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Locate the Learning Team Toolkit (Library tab, over on the right side) and review its content. What
purpose do Learning Teams serve here as adult learners? What will team work look like in Human
Services? How will your practice in team work here impact your work in the Human Services field?
BSHS 302 Week 1 Discussion Question 2
What is the value of understanding the history of social welfare provision and the roots of the human
services discipline? How can gaining a historical perspective of social welfare provision help human
service workers meet the needs of their clients more effectively and compassionately? Discuss your
own experience in human services (or intended career) and how you intent to use your degree.
BSHS 302 Week 1 Individual Assignment What is Human Services paper
Individual Assignment: What is Human Services Paper
Write a 950-1250 word APA paper exploring the nature and purpose of human
services
practice, including the following:
You will be using the academic databases in the UOP library to find three articles
that depict current issues affecting the United States child welfare system. You will then
summarize each article in an annotated bibliography (see the Center for Writing
Excellence for a sample).
o Go to the UOP library and locate the three academic databases under Academic
Databases Major: EBSCOhost, Gale PowerSearch, and ProQuest. You will be
searching for peer-reviewed articles and studies on each academic database.
EBSCOhost
1. Go to EBSCOhost
2. Click on Advanced. Then check Full-text and Peer-reviewed
3. Search on the following keywords: Child Welfare and any minority
population (i.e., African American, Native American, Latino, etc.
4. Select one article to review
Gale PowerSearch
1. Go to Gale PowerSearch
2. Click on Advanced Search
3. Check: to documents with full text and to peer-reviewed publications
4. Search on the following keywords: Child Welfare and Drug Abuse (feel
free to play around a little with different keywords, such as methamphetamines,
etc.).
5. Select one article to review
ProQuest
1. Go to ProQuest
2. Click on the Advanced tab
3. Check Full Text and Scholarly journals, including peer-reviewed
4. Search on the following keywords: Child Welfare and cultural
competence
5. Click on more search options to explore ways to find articles of interest
(optional)
6. Select one article to review
Your final assignment will include a title page in APA format, and your annotated
bibliography in this order:
o Title page
o Citation of article 1 in APA format
o Summary of article (about one or two paragraphs)
o Citation of article 2 in APA format
o Summary of article (about one or two paragraphs)
o Citation of article 3 in APA format
o Summary of article (about one or two paragraphs)
Select one of the following populations (or ask me about one that interests you):
o chronically mentally ill
o homeless persons
o teenaged mothers
o victims of violence (refugees, domestic or childhood abuse)
o immigrants
o or one of your choice
Write a 1200-1500 word paper explaining how critical thinking is used to
identify the causes of the problems or issues for this population.Not discussing
critical thinking will cost 20 points. Focus on:
Causality
Existing research
Past efforts to address the problem
Form a hypothesis of a new approach using deductive reasoning (think outside the
box!)
Discuss feasibility of your proposed approach, particularly funding
Analyze consequences, intended andunintended
This will not be comfortable because it asks more of you than just reading what has
been done and reporting it. You need to apply that knowledge and come up with an
innovative solution and then explore it using critical thinking.
Show the proper use of at least two academic resources (not Wikipedia,
dictionary.com, yahoo, etc.), outside of the library.
Properly cite your references/resources in APA format.
Avoid first or second person.
BSHS 302 Week 3 Team Assignment Social and Clinical Issues in the Elderly Population
Learning Team Assignment: Social and Clinical Issues in the Elderly Population
Prepare a PowerPoint presentation, 10-15 slides exploring the social and clinical
issues facing the elderly population, along with common human service intervention
strategies. Focus on the Graying of America, ageism, housing, retirement, grandparent
parenting, mental health issues and so forth, as well as common practice settings.
Properly cite your references/resources in APA format on the slides.
Be sure to have an introduction, conclusion and reference slide, the intro and
conclusion slide should be in sentence format.
Use graphics to add visual interest
You can use the Notes section to add material or explanation, but many professors
will grade only what is on the slides.
Avoid first or second person.
Using Appendix B at the back of the syllabus, review the ethics of the profession. Which one(s) do
you foresee may cause you some difficulty? Why? Please note that there is a higher word count (300-
400) for the DQ.
BSHS 302 Week 4 Discussion Question 2
How do you believe schools can most effectively respond to the dramatic increase in teenage
pregnancy?
BSHS 302 Week 4 Individual Assignment Human Service Interview
dividual Assignment: Human Service Agency Interview
List the interview questions asked (a minimum of 10, max 20) and
summarize the responses from the interviewee but do not just quote the
person. Do some analysis. Use outside sources as required.
Do not use the word you or your in the questions
Reflect on whether or not this agency meets your career goals. Be
insightful and specific but do not use first person.
Provide a visual aid (flyer, brief PowerPoint, memorandum) that highlights
the services provided by this agency.
Properly cite your references/resources in APA format
Use a title page
Personal communications are cited: (Surname, Initial., personal communication,
month dd, yyyy).
Personal communications do not go on the Reference page.
Avoid first or second person.
In a 1400-1700 word APA paper, students will select a social issue or vulnerable
population affecting the global community, and examine the nature of the population and
social issues confronting them, exploring the macro practice interventions. Topics can
include HIV/AIDS, refugees, world hunger, child soldiers, genocide, human trafficking,
child labor, or other international human rights violations. Students should use information
on advocacy and social justice from the following human rights organizations:
1. Human Rights Watch (www.hrw.nro)
2. National Labor Committee (www.nicnet.org)
3. Amnesty International (www amnesty nra)
4. The United Nations (www un.orulriahts)
Additional cites may be used as well.
Properly cite your references/resources in APA format.
Make sure the paper is uniform in appearance.
Avoid first or second person.