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What do you think might be done to provide more support for children in LGBT families?

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How has the legalization of same-sex marriage affected children in LGBT families?

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What assumptions are commonly made about children in LGBT families?

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Native American mascots date back to the 19thcentury, and approximately 900 teams across the U.S. still sport Native American names – like hockey’s Chicago Blackhawks, baseball’s Atlanta Braves, and–at the center of controversy today–the Washington Redskins (the term “Redskin” is considered a racial epithet or slur to Native Americans).  Native American activists are increasingly challenging the stereotypical Native images by sports, entertainment, and educational institutions.  Activists contend that the use of such imagery perpetuates old stereotypes about American Indians, and are as demeaning as the Amos & Andy, Frito Bandito, and Aunt Jemima racial caricatures of a not-so-distant segregated past.  Proponents of Indian mascots claim that using these images honors Native peoples and promotes native culture in highly visible forums.

Instructions: 300 word minimum 
Carefully consider both sides of this debate and respond to the following: Discussion Activity: Are Native American team mascots a slur or honor to Native American peoples? Decide your position and include three reasons for your opinion, using very specific reasons and examples from each of the films to support your position

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This assignment will allow students to practice and discuss concepts that are covered in class and related to individuals and families. In this assignment, students will demonstrate competencies of working with diverse groups, engagement, assessment, theory, intervention and evaluation. To accomplish this, students will use a case they are working with at their current internship field placement. If the student is not currently attending an internship, the student may use a client at their current place of employment if their place of employment is social work related. The professor will provide case vignettes for students if needed.
Outline/structure of paper should be as follows:

2) Abstract (1/2 page)
a. Abstracts are typically written last and are a general summary of your
assignment. It is included after your title page, before your introduction. Your
abstract should be a single paragraph, written in 150-250 words and double
spaced.

3) Problem statement (1 page or less)
a. Provide an introduction including a discussion of the client’s presenting
problem and any relevant information to help understand the nature of this
problem. This may include the reason why the client has come to treatment,
why they were referred, or why they need social work services.

4) Diversity (2 pages)
a. Discuss how diversity and difference has shaped the life experiences of this
client.
b. Discuss how oppression, poverty, marginalization and/or privilege and power
has influenced this client’s life experiences and presenting problem.
c. Discuss any similarities or differences between the client’s culture and the
dominant culture (if different) and how these have impacted the client’s
social, economic and political experiences.
d. Discuss how the answers above helped confirm or changed the way you
understood the client’s presenting problem.

5) Engagement (1 page)
a. What were your initial reaction when first working with this client? Identify
verbal and non-verbal behaviors your client communicated in response to
your initial reaction(s).
b. Discuss how your thoughts, feelings and emotions changed when working
with this client over time? Discuss what skills or strategies were needed to for
you to manage your feelings?
c. What verbal and non-verbal communication strategies did you use to promote
engagement with this client?
d. Discuss how you demonstrated to this client you value human relationships
with him/her/them.

6) Assessment (2 pages)
a. Complete an assessment tool and attach this as an appendix. You may be
allowed to use an assessment tool used by your agency with professor
consent.
b. Explain why this assessment tool is appropriate for this client or case and
briefly summarize the main findings from your assessment.
c. Following the assessment, discuss what have you learned over the course of
your work with the client that is different than what was initially apparent?
Identify an example of why the assessment must always be an ongoing part
of the treatment or service.
d. Think back to your answer you provided about your feelings about engaging
with this client. How do your feelings and personal experiences relate to your
conclusions about what causes or maintains the problems impacting this
client? How did you, and how will you continue to, manage the potential
impact of your feelings and experiences on your professional judgment?

7) Goals or case plan (1 page or less)
a. Based on information gathered from the presenting problem, engagement
and assessment, discuss the goals you and your client have agreed upon. If
there is disagreement with the goals, discuss why and what you did or will do
to resolve this dilemma.
b. Explain how these goals are related to the client’s presenting problem and
assessment information. 

8) Intervention (1 page)
a. Discuss evidence that was made available to you that led you to select the
final intervention? How did you evaluate or compare that evidence when
selecting an intervention for the client?
b. Discuss any evidence that was found to guide the implementation of the
intervention that you selected or are considering?
c. Discuss how your thinking about the most appropriate intervention for this
client has changed over time.

9) Evaluation (1 page)
a. Based on the goals selected for treatment or services, discuss how you did or
will evaluate the success of your work with this client?
b. Describe both quantitative and qualitative methods that could be utilized to
evaluate the success of your work with this client.
c. What are the implications of this evaluation(s) on your client?
d. Discuss why must evaluation be a continual part of the therapeutic process
and not just an end process.

10) Theory (1-2 pages)
a. Identify one or more social work or psychological theories.
b. Explain how this theory might suggest you engage or communicate with your
client 
c. Given the assessment data, discuss how this theory explains why the client’s
problem was caused or sustained
d. Explain how this theory-guided, or will guide, you to select which intervention
to use when working with your client
e. How might this theory inform your decision making about when treatment is
complete or successful and termination is appropriate?

11) Teamwork and interdisciplinary approach (1-2 pages)
a. Identify ways in which other professionals might engage with this client prior
to you seeing them. How might this influence the initial communication
between you and the client?
b. How has an inter-disciplinary teamwork and communication approach
supported your engagement with this client? If teamwork was not present,
discuss how an inter-disciplinary approach could support your work with this
client.
c. Discuss ways in which other professionals contributed to your assessment of
this client.
d. Discuss ways in which other professionals agreed or disagreed with the
selection of the intervention. Why did this occur?

12) Summary (1 page or less)
a. Provide a short summary of the main points of the paper
13) References
a. Following APA 6th edition, make sure that you have all of the in-text citations
accounted for in this references section. 2. 







    
Hi Everyone! I wanted to answer a few questions I've gotten about the generalist paper which is due Week 7. This paper integrates many aspects we have studied by applying concepts to a single individual. The guidelines on the paper are very detailed, but I wanted to add some clarifications based on questions I've been getting. None of this varies from the syllabus and original paper guidelines - it is just an attempt to answer questions in detail.

Individual from Internship, Job, or Movie

For the generalist paper, you are encouraged to use a person you've worked with or are working with in a social-work related position or internship. If you do not have one of these, you could write the paper based on someone you know (changing the names) or someone from a movie. Movie suggestions include: Good Will Hunting, The Perks of Being a Wallflower, The Fault in Our Stars, Precious, P.S. I Love You, Silver Linings Playbook, Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close, or any other movie that has a character that lends itself to social work assessment and intervention.

Assessment Tools

The paper guidelines state that you should fill out an assessment tool and attach it. As stated in the syllabus, you may use a form from your agency or you may fill out a general brief biopsychosocial history form. Here is one that is easy to use:

https://wexnermedical.osu.edu/-/media/files/wexnermedical/patient-care/healthcare-services/mental-behavioral/forms/biopsychosocial_questionnaire.pdf?la=en&hash=49569B36EF6F47BA6304F259A7BB120DFDD28BE5

Other assessment tools you might use include a genogram, an ecomap, a SWOT analysis, or a different assessment tool, but using the biopsychosocial assessment is most important. This link has some helpful tools for additional assessment tools: https://creately.com/blog/diagrams/social-work-assessment-tools-templates/

Client Goals 


1.) Goals should be SMART goals - specific, measurable, achievable, relevant, and time-bound. 

2.) Goals should involve REAL changes in attitude, mood, behaviors, thoughts, feelings, skills, or a situation. For example, "In the next 3 months, client will improve mood by 20%, as measured by the Geriatric Depression Scale short form." Attending counseling is not a goal!

3.) Goals should NOT be tasks (e.g. "client will write in a journal" or "client will call two friends each week" or "client will get a dog"). Tasks are objectives that will help the client achieve their goal. For example, writing in a journal could be the task/objective, but the goal of this would be to decrease anxiety. Getting a dog could be a task/objective, but the goal would be to improve the client's mood.

4.) Whenever possible, goals should be framed in the positive (e.g. "Within the next 8 weeks, client will use "I messages to communicate feelings with his spouse, as measured by observation in sessions" rather than the negative (e.g. "Client will avoid criticizing his/her spouse"). 

5.) Specify how goals will be measured. They may be measured by:


a.) A self-anchored likert scale, which is simply asking someone, "On a scale of 1 to 10, how XYZ?" and then asking them again later, after the treatment. For example, "In 6 weeks, the client will feel 20% less anxious in new social situations as measured by a self-anchored likert scale." (If the client said he/she was a "10" anxious in social situations, then attended counseling and felt like it went to a 6, that would be a 40% improvement.)


b.) A standardized scale. Standardized scales can be expensive. Here is a great resource for free, brief standardized scale for mental health settings with few resources: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4310476/ Here's another great list of standardized tools for different issues: https://www.psychologytools.com/download-scales-and-measures/


c.) Self-report (e.g. report how many times you go for a walk, put your child in time-out, etc.)


d.) Observation (e.g. observe a child in a classroom, observe a parenting situation, observe social skills in a social skills group, observe a couple practicing communication skills in session)


e.) Other (e.g. goal attainment (got a job, got a GED, moved to a safer neighborhood, clean drug screen, etc.)


6.) Goals usually have 2-3 objectives, which help a client reach their goal. These are more like tasks. For example, 

GOAL: "In the next 3 months, client and her partner will strengthen their sense of connection by 20%, as measured by a self-anchored Likert scale." 


OBJECTIVE #1: Client and her partner will go on a biweekly date night.


OBJECTIVE #2: Client and her partner will spend 10 focused minutes talking at the end of each night.


OBJECTIVE #3: Client and her partner will practice communicating with "I messages" when raising an issue between them.


7.) I know we are writing sample goals in this class "for the client," but in a real setting, you would partner with the client to ask them what their goals are and to help them choose objectives that make sense and are highly do-able. They would be co-collaborators in the goal-writing process.

8.) Goals should be written in professional language and not slang.

9.) Address ONE thing when writing a goal. (Make sure it is not double-bound.) You may be working on many things in therapy, but only one or two of these should be your goal(s).

Interventions

Note specific interventions that could help the client achieve his or her goals. 

These should not just say "the client will attend counseling," but rather they should also detail some of the things that may be done within counseling sessions (e.g. "client will start monitoring his/her degree of social anxiety on a 1-10 scale in sessions," "client will learn deep breathing techniques," "client will complete homework about XYZ"). 

The intervention section will also include a discussion of which specific counseling technique (such as cognitive behavioral therapy, solution focused brief therapy, task-centered therapy, psychodynamic therapy, existentialist therapy, narrative therapy, family systems therapy, etc.) will be the best fit for this client and why.

They should also include interventions to help the client connect to supports outside of counseling sessions (e.g. "client will attend AA meetings once per week" or "client will call a friend on the phone once per week" or "client will complete a psychiatric evaluation" or "client will get a physical from her primary care doctor" or "client will call her parents to tell them how she is feeling" or "client will attend a yoga class" or "client will attend a job fair"). 

At least one of these change strategies/interventions should be constructional (building on the clients' strengths and resiliency) rather than remedial (a step to directly address his/her problem).


Writing, Grammar, and APA

Please consider using the FREE tutor.com resource to review your document ahead of time, especially if you have had issues with grammar or APA before. Your paper should be professionally written, double-spaced, and include 12 point font, 1 inch margins, etc. Please edit your paper for typos and grammar and use spell check. Submit the paper directly into Via by Watermark. 


Please avoid jargon, judgment, negativity, labels, blaming, and subjective terms (such as “her work is marginal”). Be as factual, descriptive, and professional as you can be. This should read like a professional report and should not include phrases like "she slept around" or "he hung out with a bad crowd." 

A Note Regarding Client Strengths

I strongly believe that strengths should be a huge part of every social work assessment and discussion - not only to give a balanced picture of the person's life (and reiterate that people are more than their problems), but also because strengths provide the best clues about how to help people meet their goals. 

While you need to detail the issue(s) at hand, do not focus solely on deficits. Strengths, resources, talents, skills, and supports should be included throughout the discussion. While sometimes strengths may be obvious or stated outright, more likely they will be subtle and you will need to identify them by:

asking the right questions, 
noticing what the client is not saying (e.g. client grew up homeless but still got herself to school on time every day; is a single mom but still manages to spend special time with her kids), 
probing for positives (e.g. “wow, what factors helped you attend college when your family was experiencing such immense challenges?”), or
bringing positive parts of the client’s story “to light" (e.g. "she got her homework done even though she had no adult supervision at home" or "he was able to stay sober despite little family support").

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Read the quote below from Evgeny Morozov, and construct a personal response:

Furthermore, in the hands of Facebook, authenticity becomes just a rhetorical weapon that fuels user anxieties and results in even more data being uploaded to the site. When Sheryl Sandberg writes that Facebook profiles are now “detailed self-portraits” that “express our authenticity identity” she is also stating the obvious: that the only way to make such portraits even more authentic is by uploading and sharing even more details. But Facebook wouldn’t be Facebook if it didn’t stack the cards against users. Thus, its embrace of the ideology of “frictionless sharing” in which everything we do is automatically shared by default and we need to choose what not to share—not only exposes our “self-portrait” for everyone to see but also results in other users discovering and perhaps even liking our favorite songs and books. But if there are other users who like the very same things that you do, then perhaps you are just a fake—so you need to discover and upload and share something unique. This is a vicious cycle, for no one ever achieves true authenticity on Facebook. Sandberg’s dream of an authentic identity is just a clever marketing slogan.

You may wish to consider some of the following questions while crafting your response:

Is the online self inherently less authentic than the offline self?
How might the design of social networking platforms influence the way we build our communities online—or even offline?
Is Facebook’s commitment to “frictionless sharing” purely self-serving, or do individuals and communities truly benefit from sharing so many elements of their personal lives?

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Assignment 1

Choose only one of the three “sociological perspective” topics in the bottom of this assignment 1 guideline sheet, and use APA research format and style to do a quality sociology research paper.  

In order to be successful in this APA format assignment, your research paper must incorporate and adhere to all the headings and items 1 thru 8 listed below. Each heading in bold, 2 thru 7 must be clearly shown on your research paper very distinctly “Heading by Heading”  

1) Cover page, which identifies the title of the research paper, your name, the course number and title, assignment # 1, the name of the professor, and semester/year). 

2) Abstract summarizing in at least one paragraph the whole research project you are working on in this assignment.
3) Introduction, and definition of key term, which clearly defines or explains the key term your research, clearly stating the research question, or purpose of your research topic. The research method you are using (that is, how your research data were collected and analyzed).

4) Hypothesis, This is the “heart” of the paper, yet it is usually one or two sentences. After you pick your topic this should be one of the first things you set forth. As stated in our textbook, this is a “speculative statement about the relationship between two or more…variables”.

5) Research body of your project, which clearly and exhaustively presents in detail the research work and findings (or results) of the assignment project. Remember that this is the main body of your research work, and must have all appropriate heading and subheadings, following APA style.

6) A conclusion, which restates the research question (or purpose), summarizes the findings, and discusses any limitation of the research project or suggest new directions for the research work or project.

7) A bibliography (or reference list), which includes at least 5 books or articles is used in your research paper citations and research documentation, (APA format and style.) Each of your bibliography or reference list of books and/or articles must be well cited. 

8) Your research project must be at least 5 pages long, excluding the cover page, double space, font 12 only, and stapled together prior to submission. Any plagiarized or copied work from any source, will receive a failing grade for this assignment, as paper must adhere to APA format and style only. 

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SOCIAL STRUCTURE AND SOCIAL
INTERACTION
You’ve learned how important groups, roles, statuses, and social
networks are in the structure of society. In this assignment, you will
complete a short answer activity in which you’ll demonstrate what
you’ve learned by identifying and describing examples from your
own life. Use the Assignment 2 template to complete this
assignment
YOUR STATUS SET, ROLES, AND ROLE PROBLEMS
1) Status Set:
a) List five statuses that you currently have.
• Remember: A status is simply a position you
fill in society. It may be a job title, but it could
also include a position you fill within a family
or a community. For more information,
review Section 4.3 in your webtext.
b) Label each status as either ascribed, achieved, or
master.
• Remember: An ascribed status is one you’re
born with and have no control over. An
achieved status is reached through your own
efforts or simply good or bad luck. A master
status is so important that it overrides your
other statuses. For more information, review
Section 4.3 in your webtext.
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2) Roles:
a) Choose one status from your list.
b) Describe the role that is associated with the
status.
c) Describe how you learned that role.
• Remember: A role isthe behavior expected
of someone with a certain status. For more
information, review Section 4.4 in your
webtext.
3) Role Conflict:
a) Describe a time when you experienced a conflict because of the
demands of two different roles associated with any of your statuses.
b) How did you resolve the conflict? (Discuss any
conversation or social interactions you had.)
c) List any active listening skills you used to resolve
the conflict. If you didn’t use active listening
skills, then list the skills you could have used to
resolve the conflict.
• Remember: Refer to the active listening
skills checklist in page 2.10 in your webtext.
FORMATTING
4) Your assignment must follow these formatting requirements:
• Use theAssignment 2 template to complete
this assignment.
• References are notrequired forthis assignment
as you will use your webtext.
• Be sure to include your name and the date on

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This assignment will require that you consider the different personality theories we investigate in class and apply them to you own personality makeup. You are asked to select two to three personality theories and evaluate your personality development to date. Papers must be 5-6 pages in length, double-spaced, APA formatted, and in college level English. Page count does NOT include title page and references. You are not required to complete an abstract.

Be sure to:

Identify which theories do you feel most explain who you are now
Explain why these theories apply to your personality development
Examine what cultural influences have molded you into the person you are today
List which personality assessment(s) presented in the readings would you complete in evaluating your personality. Discuss what you theorize it might reveal about you based on the readings from the text and journal articles.
Support your work with information from the textbook AND peer-reviewed sources from psychology journals.

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Objectives: 
• the assignment is aligned with the course themes and uses current municipal/city 
documents in order to provide exposure to real life examples and practices from
Canadian planning 
• make connections between theory and practice
• provide support for tutorial activities

Length: 
• approx. 1,000 words (for an easy reference, this is equivalent to two pages, in Times New Roman font, size 12, normal margins (1 inch/2.5cm), single spaced.
• the word count includes only the text of the answers • there is no need for a cover page, but please include your name, student number and tutorial number (e.g. Tutorial 1, 1-2pm) at the top of the first page

For this assignment, all the necessary materials are provided through the course page on 
Quercus and also referenced in the text below (so there is no need to allocate any additional time or effort for a literature search etc.). This step will also hopefully make the work on the assignment a straightforward and predictable process, in terms of planning and time management.

The materials included (and posted on Quercus) are: 
• Chapter 2 - Shaping the City of the City of Toronto Official Plan (also available at 
https://www.toronto.ca/city-government/planning-development/official-planguidelines/official-plan/chapters-1-5/) 
• Chapter 4 - Land Use Designations of the City of Toronto Official Plan (also available 
at https://www.toronto.ca/city-government/planning-development/official-planguidelines/official-plan/chapters-1-5/) 
• Official Plan Indicators 2018, City of Toronto (also available at https://www.toronto.ca/city-government/planning-development/official-planguidelines/official-plan/)

The instructions and questions below show which sections and subsections of the three
documents to focus on in answering each question. 

Assignment questions (40 points total; weight: 15% of grade):
The assignment should provide a series of answers to the following questions (please make sure to answer each question individually and to number the answers, so it is clear which question is answered):
1. Considering the Housing Section in the Official Plan Indicators 2018 document, answer 
the following question: What are the impacts of the number of residential units with 2 or 
more bedrooms? Consider the implications in terms of demography, mobility and urban 
expansion. (answer in no more than 125 words) (6 points)
2. In no more than 300 words, compare and contrast the 2.2.2. Centres (in Chapter 2 -
Shaping the City) (10 points)
3. What are a few reasons that explain the differences between infill development and 
existing developed surrounding areas in Neighbourhoods (in Chapter 4 - Land Use 
Designations) (answer in no more than 75 words) (3 points)
4. What is the key element in Avenue Studies that can influence and decide how future 
development should be planned and implemented, and what is the reason for its inclusion 
in this type of studies? (1-2 sentences maximum) (3 points)
5. In no more than 350 words, 1. summarize the main characteristics of Downtown and 
Avenues (in Chapter 2 - Shaping the City) and 2. identify/list three differences and two 
similarities (for the second part of the answer, it is fine to use point form: e.g. one line for 
each differences and similarity; avoid a one or two-word answer) (10 points)
6. Consider the following scenario: by the end of this term (April), you will need to decide 
where you will live for the next 10 years. Your alternatives are: downtown, avenues, or 
neighbourhoods (either low-rise or apartment neighborhoods). Reflecting on what you 
read so far for this assignment or other information in the three documents provided, as 
well as based on your own preferences), choose one of the four alternatives and argument your choice (answer in no more than 200-250 words; for this last answer, the use of first person writing is fine) (8 points)

Important notes:
Please write in full sentences, unless the question clearly states that it is fine to use point form for the answer.
Please do not simply copy and paste sentences, phrases or parts of, in the answers to the questions. This may result in grade of 0 (zero) for the respective answer. Instead, please paraphrase or summarize (put into you own words) the material. 

If you are not very familiar with paraphrasing and summarizing (a writing skill applicable to many other assignments and courses), feel free to consult the following resources: • https://integrity.mit.edu/handbook/academic-writing/avoiding-plagiarismparaphrasing
• https://owl.purdue.edu/owl/research_and_citation/using_research/quoting_paraphrasi
ng_and_summarizing/paraphrasing.html
• https://advice.writing.utoronto.ca/using-sources/paraphrase/
• https://www.lib.sfu.ca/about/branches-depts/slc/writing/sources/paraphrasing
Some resources on how to address compare and contrast type of questions (useful also for exam questions, or essays when a comparison or comparative approach is needed, etc.): • https://writingcenter.unc.edu/tips-and-tools/comparing-and-contrasting/
• https://www.utsc.utoronto.ca/twc/types-writing (see the Compare and Contrast handout) • https://advice.writing.utoronto.ca/types-of-writing/comparative-essay/

Given the very short length of the assignment, please do not use any quotations (which are - in a sense - just another form of copy & paste, but with proper referencing).

The answers will be assessed primarily in terms of quality of content/substance, and how well they answer the corresponding question, but also in terms on structure, organization and internal coherence of the answer/paragraph. While no points will be deducted for individual grammar or spelling errors, if an answer has too many errors that can impede the understanding of the ideas, or lead to a superficial or confusing answer/content, it can be assessed as having a low(er) quality of content/substance, and graded accordingly.
For this assignment only, because the sources were already provided to you and the questions point to specific sections in one or more of the three documents, there is no need to provide in-text citations and a list of references at the end.
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Topic: Are children smarter (or more socialized) because of the Internet?

1) First, you will develop a research question and hypothesis for the topic given.
2) 1ST PAGE - Design 12 questions (can be open/closed format, choices of categories, differential scales, ranking) that will help gather/collect data to answer your research question. These 12 questions will be used for a sample survey that I will create to obtain the data. After collecting the data, I will share the results with you so you can write the written report. 
3) 2ND AND 3RD PAGE - Once data is collected, write up a wrote to communicate your findings using the social science inquiry method. You will do this by following the steps as outlined in the class. 
4) The report has to be written in APA format and include a References page. 

A rubric will be attached to help you develop the paper, as well as ensure if all of the criteria are met and exceeds a level A+. This paper should be taken very seriously as it is a summative worth a great percentage of my overall mark. Please adhere to university or post-grad readability and writing devoid of grammar and punctuation mistakes.

If you do have any questions or concerns regarding the order, feel free to let me know and I will respond back as soon as possible.

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Social workers serve Michigan residents across a wide range of service systems and geographic locations. It is my goal to help NASW-Michigan represent the interests of NASW-Michigan members and those we serve, by effectively engaging in the public policy dialogue with relevant and credible data, analysis and insights, so that we will help policy-makers to make informed decisions, and are respected in that capacity. This will be done in a manner that is courteous, civil, collaborative and resolute, effectively leveraging the strengths and resources of NASW-Michigan.



As the ___ Student Representative, I will support, promote, and advocate for the future of the social work profession. It is my professional goal to advance policies that improve the quality of life for our most vulnerable citizens in Michigan, particularly those affected by substance use disorders. Through involvement with the Board, I hope to inspire and empower social work students across the state to participate in matters that affect the future of our profession and the clients we serve.