Identify the social welfare issue (African American children being misdiagnosed in mental health) Be sure to address relevant factors of race, class, ethnicity, SES, gender, sexual orientation, age, disability, and other factors related to social justice as you analyze the issue. websites can only be used for statistical data. When writing this paper the problem statement and brief elaboration need to be used in the introduction.
1.problem statement begin your paper with a clear, one sentence problem statement that describes the issue of concern. please be as specific as possible. this should include identification of the problem, population and arena.
2. the brief elaboration should be after the problem statement, write about 1 paragraph that elaborates, in more detail, the description of the problem and your reason(s) for why this a problem within your community.
3. description of the community- this should be include:
A. location
– BBoundaries
– R Relationships to other communities
B. Population Characteristics/ Demographics
– size
– age distribution
– gender distribution
– racial/ ethic distribution
– religious distribution
– other diversity (sexual orientation, disability, political affiliation, etc.)
C. Income/ Socioeconomic Status
– subgroups (women, minorities. etc)
– income levels
– education levels
D. Housing
– types
– condition
-availability
-cost
E. recreational and cultural systems
– types
– availability
– quality
F. commerce and industry
-major employers and industries
– unemployment rates (by gender, race/ethnicity, age, etc.)
G. Religion/ Churches/ Synagogues/ Mosques/ Temples/ Other spiritual institutions
– role and influence in community
H. Government Type
– city manager
– mayor
– city council
– influential political system in power
4. Description of the problem: using peer review journal articles and local data ( if available through community agencies or other sources, e.g. websites) give:
A. description: give a description of the identified problem and how it is reflected specifically within your community. this will expand on your brief elaboration above. use specific data or statistics as available.
B. Potential causal factors and contributing factors (grounded in the literature).
5. History of the problem: origin and evolution over time (specific to your community)
6. impact of problem on community: in your discussion re: the impact of the problem, address the following:
– describe how populations , as well as your specific community are affected. use literature and local data if available. considerations re: impact may include individuals families, communities, resources, community reputation, tourism, economy. etc
– identify key informants utilized to understand the impact
7. identify a responding agency: identify an agency within your community that is in some way addressing this problem.
Briefly describe
– what services, resources, and/ or interventions are being utilized by agency
– assessment of response effectiveness (be sure to include what evidence you based your assessment on?)
APA format should be followed by the APA 6th manual paper must be typed with standard size font, 1 inch margin please utilize heading for each section you are addressing.
each number listed from 1 – 7 do not need to be labeled as a heading. you will not have an answer for each number that was listed from 1-7 just explain why this information does not apply to your macro practice issue |
