Social Work Practicum

Question 1

Directions:

Respond to each post separately and Be sure to support each response with specific references to this week’s resources and provide full APA citations for your references.

• Expand on your colleague’s posting.
• Share an insight from having read your colleague’s post.

Resources:

Garthwait, C. L. (2017). The social work practicum: A guide and workbook for students (7th ed.). Upper Saddle River, NJ: Pearson.

• Chapter 9, “The Social Policy Context of Practice” (pp. 97-108)

Libal, K., Mapp, S. C., Ihrig, E., & Ron, A. (2011). The United Nations convention on the rights of the child: Children can wait no longer for their rights. Social Work, 56(4), 367–370.

Question 2

Directions:

An explanation of the policy context in your field education experience

Be sure to support posts with specific references to this week’s resources and provide full APA citations for your references. 

Resources:

Garthwait, C. L. (2017). The social work practicum: A guide and workbook for students (7th ed.). Upper Saddle River, NJ: Pearson.

• Chapter 9, “The Social Policy Context of Practice” (pp. 97-108)

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Learning Objectives

Students will:

• Analyze policy context in field education experience