This
week’s reading provides overview of the research on public order crimes,
international crimes and comparative criminology. After reviewing the reading
for week 6, as well as the week 6 discussion articles in the lesson for this
week, discuss/debate with your classmates your position on which factors you
feel play a greater role pertaining to the problems associated with public
order crimes like illegal drug use, and prostitution; as well as with various
transnational crimes such as money laundering. Discuss with your classmates
possible solutions to the problems of illegal drug use, and illegal
prostitution. In doing so, present a drug-control strategy that you believe
would work. Defend your recommendations citing studies and/or other academic research.

Instructions: min 500 words intext citations from at least 2
sources

summarize the case study and answer these qestions

 She suspected that this transaction would be accretive to HPT shareholders, but if so, how much

value would it create? In addition to any value created from earnings accretion, HPT shareholders

received shares of TA that were currently worth $2.90 for every share of HPT they held. She

wondered: Was all this value being created out of thin air?

She also wanted to better understand the rationale for certain aspects of the transaction. For

instance, why did HPT put $213 million of cash on TA’s balance sheet in conjunction with the spinoff?

Were HPT’s incentives to allow TA to thrive, or merely to survive?

SOC313_Introduction_to_the_Miller_Family.pdf

To complete this assignment, read through the scenario below and address the specific questions and issues indicated. Review the “Introduction to the Miller Family” document for specific information on each member of the family.

Grandmother Ella has been dealing with cancer for years now and has tried alternative remedies and juicing.  She went into remission for some time, but now the cancer has returned and she is in the hospital.  Her husband, of American Indian descent, has his ideas about what needs to be done as Ella comes to the end of her life.  Ella has her preferences, though she is now so weak that she has given up in many ways.  The family members are each experiencing their own fears and are grieving as they face the loss that will occur as Ella’s life comes to a close.  Ella prefers to die at home and has felt stressed by the discord and discomfort of family members since being hospitalized. 

You are the social worker for this case.  You meet this family in the hospital setting as they are considering whether the patient will remain there for her final days or whether hospice and palliative care will be provided for her in her home. 

For this assignment, you will:

1. Synthesize the current research that is relevant to this scenario.
2. Discuss the cultural or traditional issues that could arise at this time.  Consider how the integration of alternative and complementary medicine and beliefs, mainstream medical practices, and cultural/traditional rituals and practices might create issues and what they might include.
   • Describe how the family might react to the following possible scenarios:
     • Ella wishes to stick with alternative and complementary practices.
     • Ella is coerced into following mainstream medical advice.
     • Ella’s husband insists that, as father and husband, his family traditions should be adhered to.
   • Examine the biological basis for and describe how the choices for care might affect the other family members with respect to their individual problems, if at all.
     • Son Sam, the alcoholic
     • Daughter Lila, with diabetes
     • Grandson Josh, starting to have drug problems
     • Granddaughter Lucy, bipolar with more entrenched drug problems
     • Daughter-in-law, Sarah’s stress related to her family’s medical issues (nephew with leukemia, brother with HIV, and her father’s perspective that they are all “crazy!”)
3. Present the micro, mezzo, and macro influences affecting both the patient and the diverse family members in this scenario as impacted by Ella’s medical condition and prognosis.
   • What are the pertinent and likely family (micro) conflicts and differences, and concerns that could be encountered? 
   • How is the neighborhood and extended family (mezzo) reacting to the situation?
   • If she returns home, what considerations need to be taken into account as part of her discharge plan? Using your local area, research and present the needed or preferred community resources (macro) that would be available to them.  Critique the ability of these community resources to adequately meet the needs of this diverse family’s circumstances.
4. Discuss the relevant medical issues and the advantages and disadvantages of hospital versus home.  When discussing medical issues in this case, use appropriate medical terminology. 
5. Discuss the psychological and social issues that are present and will possibly be more pronounced at this stressful time.  How has the fact that this illness has been ongoing (chronic) impacted the family?
6. Analyze the current scenario as pertaining to diversity, as well as to cultural, psychological and social perspectives and influences, taking into account the stories that you have been discussing throughout the course.
7. Consider the impact of each person’s perspective as it pertains to their lifespan development (i.e., their intellect, cognitive abilities, insight, and judgment) as well as their sociocultural perspectives, preferences, understandings, and positions on the situation.

Writing the Final Paper

The Final Paper:

1. Must be eight to ten double-spaced pages in length, and formatted according to APA style as outlined in the Ashford Writing Center.
2. Must include a title page with the following:
   1. Title of paper
   2. Student’s name
   3. Course name and number
   4. Instructor’s name
   5. Date submitted
3. Must begin with an introductory paragraph that has a succinct thesis statement.
4. Must address the topic of the paper with critical thought.
5. Must end with a conclusion that reaffirms your thesis.
6. Must use at least three scholarly sources.
7. Must document all sources in APA style, as outlined in the Ashford Writing Center.
8. Must include a separate reference page, formatted according to APA style as outlined in the Ashford Writing Center.

Nature’s Own Garden manufactures organic fruit preserves sold
primarily through health food stores and on the Web. The company closes
for two weeks each December to enable employees to spend time with their
families over the holiday season. Nature’s Own Garden’s manufacturing
overhead is mostly straight-line depreciation on its plant and
air-conditioning costs for keeping the berries cool during the summer
months. The company uses direct labor hours as the manufacturing
overhead allocation base. President Cynthia Ortega has just approved new
accounting software and is telling controller Jack Strong about her
decision. “I think this new software will be great,” Ortega says. “It
will save you time in preparing all those reports.” “Yes, and having so
much more information just a click away will help us make better
decisions and help control costs,” replies Strong. “We need to consider
how we can use the new system to improve our business practices.” “And I
know just where to start,” says Ortega. “You complain each year about
having to predict the weather months in advance for estimating
air-conditioning costs to include in the calculation of the
predetermined overhead allocation rate, when professional meteorologists
can’t even get tomorrow’s forecast right! I think we should calculate
the predetermined overhead allocation rate on a monthly basis.”
Controller Strong is not so sure this is a good idea.

Requirements

1. What are the advantages and disadvantages of Ortega’s proposal?

2. Should Nature’s Own Garden compute its predetermined overhead allocation rate on an annual basis or monthly basis? Explain.

*RESPONSE DOES NOT HAVE TO BE LONG*

Respond to two colleagues:

• Evaluate the disadvantages of using a psychosocial framework in social work practice with the group your colleague chose.

Colleague 1: Penelope

Selected Group:

A gay, lesbian, bisexual, or transgender (LGBTQ) individual.

Reference:

Abreu, R. L., & Kenny, M. C. (2017). Cyberbullying and LGBTQ Youth: A Systematic Literature Review and Recommendations for Prevention and Intervention. Journal of Child & Adolescent Trauma, 11(1), 81–97. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40653-017-0175-7

LGBTQ youth struggle with the apprehension of “coming out” due to the risks of bullying, fear of rejection from peers, family, and judgment. The LGBTQ youth suffer from issues such as an increased chance of developing mental problems. Mental issues experienced by LGBTQ youth are depression, anxiety, suicidal ideations, substance abuse, and social issues.

Two psychological factors to understand the psychosocial context of the LGBTQ youth are emotional and behavioral. Emotionally, LGBTQ youth experience a high rate of depression, suicidal ideation and attempts, and low self-esteem. Behaviorally, LGBTQ youth experience body image issues, isolation, and bullying at school and online. LGBTQ youth face problems that those of the heterosexual population don not experience. According to Abreu & Kenny (2017), the LGBTQ youth faces these issues due to the heterosexual population viewing them as different.

Two social factors to understand LGBTQ youth’s contexts are discrimination and lack of laws/programs to protect LGBTQ in schools. LGBTQ youth face discrimination because of their “different” sexual orientation or identity. Also, bias stems from one’s religious views impressed upon others. LGBTQ youth are bullied, victimized, and harassed at higher rates than those of the heterosexual population (Abreu & Kenny, 2017). Schools are a breeding ground of bullying towards LGBTQ youth due to the lack of awareness, age and maturity differences, social norms, and absence of programs.

A psychosocial intervention to address one of the four specific psychosocial factors would be implementing laws and programs for LGBTQ youth. LGBTQ laws and programs would focus on decreasing bullying in person and online. Program resources provided to both populations’ parents would create awareness of the LGBTQ community, anti-bullying techniques, and strategies. Abreu & Kenny (2017) stated that schools would implement cyberbullying courses into already existing bullying education and intervention programs. Teachers and facilities would integrate anti-bullying in their classes and be required to continue professional development. Schools should provide a safe and secure place for the LGTBQ youth to learn.

An outcome to measure and evaluate the effectiveness of implementing laws and programs within schools could determine the number of reports made to faculty and staff of cyberbullying or face-to-face crimes. With the awareness and anti-bullying techniques and strategies in place, individuals would be aware of the signs to look for to stop harassment from developing. Another outcome could measure if the LGBTQ population has experienced a decrease in victimization, and if their experience with the programs is beneficial. This outcome would be conducted through anonymous surveys or guidance counselors.

Using a psychosocial framework in social work with LGBTQ youth provides a practitioner with inclusive information about a specific population. A social worker must continue to learn new ways to work with various communities. Social services are ever-evolving and social workers need to be prepared to either adjust or grow along with the ever-evolving changes. A social worker must uphold the NASW code of ethics to provide a safe and secure environment for those in need. The psychosocial framework creates a structure for social workers to build from to work with the LGBTQ community in all facets of life.

Colleague 2: Siani

Post the APA-style reference for the article you found in the library:

Alessi, E. (2013). Acknowledging the Impact of Social Forces on Sexual Minority Clients: Introduction to the Special Issue on Clinical Practice with LGBTQ Populations. Clinical Social Work Journal, 41(3), 223–227.

Describe four specific psychosocial factors that should be taken into account in order to understand the psychosocial context when working with the group you selected. (Two of these factors should be psychologically related and two of these factors should be socially related):

The four psychosocial issues that I feel are vital are: fear of peer and society view, suicidal actions, depression, and anxiety. Fear of peer and society views of the LGTPQ community play a major role in their lives. They are treated unfairly in a diverse world that consist of those who agree and disagree with their sexual preference. The next factor listed is suicidal actions. Suicidal actions stem from a mixture of behaviors such as acceptance from family, peers, society, the community, and those who they consider their support system. Overwhelming thoughts can also play a key role in this factor. Next, depression. Mental health is a serious matter! One article finings state that harassment, violence, discrimination, and rejection can lead up to depression. (Hall, 2017) Lastly, anxiety is one of those factors. Anxiety stems from the individual constant concern of what others think of them. Various questions come to mind when thinking about the various things that cause anxiety. Going out in public could trigger their anxiety, public dating, the process of coming out of the closet can also cause anxiety. According to a supporting article, they disclose their own psychosocial factors: “Risk factors included perceived burdensomeness (i.e., feeling that you are a burden to others), feelings of thwarted belonging (i.e., feeling socially isolated and an unmet need of belonging), and use of maladaptive coping strategies (e.g., avoidance, suppression, and distraction)” (Hall, 2017)

Identify and explain a psychosocial intervention that addresses one of the four specific psychosocial factors you described above:

A psychosocial intervention that addresses one of the four specific factors is the minority stress model. The purpose of this model is to thoroughly explain the various stressors that the LGBTQ community face on a regular basic. It explains the reasons for the behaviors they possess.

Identify 1 to 2 outcomes you might measure if you were to evaluate the effectiveness of the intervention:

One outcome that I would measure to evaluate the effectiveness of the intervention is using a weekly journal log to document the many events that occur on the daily. The purpose of the journal is to get a glimpse of what positive or negative outcomes they experience throughout the week. According to the outcome would determine the focus of the coping skill or solution that we would work on next.

Evaluate one advantage of using a psychosocial framework in social work practice with the group you chose:

One advantage of using psychosocial framework in social work with the LGBTQ community is that it takes the individual and their environment to create a helpful source to guide the client or community to a positive or manageable outcome .

Reference

Alessi, E. (2013). Acknowledging the Impact of Social Forces on Sexual Minority Clients: Introduction to the Special Issue on Clinical Practice with LGBTQ Populations. Clinical Social Work Journal, 41(3), 223–227.

Vance SR and Rosenthal SM. A Closer Look at the Psychosocial Realities of LGBTQ Youth. Pediatrics. 2018;141(5):e20180361

Hall, W. J. (2017). Psychosocial Risk and Protective Factors for Depression Among Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Queer Youth: A Systematic Review. Journal of Homosexuality, 65(3), 263–316.