Assignment Overview Social workers need to be culturally competent, and their research and research methods should reflect this competency. This assignment will give you an opportunity to compare and evaluate three research articles for cultural competency. By successfully completing this assignment, you will demonstrate your proficiency in the following EPAs and advanced practice behaviors: EPA…
Explain the difference between organizational behavior management, performance management, and behavior-systems analysis. Describe how these three may interact. Explain your experience or familiarity with each of these. See attachments
Review literature related to pay for performance and feedback systems on employee behavior. Compare and contrast the effectiveness of these interventions in the literature you located. Discuss each intervention choice in relation to the effectiveness and potential costs and resources. Does one intervention seem more effective than the other in general or under certain conditions?…
Describe a time you experienced (or observed) adversity that seemed overwhelming only to be overcome (beat) by your resiliency that led to a satisfying outcome or even mastery of the issue.
AVOIDANCE OF CONFLICT AS A STYLE Rahim (2011) identifies five conflict styles. avoidance of conflict as a style is discussed. What are some of the advantages and disadvantages of this style? What have been some of the dynamics you noticed when individuals and couples use avoidance in relationships? How do you feel when someone uses…
The Structure of Conflict topic of power in relationships. Use the following to help you write your paper. Identify and explain what is meant by power currencies. Identify some of the techniques for balancing power. When in a low-power position, what are some moves that Lerner suggests be used to prevent remaining in self-defeating spirals?
Discussion: Biopsychosocial Holistic Approach With Elderly/Aging Clients As you know, social workers look at a given client holistically. They examine the biological, psychological, social, spiritual, and cultural factors that influence the client’s situation or behavior. As such, they receive insight into the whole person, rather than focusing on just one domain. Why might this perspective…
Discussion 2: Evaluating the Effectiveness of Mindfulness Interventions According to Garland (2013), there is skepticism about mindfulness as an effective intervention. Often, because of its philosophical roots in Buddhism, practitioners and scholars equate mindfulness with “New Age” beliefs. As a result, some may wonder how effective mindfulness interventions are. Recall from Week 1 that it…
Discussion 1: Existential Questions and Post-Traumatic Growth Upon hearing the stories of sometimes horrific atrocities clients or client families have experienced, you as a social worker may find yourself confronting existential “why” questions. For example: Why do horrible events happen to good people? Why do people abuse their children? Trying to make sense of such…
Choose an article on one of the following topics from positive psychology: “Positive Traits and Their Relationship to Well-being”, “Money, Work and Culture and Their Relationship to Well-being”, or “Impact of Intimate Relationships on Well-Being” (NOTE: Your reveiwed article does not need to be one of these exact searched titles, but just similar to these.…