Final Paper Helpful Suggestions: Each Student Must Inform

3 Final Paperhelpful Suggestions1 Each Student Must Inform The Ins

3. FINAL PAPER Helpful Suggestions 1. Each student must inform the instructor which topic (targeted population) AND theory they are intending to use on the “Sign Up Sheet” within the first THREE WEEKS OF CLASS. 2. Once you have narrowed down a problem you need to select a theory that best addresses how effective it is in dealing with the problem you want to examine. In other words, how effective is this theory in working with this particular population? Why is it effective? What are the anticipated outcomes that can be expected from using this theory with your targeted population? 3. The next step is to conduct a literature review on your problem. 4. Then you need to determine how the theory you have selected is being used with that population in the literature you are researching. This will help you to decide if there is enough information on your problem and on the theory you wish to apply, or it will help you to determine if you need to look at a new problem, or to select a different theory if there is not enough information available through your exhaustive review of the literature. 5. It is expected that once students have spent 20 hours examining the literature that they may want to modify or completely change their targeted population altogether. 6. Students can only modify or select another targeted population if another student has not already selected the same targeted population and the same theory. 7. Therefore, it is important that students constantly monitor the “Sign Up Sheet” to see which topics have already been selected. However, more importantly, you will want to see which theories other students in the class are using, since there can be situations where students are using the same problem but are addressing it with a different theory which is permissible. 8. Students can select any targeted population problem that effects the biological, psychological, and social development issues discussed in the textbook from adolescence to later adulthood in Chapters 9 to 16. 9. Students should choose one targeted population area relevant to human behavior and the social environment from birth to adolescence. 10. The population that you are going to write about should be between the ages of 21 to the end of life. INSTRUCTIONS · The final paper is worth 110 points towards your total grade. · Your paper MUST be uploaded and submitted as a word document ONLY. It is your responsibility to make sure your professor can open your submitted work. · Since students have had 12 weeks to work on this assignment this class will NOT ADHERE (FOLLOW) THE SOCIAL WORK DEPARTMENT’S LATE PAPER POLICY. · No duplicate theories will be allowed to address the same targeted population. · A “Sign Up Sheet” will be available during class so you can select your topic and your theory. · Please demonstrate your understanding of key concepts, theories and ideas discussed in the course by applying them throughout your final paper. · The final paper can be no shorter than 12 pages, no longer than 20 pages in length (excluding title page and references), your narratives must be doubled spaced, and you must use 12 point font. PLEASE DO NOT SUBMIT PAPERS LONGER THAN THIS REQUIREMENT BECAUSE THEY WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED! · Each page must be numbered. · The title page should have all of the necessary identifying information (For example, title of your work, student’s name, course name, date of submission, professor’s name, and etc.). · All sources cited in your final paper should NOT be older than 10 years old. If you are using older sources please explain why in your paper. · Final papers should have no fewer than six scholarly sources: 1. ONE resource must be from the textbook. 2. ONE social work resource should come from beyond the textbook. 3. TWO resources should fully discuss the theory you are using to address the problem you have selected. 4. TWO resources should talk about the effectiveness or about outcome measures of using the theory you have selected with the population you have identified). · Final papers MUST use all of the EXACT eleven headings LISTED BELOW so they will be easy to identify. This will allow your instructor to see where one question ends and another begins. This will also make sure that you are given credit for your work. Please do not use an abbreviated version of these eleven headings. · FAILURE TO USE THE EXACT ELEVEN HEADINGS IN YOUR PAPER WILL RESULT IN A 30% DEDUCTION · PLEASE “single space” all of the REQUIRED HEADINGS THROUGHOUT your paper to save space. · Please define all concepts, theories and acronyms very succinctly and clearly. The use of examples in your final paper is always appreciated. · Please answer all of the heading questions as if the reader of your paper has no clue what you are talking about. So be sure that the position you are wishing to make is coming across very clearly to your reader. · For full possible points, final papers must be submitted through Blackboard Learn prior to the due date and time. (See the Social Work Department Grading Policy for details.) · All papers must have the exact required headings as outlined, be cited correctly according to The American Psychological Association (APA) guidelines, and have a title/reference page when submitted. (Failure to follow any of these requirements will result in a 10% deduction from a student’s final grade for each violation up to a maximum of 30 points). · Failure to follow all of these requirements as outlined above will prevent students from receiving full points.

Paper For Above instruction

Address the detailed prompts according to the eleven specified headings. Begin with an introduction that discusses the relevance of your issue to social work, why social workers are equipped to handle it, and which social workers are likely to work with this population. Clearly state the problem, explaining what it is, why it is a problem, and the scope of the issue. Describe the chosen theory, defining it thoroughly, explaining why it is appropriate for your population, and assessing its effectiveness and anticipated outcomes based on literature review. Explain how human behavior is manifested through the ABC's and relate this to your population. Analyze the social environments influencing your population, including media, government, economic, geographical, and healthcare factors. Discuss diversity issues such as gender, ethnicity, age, spirituality, and sexual orientation impacting your population. Illustrate how the theory influences behavior at micro, mezzo, and macro system levels, addressing biological, psychological, social, and cultural factors. Identify four social work roles relevant to your population and discuss expected outcomes for each role and the application of the theory. Conclude with a service learning statement describing your volunteer or research experience, lessons learned about yourself and your community, changed beliefs or values, and suggestions for supporting the population.

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