Description
In order to function as change agents, social workers interact with others in a wide variety of organizations. Visiting a social work agency allows students of social work to get a glimpse of the form that these interactions may take.
For this Assignment, visit a nonprofit social service agency in your area and interview a social worker there.
By Day 7 of this week, you identify your agency and the social worker you will collaborate with. Your Final Project, submitted in Week 6 of the course, should focus on the following.
During the interview:
Focus on the social worker’s educational background and training.
Determine whether the social worker is licensed, and find out about what brought him or her to the field as well as his or her work history.
Inquire about the social worker’s job activities, professional roles, and target client group, as well as services provided by his or her organization.
Determine the social worker’s professional work preferences (e.g., group, individual).
Ask about professional development and the social worker’s strategies for self-care.
By Week 6, submit a 4- to 5-page written account of your findings that satisfies the guidelines detailed in the Project: Agency Visit and Paper Rubric.
Here are the answers to the interview prompts:
I interviewed Kiarra Simms, LMSW.
Educational background: BSW (bachelor of social work) which required a year internship with a set amount of hours every semester. Obtained May 2012 MSW (Master of Social Work) which also required a year internship. Obtained Dec 2014 -Determine whether the social worker is licensed, and find out about what brought him or her to the field as well as his or her work history. I’m a Licensed Master Social Worker (LMSW) in LA and TX. What brought me to the field of social work is the help I’ve received going through my own mental health battles by being diagnosed with bipolar. Along with my passion of helping others in their time of need. As far as work history, previously I’ve worked in an outpatient mental health clinic as well as a correctional facility. Currently, I work as an emergency room social worker at a local hospital. -Inquire about the social worker’s job activities, professional roles, and target client group, as well as services provided by his or her organization. -Determine the social worker’s professional work preferences (e.g., group, individual). -Ask about professional development and the social worker’s strategies for self-care. I have attached the project’s rubric as well to give more information of what is expected. |
Project: Agency Visit and Paper Rubric
CATEGORY
Content
(225 possible
points)
Writing
(75 possible
points)
EXCELLENT
GOOD
FAIR
POOR
Paper demonstrates an
excellent understanding of all of
the concepts and key points
presented in the text(s) and
Learning Resources. Paper
provides significant detail
including multiple relevant
examples, evidence from the
readings and other sources, and
discerning ideas.
Paper demonstrates a good
understanding of most of the
concepts and key points
presented in the text(s) and
Learning Resources. Paper
includes moderate detail,
evidence from the readings, and
discerning ideas.
Paper demonstrates a fair
understanding of the concepts
and key points as presented in
the text(s) and Learning
Resources. Paper may be
lacking in detail and specificity
and/or may not include sufficient
pertinent examples or provide
sufficient evidence from the
readings.
Paper demonstrates poor
understanding of the concepts
and key points of the text(s) and
Learning Resources. Paper is
missing detail and specificity
and/or does not include any
pertinent examples or provide
sufficient evidence from the
readings.
(203–225 points)
(180–202 points)
(158–179 points)
(0–157 points)
Paper is well organized, uses
scholarly tone, follows APA
Style, uses original writing and
proper paraphrasing, contains
very few or no writing and/or
spelling errors, and is fully
consistent with graduate-level
writing style. Paper contains
multiple, appropriate and
exemplary sources
expected/required for the
assignment.
Paper is mostly consistent with
graduate-level writing style.
Paper may have some small or
infrequent organization,
scholarly tone, or APA Style
issues, and/or may contain a
few writing and spelling errors,
and/or somewhat less than the
expected number of or type of
sources.
Paper is somewhat below
graduate-level writing style, with
multiple smaller or a few major
problems. Paper may be lacking
in organization, scholarly tone,
APA Style, and/or contain many
writing and/or spelling errors, or
shows moderate reliance on
quoting versus original writing
and paraphrasing. Paper may
contain inferior resources
(number or quality).
Paper is well below graduatelevel writing style expectations
for organization, scholarly tone,
APA Style, and writing, or relies
excessively on quoting. Paper
may contain few or no quality
resources.
(68–75 points)
(60–67 points)
(53–59 points)
(0–52 points)
SCORE
Instructor comments:
Total Score (300 possible points):
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