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Maintaining the perspective that people are in constant interaction with their environment and the social systems therein (the Person in Environment perspective) is a key concept in the field of social work. Social work recognizes that the concerns or problems individuals face might be due to many causes. This view also supports another goal of social work which is to empower clients who are marginalized and oppressed to collaborate in the resolution of their problems or concerns as experts of their life experiences. As such, looking at a problem and assessing the needs of individuals depends on a review of the challenges they have encountered on the micro, mezzo, and macro levels. Assessing the situation on all three levels will provide a holistic map for goal planning. For example, you might assess a client’s individual strengths and challenges, the support or lack of support received from family, friends, and others in the client’s life regarding the issue, and the societal resources available to address the problem.

For this Discussion, review this week’s Learning Resources. Select either the course-specific case study for Abdel or Pedro. Then, consider what information you need to gather and what questions you need to ask in order to complete a proper assessment for the client, based on the micro, mezzo, and macro levels of social work practice.

Post a brief explanation of the information you need to gather and the questions you need to ask, in order to complete a proper assessment for the client in the case study you selected, based on the micro, mezzo, and macro levels of social work practice. Be sure to reference in your post which case study you selected.

  Working With Immigrants and Refugees: The Case of Abdel

Abdel is a 40-year-old male, who was resettled as refugee in a major city on the East Coast. Abdel has a bachelor’s degree in theology from his home country and is fluent in English and four other languages. He fled his home country after being imprisoned and tortured for his political activism against an oppressive governmental regime. Prior to his resettlement, he spent 12 years living in a refugee camp in an African nation. Abdel was defined as a refugee by a United Nations affiliate within 6 months of arriving in the camp. He then waited 10 years before receiving word that he would be resettled to the United States and another 1½ years before arrangements were finalized.

Abdel was unable to contact his wife before escaping prison and fleeing his country; he has not been able to contact her in over 12 years, and her current whereabouts are unknown. He has heard that she remarried and had children after presuming him to be one of the missing dead. Abdel struggles between wanting to find his wife and wanting her to have a happy life uncomplicated by his survival. His mother and father passed away while he was in the camp, and he has no other family. Abdel made many friends while living in the refugee camp, and the relative of one friend now rents him a room in the United States. His housing is in the suburbs and a half-day journey from the resettlement agency that provides him the majority of his services.

One month after arriving in the United States, Abdel saw a pamphlet regarding special services available for refugee survivors of war trauma in his resettlement case manager’s office and asked for more information. After learning that the war trauma program provided medical, psychological, and legal assistance, he sent an email with details of his trauma history to the program coordinator asking to participate in the program. Abdel reported that during his 6 years of imprisonment, he had been repeatedly beaten, deprived of food and water, and denied treatment for injuries and illnesses resulting from the assaults and unhygienic living conditions. Abdel experiences chronic back pain and has significant dental damage as a result of his torture history. He expressed concerns about his difficulty finding employment and worries about how he will pay for rent and basic needs when his 8 months of refugee cash and medical welfare benefits end. He requested assistance finding employment training programs, accessing information regarding college scholarships to further his education, and securing social supports to help him feel more connected to his new community.

Abdel appeared very discouraged when he began the program. I asked him to identify what he would like his life to look like in 10 years, and Abdel said his dream was to complete a second degree in theology, resume a role as a religious leader in his new community, have stable income through gainful employment, and live in safe and independent housing. Abdel viewed his anger as negatively affecting his life and thought his goals would be hindered if he did not learn to regulate his emotions. We worked together to identify his triggers, which appeared to stem from fears regarding money and feeling a loss of control over the direction of his life. Using the strengths-based approach, I encouraged Abdel to recognize his resilience and identify qualities he possessed that could be turned into coping skills to use when he began to feel angry, overwhelmed, or fearful.

As Abdel developed confidence in his ability to manage challenging situations, he began to participate in more independent activities. He found a church with services in his native language and began developing friendships within the congregation. Abdel was able to transition from using the agency as his primary support system to having community-based supports. I continued to aid Abdel in navigating the public benefits system and applying for jobs, and his church community helped him with finding housing and applying for scholarships. By the time his 8 months of refugee cash assistance ended, Abdel was employed at a retail store and was able to afford shared housing. At a service plan review 11 months after initially seeking assistance, Abdel determined that he had achieved most of the service plan goals and could achieve the remaining goals without additional program support.

Writing Assignment- Analysis of Dying Gaul

Review the sculpture Dying Gaul on page 184 and re-read the section on sculpture of the Hellenistic period, pages 184–186.

In a 500-word essay: 

•     Interpret the values that this work of art reveals about the society that produced it.

•     Describe how principles of art such as expression, balance, rhythm, and movement add or detract from the impact of the sculpture.

•     Explain characteristics of the Hellenistic period that are manifested in this piece.

Discuss how knowledge of the historical context of the piece does or does not impact your judgment of its effectiveness.

PDF FILE OF THE BOOK:

http://www.mrsbott.com/Mittler – Art in Focus %5Bcomprehensive textbook – theory,history%5D (Glencoe, 2006).pdf

The Screenshots of the pages are in the next pages

Pages 184-186

1) To me, bullying is a method of identifying a person or persons that you can demean or harm for purposes of self-gratification or to cope with other issues going on in your life. I would describe a bully as a person who typically has a poor self-image and tries to bring others down, so they feel somewhat how they feel but in some cases, they’re just a mean-hearted person. I would describe the victim typically as a person who is isolated maybe doesn’t have a lot of friends a person who may lack confidence and are overcome by fear and anxiety by the person who is bullying them. Some options for treatment when it comes to bullying are seeing a child psychologist, family therapy or school counselor. Some methods of preventing bullying are role modeling nonviolent behavior and communicating that bullying is not acceptable. Teaching good social skills and encouraging children to communicate issues that they are having are also ways to prevent bullying. Multi-generation parent caring is a growing challenge for adults trying to raise young children while taking care of older parents. The impact has been found to be both positive and negative. The positives came in the area of emotional support and the negatives came in the area of instrumental support.

2) Bullying to me is a form of harassment. I believe it comes from the need to express dominance and control over an individual. I remember as a child I would see bullying of other children based on how they looked, where they lived, how smart they were, etc. I believe bullying starts with a bully being able to pick up the self-esteem of their victim. The victim gets harassed by the bully either physically or mentally and the victim reacts with a sense of powerlessness. The power is believed to be held by the bully and the bully is satisfied. I believe the advent of the internet and social media provides an additional environment for individuals to be bullied. Cyber bullying is more and more common. It allows a large amount of people to be exposed to bullying or allow them to be the subsequent audience of bully antics. I believe an effective treatment option or preventative measure for bullying is identifying and addressing bullying behaviors (Stopbullying.gov, 2020). This is directed towards a potential bully and addresses that bullying behaviors are not tolerated. I also believe that a victim of bullying should feel like communication is available to any trusted person to better understand how the victim is feeling and to provide a sense of comfort.

The impact on a family when a middle generation parent is caring for a child and an aging parent is called the sandwich generation phenomenon (Price, 2003). This usually involves women, who are experiencing both child rearing and parental caring to aging parents simultaneously. This phenomenon demonstrates both positive and negative results. Berit Ingersoll-Dayton, Margaret B. Neal, and Leslie Hammer state that this generation benefits from aging parents in providing care for their grandchildren (2001). Grandparents can provide an additional helping hand to reduce the load of sandwich generation parents. On the other hand, the American Psychological Association (APA) state that sandwich generation moms are more stressed due to the added pressures of taking care of their children and their parents simultaneously (2008). It is not hard to believe that with the changes of care tactics daily can affect a sandwich generation parent. The fact is that more studies should be done to address more underlying aspects of this phenomenon. Speaking from a child’s perspective, I enjoyed being close to my grandparents when they were alive and learned a lot from them when they were helping to raise me and my siblings. I do admit, that my mom seemed stressed and stretched thin to be able to support us and her aging parents. It did seem that she had to make very difficult choices to support one or the other at times.

Assignment 1: Retrospective Analysis of Personality 

Due Week 9 and worth 220 points

In this assignment, begin by taking a retrospective look at your life history, to discuss which aspects of your personality have remained consistent and which aspects of your personality have changed over time. Then, analyze the roles of nature and nurture in shaping your personality. Subsequently, discuss possible sources of inaccuracy and bias in any retrospective analysis. Finally, discuss the reasons why systematic scientific studies are considered more valuable than individual accounts. 

Write a three to four (3-4) page paper in which you:Reflect on your life history and discuss which aspects of your personality have changed over time and which aspects have stayed consistent.Based on your retrospective analysis, describe the roles of nature and nurture in shaping your personality. Reflect on your justification for distinguishing between nature and nurture. Discuss the possible sources of bias and inaccuracy whenever a person looks back on their past history. Be sure to discuss factors related to memory and factors related to cognition. Describe why the science of psychology places more emphasis on results based on scientific studies than it does on personal experience and anecdotes.

Your assignment must follow these formatting requirements:Be typed, double spaced, using Times New Roman font (size 12), with one-inch margins on all sides; references must follow APA or school-specific format.  Check with your professor for any additional instructions.To keep this essay short and manageable, your only sources for your paper should be your own experience and the Webtext. For this reason, APA citations and references are not required for this assignment.Include a cover page containing the title of the assignment, the student’s name, the professor’s name, the course title, and the date.  The cover page and the reference page are not included in the required page length.

The specific course learning outcomes associated with this assignment are:Relate psychological concepts to real-world situations.Describe the major theories of personality development, learning, memory, cognition, consciousness, development and social psychology.Use technology and information resources to research issues in psychology.Write clearly and concisely about psychology using proper writing mechanics.