Counseling Inc.

Location: 3711 Executive Center Dr, Martinez Ga 30907.

We provide a variety of services depending on the level of care needed.

Our Services:

· Psychiatric Services/Medication Management

· Individual Therapy and Group Therapy

· Intensive Family Intervention (IFI)

· Parenting Classes

· Substance Abuse Treatment

· Anger Management

· Mental Health Evaluations

· Substance Abuse Evaluations

· Parenting Evaluations

· Family Support Partner (FSP) Wrap Around

· Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (TF-CBT) program for children who have experienced trauma and/or abuse

· DFCS Contract Services

· FVIP (Family Violence Intervention Program)

Still Waters is a Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Disabilities (DBHDD) specialty provider for the Child and Adolescent Intensive Family Intervention

· Child and Adolescent CORE

· Adult CORE

· Intensive Family Intervention (IFI)

Treatment Approaches

Still Waters uses a variety of theoretical orientations depending on the program and the situation. Our staff is well trained in the orientation needed for them to provide the best possible quality services. Trauma Informed Care: For our Intensive Family Intervention program we utilize Cognitive Behavioral Therapy. We have staff who have been trained and certified in Trauma Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (TF CBT). This therapy is used for children who have been exposed to trauma and/or abuse. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and skill building is used with children with behavioral disorders and those needing skill building behavioral changes in our CSI and individual therapy services.

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As a student and intern, of course, these efforts must be tempered by humility and in a spirit of learning. To that end, in this Assignment you take an inventory of diversity and inclusion in your agency.

Note: The goal of this Assignment is for you to learn about your agency. It is important to recognize that agencies approach diversity and inclusion differently—therefore, the intent of this Assignment is not to critique the agency’s approach but to learn what they do.

Resources

Be sure to review the Learning Resources before completing this activity. Click the weekly resources link to access the resources.

WEEKLY RESOURCES

To Prepare

· Review the Cano article in the Learning Resources. NOTE: Article is attached separately.

· Use the Diversity and Inclusion Worksheet to record and analyze how your agency successfully works toward policies promoting diversity and inclusion

ASSIGNMENT BELOW

Submit the completed Diversity and Inclusion Worksheet. Be sure to: WORKSHEET IS ATTACHED SEPERATLY.

· Complete the policy inventory for your internship agency.

· Respond to the analysis questions found in the worksheet:

· How do agency initiatives connect to practice behaviors around diversity and to social work values?

· After reviewing how policies promoting diversity and inclusion are applied at your agency: What work do you notice at the agency related to diversity and inclusion that is not covered in the inventory, or that is not listed in agency policies? What are the gaps at the agency, and how might they be closed? (For example, who or what is missing? How is power distributed? What opportunities do you see for training and professional development surrounding diversity and inclusion?)

INFORMATION ABOUT LIGHT HOUSE CENTER.

1. Share your PowerPoint slide to provide the details of your agency.

Note: only one slide with the demographics and diversity of the facility LIGHT HOUSE TREATMENT CENTER OF AUGUSTA.

Note: Light house treatment center of Augusta GA.

About Lighthouse Care Center of Augusta

Lighthouse Care Center of Augusta is a mental health treatment facility in Augusta, Georgia. Children, adolescents and adults who are struggling to cope with mental health concerns can receive support at this center. They provide partial hospitalization programs, medication management, crisis stabilization services and acute residential care to individuals over the age of five. The facility maintains the Joint Commission’s gold seal of approval accreditation, and they’re LegitScript certified.

This clinic seeks to provide care to as many patients as possible, so they accept many types of insurance policies from Georgia Managed Medicaid, Aetna, and Cigna to UnitedHealthCare and Blue Cross-Blue Shield. If you find yourself out of network, then the facility will work with you on creating a single case agreement plan. This type of arrangement between your provider and the facility might allow you to get the coverage and care you need without having to search for a different facility or provider.

One great thing about this facility is that they have an onsite school that can help children and adolescents meet their educational goals. The school, which is accredited by the Georgia Accrediting Commission, can help interested individuals receive their GED or high school diploma, learn independent living skills and build upon their vocational goals.

Patients who seek help at the clinic will undergo an evaluation before being provided with an individualized treatment plan that considers their strengths and weaknesses. The facility can help patients who are experiencing anxiety, mood disorders, paranoia, depression, homicidal thoughts and self-harming behaviors.

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Explain intercultural competence and cultural awareness and how both can support communication competence. Include relevant examples and/or quotes. (1-2 slides)
Explain emotional intelligence and how it can support communication competence. Include relevant examples and/or quotes. (1-2 slides)
Explain mindfulness and how it can support communication competence. Include relevant examples and/or quotes. (1-2 slides)

Part 2: Evaluating and Enhancing Communication Competence
This section of your PowerPoint presentation has two sections. In the first section you will strive to evaluate and enhance your own communication competence. In the second section, you will do the same for a public figure whose image is in need of repair.

Section 1: Evaluating and Enhancing Your Own Communication Competence

To evaluate your communication competence, take at least two of the quizzes presented in the Module 2 resources. Make sure one focuses on cultural awareness and the other on emotional intelligence.
Summarize the evaluations, citing the sources that helped you assess your strengths and limitations. (1-2 slides)
Describe at least 3 strategies that can help you enhance your communication skills in these areas. Again, cite your sources. (1-2 slides)
Additionally, summarize insights you gained from this evaluation. (1-2 slides)

Section 2: Evaluating and Enhancing the Communication Competence of a Public Figure

Choose a specific political figure, celebrity, sports figure, CEO of a company, or other public figure who has recently been in the news and has exhibited offensive/sexist/racist verbal and/or nonverbal actions that have not met with public approval.
Summarize this person’s competency as a communicator, i.e., his or her communication strengths and limitations related to cultural awareness, emotional intelligence, and mindfulness, related to recent events. Substantiate your thinking by citing the resources. (1-2 slides)
Describe the practical advice/strategies you would offer this person to improve his or her communication competence in these areas to begin to repair his or her image. (1-2 slides)

Note: The last slide (or slides) of your PowerPoint presentation should list the resources you used for your presentation.

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The Building Blocks of Culture

Culture can be seen in every society if you know the building blocks of it.

Write a 500 or more word essay about a culture that you encountered that is different from your daily culture.

This paper should include:

1. A discussion of the different building blocks and how you saw them exhibited.

2. Comparisons of the building blocks that you encountered with those from another culture or your daily culture.

3. Reflection on your reaction towards this different culture and what helped you to adapt.

View your assignment rubric .

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“In many places, community leaders and government service departments have built relationships with other governmental agencies to solve small-town infrastructure needs” (Collins, 2006; Greenblatt, 2006; Rhodes, 1996).

When these small communities collaborate, the issues that matter include continuing to supply quality public services and citizen satisfaction.

· How can local governments collaborate and continue to provide quality public services?

· How can they continue to satisfy their constituents?

· Provide a biblical based support for your response. Acceptable sources include course read items, peer-reviewed journal articles, and the Bible.

NOTES: Support your assertions with at least 8 scholarly citations in current APA format.

This assignment will be checked for originality via the Turnitin plagiarism tool.

Sources

Agranoff, R., & Radin, B. A. (2015). Deil Wright’s overlapping model of intergovernmental relations: The basis for contemporary intergovernmental relationships. Publius: The Journal of Federalism, 45(1), 139-159. https://doi.org/10.1093/publius/pju036

Networked Cities

http://www.youtube.com/RUPublicAdmin#p/c/F03FD89BC00DD833/3/_4VkUzeQcf0Links to an external site.

Multisector Collaborations

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Find two artworks that create an interesting dynamic when paired. Do not use the same works you wrote about for Module 7.

How is the pairing compelling?
When paired side by side, what questions do they spark? What dialogue is created?
As the curator of these works, what are you hoping the audience will think about and consider in viewing them together?
What theme or purpose from the Themes and Purposes section of Understanding Art best describes these works? (In my copy of the text, this section is in the back.)

Please include the images of the works. Please include details about the works such as artist, title, year created, and medium.

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The purpose of this assignment is to analyze a specific organization in depth, making use of the theories and concepts from required readings to demonstrate your comprehension of course materials.

Instructions:

PLEASE USE US ARMY as the Orgnaization

Select an organization with which you are familiar or which you would like to examine. The organization could be a non-governmental organization, a government agency, a for-profit or a non-profit firm, etc.

Find and read at least 2 current newspaper* articles and 2 peer-reviewed journal articles about the organization you will be studying (and/or companies in the same industry as the one you are studying if there are no articles available on your specific organization).

Write a 2-4 page paper that includes:

Background/history and interesting facts about the organization

Explains your rationale for choosing this organization

Integrates course materials and your 4 sources to support your points.

*You may have to limit your search by the content type of source/ date if you get too many results. If you have trouble finding sources, please contact the APUS Librarians for assistance.

General requirements:

Submissions should be typed, double-spaced, 1″ margins, times new roman 12 pt font, and saved as .doc, .docx, .pdf.

Use APA format for citations and references

View the grading rubric so you understand how you will be assessed on this Assignment.

Disclaimer- Originality of attachments will be verified by Turnitin. Both you and your instructor will receive the results.

This course has “Resubmission” status enabled to help you if you realized you submitted an incorrect or blank file, or if you need to submit multiple documents as part of your Assignment. Resubmission of an Assignment after it is grades, to attempt a better grade, is not permitted.

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Your friend owns a travel agency Dreamers Adventure Travel. At some point it was a thriving business with a stable and diverse clientele. As people became more Internet savvy in the 2000s, the travel agency lost some business to people booking their own trips directly online. This negatively affected the travel agency’s profitability. At this point, Dreamers Adventure Travel is facing such a crisis that your friend may close the business.

You believe, however, that the Dreamers Adventure Travel could change their target market (formerly young urban professionals – yes, YUPPIES!) to include Baby Boomers, to increase revenue and their competitive advantage in the travel agency marketplace. Thus, you believe that Dreamers Travel could be more successful by tailoring their travel packages and services to each of their target markets.

Baby Boomers are largely entering retirement or are retired and many have a desire to travel (e.g., outdoor recreation, nature, adventure travel/tourism, cultural and historically important and exotic destinations, etc.). Clients in this market segment, on average, have enough discretionary income for travel and touring, like travelling in the groups of like-minded individuals, may have specific needs and preferences while travelling, and might still have a habit of turning to the travel agent for organizing their trips. You plan to build a tour/adventure travel experience package tailored to Baby Boomers’ travel preferences (potentially in groups) in the United States.

Your friend is intrigued by your idea but needs answers about to the potential demand and preferences among Baby Boomers. You decide to obtain these answers through research. The problem is that you don’t even know what you don’t know. You start planning and you ask yourself the following questions:

1. What research or evidence-based information is available so I can become more informed by others’ knowledge, experience and expertise on adventure travel preferences of Baby Boomers?

2. What print publications or online publications (e.g., journals, professional and trade magazines, mass media magazines focused on the target market) can I access to learn more before I invest additional time and effort?

3. Would focus groups with past Baby Boomer clients who haven’t signed up for trips or used your agency in a while be useful to tap for more insight? Why?

4. If past clients are not interested in sharing their views, how else can you get some insight from Baby Boomers in your target market (including the region your business is located in, which is Hayward)? Who should be the participants (e.g., any older adults, adults with specific socio-demographic characteristics, other travel agents)? Should the focus groups be mixed or same gender, age, race/ethnicity? Why or why not?

5. Based on key informants who have access to local Baby Boomers, (1), what types of questions would you include in your unstandardized/unstructured guide [a set of the open-ended questions] for the focus groups? ( Write 4-5 open-ended questions to explore the topic of interest. Consider order effects.)

Fast Forward: Let’s assume that you have conducted two focus groups with nine Baby Boomers in each group and obtained the helpful insights and data. Next, you want to use the insights from the focus groups to develop a sampling frame of the target population. For this brief survey on travel needs and preferences among Baby Boomers, you want to be able to make conclusions about the entire population and, thus, you need to be able to generalize the results.

6. Based on the data from the focus groups, what would a survey (a set of the closed-ended questions) look like? Some speculation/imagination is required here. Write 4-5 closed-ended questions to explore the topic of interest. Aspire for the highest level of measurement. Consider the order effects. Don’t include questions about the socio-demographic characteristics. Assume that they will be added automatically at the end.

7. Data Collection Method: Now, you need to decide how you will collect the data. (e.g., mailed questionnaire, face-to-face structured/schedule-standardized interview, telephone, online)? What data collection method will you choose? Provide a justification for your choice and explain the advantages and disadvantages the data collection method you are choosing. Please be specific.

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