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Discussion 1: Policy Process and Public Opinion
Managing public opinion and understanding the balance between its influence and your advocacy goals is a delicate matter. It is a task fraught with uncertainty because, as a policy advocate, you must navigate through the territory of politicians, bureaucrats, and lobbyists whose primary goals are to appease and please their constituents.
In this Discussion, you select a social problem that is of interest to you and identify how public opinion influences the process and political approaches involved in addressing that social problem.
Children stuck in the foster care system is the topic.
Post a description of the importance of public opinion in addressing the social problem you have selected. How does public opinion influence political approaches to the problem? Explain. What policy advocacy approaches and skills can you use to address the problem with political leaders? What are the social justice implications of your approach?
Should be at least 100 words and contain at least 2 references and 2 in text citations in APA format. References should be from 2013-2018.
Discussion 2: Confidentiality
One of the most important concepts in clinical practice and group work is confidentiality. All members of the group sign an informed consent form in order to address the rules and parameters of the group sessions. The rules regarding confidentiality are stated in one section of the form.
Although every member must sign this agreement, ensuring that all information shared in the group remains confidential can be difficult. As the group leader, the clinical social worker is responsible for developing strategies so that all members feel safe to share.
For this Discussion, review the "Working With Groups: Latino Patients Living With HIV/AIDS" case study (in attachments).
Post strategies you might prefer to use to ensure confidentiality in a treatment group for individuals living with HIV/AIDS. Describe how informed consent addresses confidentiality in a group setting. How does confidentiality in a group differ from confidentiality in individual counseling? Also, discuss how you would address a breach of confidentiality in the group.
Should be at least 100 words and contain at least 2 references and 2 in text citations in APA format. References should be from 2013-2018.
Discussion 3: Week 4 Blog
Refer to the topics covered in this week's resources and incorporate them into your blog.
As you engage in social work practice, your professional identity will emerge. Field instructors will have different leadership styles, and determining where you fit within their leadership structure may affect the extent to which you acquire your social work practice skills. To facilitate the development of sound social work practice skills, the relationship between you and your field instructor will be important.
Post a blog post that includes:
• An explanation of the role of supervision in your field education experience - Supervision assigns me work, verifies the quality of my work, and provides me feedback.
• A description of your field instructor's leadership style and an explanation of whether the leadership style will promote your agency learning agreement during your field education experience - Field instructor is hands on, she likes to makes sure she is supportive, and she is encouraging.
• Incorporate three references and in text citations to this weeks reading resources. This weeks reading resources are listed below.
Bogo, M., Regehr, C., Power, R., &Regehr, G. (2007). When values collide: Field instructors' experiences of providing feedback and evaluating competence. The Clinical Supervisor, 26(1-2), 99-117.
Mctighe, J. P. (2011). Teaching the use of self through the process of clinical supervision. Clinical Social Work Journal, 39(3),301-307.
Should be at least 150 words.