Assignment one This assignment is an opportunity to deepen your knowledge on the application of one social work theory with a specific demographic and topic/struggle that a social worker would help. While social workers use multiple theories to guide their understanding of human problems and choice of assessments/interventions to help people, in this
assignment you will focus on the application of one theory to understand and explain the topic your demographic struggles with and how a social worker could help. Ensure you choose a theory that has research demonstrating the benefits and possibly limitations of using it with your chosen demographic/topic. Length: 9 pages (excluding references) Please use references/articles within the last 10 years 2012 -2022. Please adhere to APA 7th Ed. Publication Manual for Writing Style and Grammar. 12-point font. Double spaced.
See below details: based on the assignment, I chose the topic the use of DBT to treat adults with borderline personality disorder.
- Introduction- 1 paragraph
- Social work population: (Adult with Borderline Personality Disorder) 2 pages.
- Drawing upon relevant research, describe some of the common struggles/barriers/symptoms that your chosen population may experience in their daily lives. Provide an intersectional analysis of the issues they may experience as it relates to individual, institutional or systemic levels of oppression, discrimination and/or racism.
- Comprehensive and succinct explanation of how the chosen issue may impact someone’s daily life (what are they struggling with)
- Comprehensive and succinct intersectional analysis of what may contribute to this issue for your population.
- Able to clearly identify your voice and ideas.
- Social work theory/model: Dialectical behavioural therapy
- Comprehensive evidence of a substantial explanation of a social work theory/model with a clear and succinct description of the history, development and key concepts of the theory or model.
- Comprehensive and succinct summary of your chosen theory’s explanatory function and facilitation of change function. (Chart from first class)
- Applying theory/model to chosen population – the use of DBT to treat adults with BPD.
- Rubric Section Three: How narrative therapy can be used for PPD. Review a couple of strategies as they would be applied to PPD, such as Externalization and Deconstruction. (2 pages)
- Summarize, analyze and critique the social work theory and explain how it is applied with your chosen population.
- Explain how the theory can be applied to your chosen population. Consider including how it could be used in your social work practice such as during assessments or interventions. Alternatively, you could explain how it may be applied differently in group vs individual format.):
- Clearly explains how theory/model is used: § during assessments (may include names of specific assessments) and/or; during interventions (may include names of specific strategies, tools, practices that are used) and/or; § any specific practices/processes before or after termination and/or; -may differentiate between individual or group format.
TIP: Sometimes people want to use a case example in this section. If you do, please proceed with caution as case examples can take up a lot of space in a paper without providing a lot of content relevant to the rubric. This is not always the case, but I have seen it more than once. If you use a case example, I suggest finding something brief and succinct. If you do choose a case example, please choose one that is in literature so that it can be referenced and verified. Please do not use your own case examples. Your welcome to reference one of the studies that you found and describe how the theory was used with the population (such as how theory was used as part of assessments or interventions or formats).
- Research Supporting Theory/model- Research on application of theory/model
- Comprehensive and succinct summary and analysis of the research on the use of your theory/model with your chosen population and may include: — evidence that supports the use of this theory with this population including the outcomes of the research and/or; evidence of contraindications or lack of efficiency in subpopulations and/or; — gaps in the research including an intersectional analysis
- Clear and succinct summary of two or more studies including the methods and outcomes of the study. learly able to identify your voice and ideas.
- Please provide details of some of the research you found, such as the methods and outcomes, from a minimum of two different studies.
- Conclusion- 1 paragraph
Format and Organization: Rubric Section Five (5 Points):
- Key points/arguments exceptionally well stated and supported
- Logical sequencing of ideas. Paragraphs are coherent and effectively organized. No errors in language conventions
- At least 10 or more references cited – peer reviewed within the last 10 years (2012-2022) academic sources. Non-peer reviewed sources may be used if the content is unique and unavailable in academic resources. Do not use sources such as Wikipedia or verywellmind.com. Within page count range of 9-11 pages.
This is an example of a topic and the outlines.
Example: Narrative Therapy for women experiencing Post-Partum Depression
Introduction: This paper will explore and analyze post-partum depression (PPD), the use of narrative therapy (NT) to help women experiencing PPD and the research on the use of NT with women experiencing PPD. (one paragraph).
Rubric Section One: Definition of PPD, statistics, primary struggles experienced, barriers to accessing support. Intersectional analysis – lack of resources in healthcare for women experiencing PPD, lack of childcare or transportation to access services (connect barriers with any statistics around access for women who don’t identify in the dominant race, gender, sexual orientation, class, abilities, geographical locations). (2 pages)
Rubric Section Two: History of narrative therapy – who developed it, when, key principles/concepts of narrative therapy. How narrative therapy guides explanatory function and change function (1-2 pages) Any examples should be examples with PPD. (2 pages) §
Rubric Section Three: How narrative therapy can be used for PPD. Review a couple of strategies as they would be applied to PPD, such as Externalization and Deconstruction. (2 pages)
Rubric Section Four: Paragraph summarizing my overall findings (who has it been shown to be success for, any groups not successful, the diversity/inclusion or lack of within the research, intersectional analysis of barriers). Choose two articles and provide an extensive abstract style summary (what was studied, demographics, interventions, outcomes). (2 pages)
Conclusion: this paper provided a summary and critique of post-partum depression (PPD), the use of narrative therapy (NT) to help women experiencing PPD and the research on the use of NT with women experiencing PPD. (one paragraph).
