Recent data on college student shows that it takes the average student four (4)  years to transfer to a university and only 41% of  students reach this goal. Please think about the things that might get in the way of students not being successful in their classes or not completing transfer requirements. Then choose one (1) of the three research methods in your textbook (Surveys, Ethnographic Interviews, or Participant Observation) and answer the questions.

To earn full points on this assignment, you’ll need to:

Answer all questions in complete sentences.

Demonstrate an outstanding knowledge of the material, using specific examples to make your points.

Have fewer than five (5) spelling and/or grammar mistakes.

Have a minimum of four sentences per paragraph.

1. You are a researcher being hired at college to find out why students are taking so long to transfer or not being successful at all. Discuss why you chose the research method and who you would study specifically. (Write at least one paragraph.)

2. If you chose Surveys or Interviews, then please create at least 5 questions that would be asked of the students in your research to get to the answer. If you chose Participant Observation, explain (in at least one paragraph) where you would do this research and why.

3. What might be some challenges that you would encounter in getting this information from students? (Write at least one paragraph.)

4. Discuss at least 3 reasons you would expect to get from students after you are done with this research. (Write at least one paragraph.)

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Drug Policies and Ethics

The NASW Code of Ethics provides social workers with guidelines and standards for interacting with clients, colleagues, communities, and society, as a whole. These standards govern interactions and professional behavior of social work practitioners. The NASW has also developed specific standards, which are published in the NASW Standards for Social Work Practice With Clients With Substance Use Disorders. These standards emphasize the importance of the competence of social workers. The standards indicate that social workers should be knowledgeable of evidence-based interventions for substance disorders. The confidentiality standard becomes essential as social workers must be informed and comply with federal, state, and local laws about substance use, as well as third-party payee regulations.

For this Discussion, review this week’s resources, including the case Working with Clients with Dual Diagnosis: The Case of Joe,and consider how social policies affect Joe’s circumstances as described in the case study. Then, think about any gaps in service you found in Joe’s case. Finally, reflect on how you might address these gaps or make changes to the policies that affect Joe.

Post a 300 word explanation of how drug policies affect Joe’s circumstances, as described in the case study. Then, explain any gaps in service you found in Joe’s case as a result of the drug policies described in the case study. Finally, describe a strategy you might use to address these gaps or make changes to the policies that affect Joe.

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 Developing Alliances in Social Work Practice

Have you ever heard the term or saying “straight but not narrow”? This is an example of a statement of being an ally—recognizing one’s unique position of privilege yet standing with others who are oppressed. By taking this course, you have started the process of becoming an ally. Evan and Washington (2013) identify the steps toward being an ally, which include being supportive of those who are unlike you, learning about other cultures, becoming aware of the oppression and marginalization, and becoming aware of one’s own privilege. Getting involved in issues is part of that process. You will consider how to become an ally this week.

Review “Working With Survivors of Human Trafficking: The Case of Veronica.” Think about how one might become an ally to victims of human trafficking . Then go to a website that addresses human trafficking either internationally or domestically.

Post at least a 300 brief description of the website you visited. Explain how you might support Veronica and other human trafficking victims incorporating the information you have found. Explain how you can begin to increase your awareness of this issue and teach others about human trafficking victims. Describe opportunities to get involved and become an ally to those who have been trafficked. Identify steps you can take to begin to support this group

Working With Survivors of Human Trafficking: The Case of Veronica

Veronica is a 13-year-old, heterosexual, Hispanic female. She attends high school and is in the ninth grade. She currently lives in an apartment with her biological mother and her sister, age 9. She came to this country 7 months ago from Guatemala. Veronica is a sex trafficking survivor and was referred to me for individual therapy by a human trafficking agency in the United States.

Veronica’s biological mother and father separated when Veronica was 3 years old. She lived with her maternal aunt and biological mother until she was 6 years old, and her mother left Guatemala to come to the United States. At that time, Veronica stayed in the care of her maternal aunt and kept in touch with her biological mother via phone and through the visits that her mother made to Guatemala. Veronica would visit with her father, who lived nearby, on occasion, although she stated they did not have much of a connection. When Veronica was 12 years old, her maternal aunt forced her into prostitution, using the money from the sex acts as her main source of income. Veronica reported that her maternal aunt began treating her “like a slave” and would make her smoke an unknown substance before obligating her to perform sexual acts on countless men for money. This took place for close to a year before Veronica was able to sneak a phone call to her mother and explain what had been happening to her. Her mother quickly arranged for Veronica to be picked up by a “coyote” (a person who smuggles people into the United States). The coyote successfully smuggled Veronica into the United States within 2 months of that phone call. However, while crossing the border from Mexico to the United States, Veronica once again became the victim of sex trafficking crimes. The coyote was also a pimp who arranged for men crossing the border in the same truck as Veronica to engage in sexual acts with her for which the coyote collected money. U.S. immigration officers caught most of the people traveling in the truck, including Veronica, and placed them in a detention center. However, the coyote got away. Three weeks after Veronica was detained, after much questioning and investigation, she was reunited with her mother.

I met with Veronica weekly for individual therapy in my role as a social worker at an agency serving individuals who have experienced human trafficking. Veronica reported having occasional flashbacks and fear that “it will all happen again,” and she was diagnosed with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). The goals agreed upon in therapy included building Veronica’s support system, building her self-esteem, and managing her symptoms of trauma. Building rapport with Veronica in therapy took several weeks as she reported not trusting anyone and not wanting to think about what happened to her. After about 9 weeks of relationship building and safety planning, I was able to engage her through education on the dynamics of human trafficking. She reported that it was especially hard for her to trust men and that she often had a hard time speaking up. I worked with her on these issues by teaching her how to be more assertive and by modeling assertive behaviors. We worked on self-affirmations to help build her self-esteem. Because Veronica is very self-conscious, practicing self-affirmations was challenging for her. I often utilized a trauma-informed curriculum for adolescents called S.E.L.F. (Safety, Emotions, Loss, and Future) to facilitate healing and trauma reduction. Veronica reported that grounding techniques taught via this curriculum helped take her out of her thoughts and bring her back to the present moment. Some of the grounding techniques she continues to engage in on a daily basis include tapping her feet, stretching, writing, walking, and washing her face when she feels she is becoming numb or getting lost in thoughts of what happened to her.

Veronica has demonstrated great resiliency. She is attending a church close to her home and reports having faith in God. She recently enrolled in swimming and volleyball and has made several friends in the community. I continue to meet with Veronica on a weekly basis and will be stepping down with her to biweekly sessions now that she is stable and connected to her community. Because Veronica does not speak English and is a child, there are no support groups available in her area for human trafficking survivors. I am presently working on connecting her with a mentor.

Veronica is currently working with the human trafficking agency that referred her, Immigrations and Customs Enforcement (ICE), and an attorney to obtain a visa specific to human trafficking (T-Visa). A T-Visa grants survivors of human trafficking a visa in the United States. In 2000, Congress passed the Victims of Trafficking and Violence Protection Act (VTVPA), which strengthens the ability of law enforcement agencies to investigate and prosecute human trafficking and also offers protection to victims via a T-Visa. The T-Visa is for those who are or have been victims of human trafficking. It protects victims of human trafficking and allows victims to remain in the United States to assist in an investigation or prosecution of human trafficking.

Veronica’s mother is also attending weekly individual therapy. She has been working through the heavy guilt and trauma of this experience. Veronica and her mother continue to heal, and with each passing day, they grow

stronger.

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Student 1

The NAACP was an organization that was started to give everyone from all races equal rights. It was started to end lynching of African Americans. The NAACP’s main focus is to bring a balance opportunity in political, educational, social, and economic equality. The NAACP is attempting to remove race prejudice and wants to remove all obstacles that discriminate against minority groups in the United States. This institute became successful and soon African Americans were recognized and the Harlem renaissance came along and people of color were able to show their talents and brilliance. Today the NAACP gives people the chance to address important topics regarding many human needs from health to justice needs and more. They also give the option for individuals to become members, to donate to the website and to contact staff members.

From the movie “The struggle for racial equality,” I learned that the 20th century has been the most prosperous century in offering equal opportunities to all racial groups. The ability to choose your own way of life is a sign of racial equality and no discrimination against any group. The best part of the movie to me was when it said, that with communication between different racial groups it can trigger neutral understanding. I a agree because from interacting with other people you can see that no matter the the differences between humans, we can still manage to find connections and if not we can learn to accept and respect each other’s differences.

From the movie “The Sikhs in the United States,” I have learned that this religion has been discriminated against in India. Many Sikhs have come here for better opportunities to practice their religion and to have a better life. The cab driver was attacked by a drunk man and he was called a terrorist. The 21 year old man was racially profiling the cab driver and he was showing hate towards him for no reason. I learned that people are quick to assume things and to label other people to make themselves feel higher in status. In this case the cab driver showed an act of kindness in return for the act of discrimination he got from the young man.

Student 2

NAACP

What is the NAACP and why was it founded? According to the NAACP website, it was founded on February 12, 1909 ( which recently made 18 years since it was founded). It is known to be the oldest and largest organization, based on civil rights. The NAACP was organized, because of the cruel treatment, better known as discrimination that was acted against African Americans, that of course turned into hate crimes. Discrimination is the denial of opportunities and equal rights to individuals and groups because of prejudice or other arbitrary reasons, (Schaefer, Pg 59). The main reason the NAACP formed, was because people, especially African Americans was fed up with the lynchings that occurred during the 19th century. The NAACP included many people, but the main activists included W.E.B Du Bois. In which made sense, because the NAACP followed behind his movement in 1905, which the objective was to give all people the rights of the 13th. 14th and 15th Amendments. Therefore, the NAACP’s main focus was to ensure political, social, educational and economic equality in the US for citizens and get rid of the discrimination/prejudice. The history timeline between the years of 1910 and 1920 includes the following. In 1910, the NAACP established a national office, which they made Du Bois the director of publications and research. Also, an journal of the NAACP, called ” The Crisis” was made. How was “The Crisis” beneficial to the citizens? It was the voice of the Harlem Renaissance era. Also, it is still used today to discuss the struggle African-Americans rights. By the year 1913, the NAACP expanded their organization and formed branch offices in cities like Boston, Maryland, Missouri. In 1915, the NAACP bottled with power against D.W Griffith’s ” Birth of a Nation” in which glorified the KKK. I believe, since the NAACP organization grew to 9,000 people in 1917, then 90,000 in 1919. The last great impact between 1910 and 1920, was that James Johnson became the first black secretary of the organization. The NAACP organization made a great impact on the world.

Thoughts on Movies

After viewing both movies, I’ve learned that discrimination, prejudice people, and hate crimes did and still do unfortunately exist. I’ve always had the interpretation that people are still indeed discriminated based on their race, because of events that occurred in the world and my personal experiences. The statement that stood out to me in the video “Struggle of Racial Equality”, was ” The struggle fo racial and ethnic groups haven’t met its goals”, which means the power of people coming together as one still isn’t 100 percent and most likely never will. In the other video “Sikhs in the US”, it proves another reason that discrimination still exists, and it still leads to hate crimes. According to the textbook, a hate crime is when offenders are motivated to choose a victim because of some characteristics( Schafer, PG 61).  The hate crime that occurred in the video, is the cab driver was beaten by passenger n a druken rage. But some people, like the victim, have pure hearts, unlike those who are prejudice, act upon discrimination and act hate crimes. So the victim asks for leniency for the suspect, leading the suspect’s sentence went from 2 years to 9 months , all because the victim forgave him.

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