Signature Assignment
Course#: SOWK 622
Advanced Generalist Practice: Assessment and Intervention Paper (150 points)
This signature assignment fulfills the Masters in Social Work Program Learning Outcome #2: Engage Diversity and Difference in Practice and Program Learning Outcome #3 Advance Human Rights and Social, Economic and Environmental Justice.
This assignment is an opportunity to pull together all you have learned in this course. The ability to assess and intervene on behalf of a client involves multiple layers. Select one of two videos provided in week 8 in the Blackboard course (content is the same in each social worker and client are different). The video highlights the opening of a 2nd session. The presenting problem is that the client is experiencing grief and depression after a sudden loss. In practice, you would be able to gather information directly from the client. This video scenario is intentionally vague presenting the opportunity for you to begin to create a client scenario as you sort through various assessment tools including intersectionality, suicidal prevention and assessment, substance use disorder, cognitive-behavior therapy strategies and motivational interviewing.
You will write an 8-10 page (not including title and reference pages)
Paper will be written in the active voice and APA formatted.
Your paper should be free of spelling, punctuation, and grammar errors.
Be sure to provide in-text citations when referring to sources.
ANY words from a direct source must either be paraphrased or quoted with a citation provided.
All citations must align with references.
Include headings for each section as listed below.
Be sure to completely and thoroughly complete all parts of each section.
Demonstrate professional demeanor in your writing and critical thought throughout your paper.
Refer to the APA and Writing Resources folder located in the course information section for more guidance on paper structure and formatting.
You should review the rubric before writing your paper.
Paper Headings
This Paper includes all the following sections:
Introduction: Provide an introduction of the client and social worker through the lens of intersectionality, cultural diversity and difference based on the selected video scenario. In order to provide a thorough introduction read the instructions of this assignment first. You may even choose to write this section last.
Intersectionality Assessment of Client
Provide an assessment of intersecting factors for the client addressing social location, identity, political power structures, structural oppression, economic and environmental power structures. Be creative. Little information is provided in the video and normally you would learn what you need to know in a session. This is an opportunity to consider how intersectionality applies in practice. In preparation for future sessions what might be important to consider if you were the social worker? What are the intersections that may need to be addressed in future sessions? If this client was from your state, maybe even your city what are key areas of power, privilege, and oppression that need to be taken into consideration? (Include a minimum of 4 references).
Intersectionality Assessment of Social Worker
Provide an assessment of intersecting factors for the social worker addressing social location, identity, political power structures, structural oppression, economic and environmental power structures. Be creative. This is an opportunity to consider how intersectionality applies in practice. In preparation for future sessions what might be important to consider if you were the social worker when demonstrating self-awareness? What are the intersections that may need to be addressed in session? What might be key areas of power, privilege, and oppression that need to be taken into consideration? How might the social worker demonstrate cultural humility? How might personal biases and values impact working with this client? (Include a minimum of 4 in-text citations with corresponding references at the end of the paper)
Presenting Client Concerns: Provide an overview of the presenting client concerns through the lens of intersectionality, cultural diversity and difference addressing the following,
Suicidal Ideation: The client touches on feelings of suicidal ideation. How would you address this concern in future sessions? (Include a minimum of 2 in-text citations with corresponding references at the end of the paper).
Substance Use Disorder: The client touches beginning use of an opioid. How would you address this concern in future sessions? (Include a minimum of 2 in-text citations with corresponding references at the end of the paper)
CBT or MI Theoretical Assessment & Intervention: Select either suicidal ideation or substance use disorder and provide either a CBT assessment or a Motivational Interview assessment and intervention plan for this client. Make sure to address issues related to intersectionality, cultural diversity and difference. (Include a minimum of 4 in-text citations with corresponding references at the end of the paper)
Conclusion: Provide a conclusion pulling together the aspects of this paper and how the social worker might proceed in the next session.
