Posted: February 27th, 2023

social Policy

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Pages Due by 2/18/2023

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Times New Roman, 12pt, double space 1-inch margins, APA format. There must be a separate page with references. 3 pages total of written work. Please insert in-text citations appropriately. A minimum of 3 references including all course and outside sources, within 5 years of 2023. American literature in social work.

1.Social Policy and Practice

Racticum Site: It is a Substance Abuse Outpatient Treatment Program where counseling is provided for substance use, mental health and medication assisted treatment (MAT).

Sources:

· Read Bowen, E. A., & Murshid, N. S. (2016). 

Trauma-informed social policy: A conceptual framework for policy analysis and advocacy.

 
American Journal of Public Health, 106(2), 223–229.

· Crosbie, T., & Posard, M. N. (2016). 

Barriers to serve: Social policy and the transgendered military.

 
Journal of Sociology, 52(3), 569–585

· Katiuzhinsky, A., & Okech, D. (2014). 

Human rights, cultural practices, and state policies: Implications for global social work practice and policy.

 
International Journal of Social Welfare, 23(1), 80–88.

Questions

· Describe the term “social policy.”

· Discuss the social policies that guide the work at your practicum site. Share how you may draw on the readings in this unit to enhance your social work knowledge and practice as you prepare for the advanced practicum experience.

· Share 2 examples how social policy could be used to influence social change as advanced generalist social work practitioners.

2. Engagement, Assessment, and Planning

Sources:

· O’Connor, S., Hanlon, P., O’Donnell, C. A., Garcia, S., Glanville, J., & Mair, F. S. (2016). 

Understanding factors affecting patient and public engagement and recruitment to digital health interventions: A systematic review of qualitative studies
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BMC Medical Informatics and Decision Making, 16(1).

· Borghouts, J., Eikey, E., Mark, G., De Leon, C., Schueller, S. M., Schneider, M., Stadnick, N., Zheng, K., Mukamel, D., Sorkin, D. H. (2021, March). 

Barriers to and facilitators of user engagement with digital mental health interventions: Systematic review.

 
Journal of Medical Internet Research, 23(3). https://www.jmir.org/2021/3/e24387/

· Westmacott, R., & Hunsley, J. (2017). 

Psychologists’ perspectives on therapy termination and the use of therapy engagement/retention strategies

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Clinical Psychology & Psychotherapy, 24(3), 687–696.

In social work practice, the generalist intervention model (also known as the planned change process) is used to address social functioning and to promote the well-being of individuals, families, groups, organizations, and communities. The generalist intervention model includes:

1. Engagement

2. Assessment

3. Planning

4. Intervention

5. Evaluation

6. Termination

7. Follow-up

Questions

· Review the readings in this unit and share one example where you or your site supervisor have used 
engagement to establish rapport, 
assessment to uncover needs, and 
planning to determine what is required to address the needs of a client, family, group, organization, or community. Remember, use pseudonyms when mentioning clients or other individuals.

· Give 2 examples how technology can be used in engagement and planning when the client system is not available for an in-person meeting.