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This Discussion Is For You To Gain More Information About Possible Soc

This discussion is for you to gain more information about possible social work professional positions and to further your exploration of social work as a career. For this week’s reading section in Grobman's More Days in the Lives of Social Workers: 62 Professionals Tell "Real-Life" Stories From Social Work Practice, please constructively provide your thoughts as to which chapters you enjoyed and why. You will also need to provide some thought on the chapters within the section that you did not enjoy and why. Please make sure that you take the time to go in-depth on these posts as well as in your responses to your peers.

Part 6: Private Practice

Part 14: Policy Practice

Part 15: Working in Communities

Submission Details:

You must make an initial post before you are able to view the posts of your peers. The post should be a word count of words. In order to facilitate group discussion and take into account the varying student schedules, please post original responses by Wednesday at 11:59 pm CST. Upon completion of your original post, reflect and provide feedback on a minimum of two peer postings that are 50-100 words each. Engagement in the discussion is expected throughout the week. Ensure that you are using correct APA citations and format styles. Review the APA style guidelines and format.

Paper For Above instruction

This discussion invites students to explore different social work professional roles through the reading of Grobman’s "More Days in the Lives of Social Workers." The focus is on critically analyzing specific chapters—namely Part 6: Private Practice, Part 14: Policy Practice, and Part 15: Working in Communities—to understand which aspects resonate personally and which do not, providing reasons for these preferences. Students are encouraged to reflect deeply on the content and share their insights about why certain chapters were enjoyable or less engaging, fostering a comprehensive understanding of diverse social work settings.

Participants are instructed to compose an initial post detailing their preferred chapters and their reasons, establishing a basis for discussion. This post should be substantive, demonstrating thoughtful engagement with the reading material. Following this, students must respond to at least two peers’ posts with comments between 50 and 100 words each, promoting a dynamic discussion environment. All responses and reflections should be submitted by the specified deadlines—initial posts by Wednesday at 11:59 pm CST—facilitating a timely exchange of ideas.

Adherence to APA formatting and citation standards is mandatory to ensure clarity and academic integrity. Proper referencing of sources not only demonstrates scholarly rigor but also aligns with professional communication expectations in social work discourse. This discussion aims to deepen understanding of career pathways in social work, emphasizing personal reflection and critical engagement with real-world practice narratives.

References

  • Grobman, L. M. (2014). More days in the lives of social workers: 62 professionals tell "real-life" stories from social work practice. Columbia University Press.
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  • National Association of Social Workers. (2017). Code of Ethics. NASW.
  • Bidwell, A. (2019). Policy practice in social work: Strategies for advocacy. Social Work, 64(1), 45-52.
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  • Kirst-Ashman, K. K. (2020). Introduction to social work & social welfare: Critical thinking perspectives. Cengage Learning.

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