Students will build on their population studied in their “Community Problem and Population Analysis Paper.” Students will develop a 12-16 page paper that assesses a community’s strengths and needs related to a social problem, with a plan to address the problem. Provide a clear definition of the social condition/problem including a historical overview and current status in relation to your chosen community. The assessment should include a description of the community or target population using a combination of methods for assessing need: personal observation, community assessment, key informant interviews, course materials, social indicators etc. (PLEASE DO NOT ADMINISTER WRITTEN SURVEY OR QUESTIONNAIRES, as that requires University approval as research with human subjects.) Also, do not identify individuals by name or by unique title (e.g. Executive Director of X agency). The intervention will be a community-based approach (macro) that includes a description of each phase of the social work change.
This paper should include: Social work process referring to the “change process” as presented in this course’s text (Ch.6-9)
· Title page (look up rules for title of your paper and running head; look up the guidelines for an APA title page)
· Abstract – include your subject and theories / concepts you are applying
· Running Head
· Page numbers (appropriately placed)
· Headings / Sub-headings as appropriate to make the paper clear
· Appropriately cited references
· 12-16 pages of content (not including Title page or Reference Page
