Essays and Research Papers on Social Work & Counseling

A 12 page paper that begins with data regarding the incidence and prevalence of drug and alcohol use and abuse among adolescents. Data are provided by age and ethnicity/race and the effects of alcohol and drug dependency are reported in terms of personality and cognitive changes. Data regarding the incidence of arrests of youth ...

6 pages in length. The writer briefly discusses the nature of social policy and the American/British welfare systems throughout the centuries. Bibliography lists 2 sources.

This 7 page paper focuses on how physical abuse is handled by children's service agencies in Canada. Various issues are explored inclusive of assessment and worker burnout. Bibliography lists 5 sources.

A 5 page overview of horoscopes. This paper discusses their origin, construction, and influence. Even professional horoscopes, however, are subject to considerable variation in their production and their interpretation. Consequently, there is considerable controversy surrounding their validity. Bibliography lists 4 sources.

A 5 page research paper that reports on a student-initiated study of a BGCA facility's educational, training and self-development opportunities for members and staff. Bibliography lists 1 sources.

A 3 page research paper that addresses these two topics. The Fundamental Interpersonal Relations Orientation-Behavior, which is popularly known as FIRO-B, was developed in the 1950s as effective assessment instrument that helped people to better understand themselves and how to work more effectively within groups (FIRO-B). Hypnosis has been shown to have effective therapeutic applications, ...

This is a 3 page paper which examines the sociological concept of ID, Ethnocentrism and Social Institution. The bibliography has 3 sources.

This 5 page paper examines television as a twentieth century invention. The future of television is explored. The effects of TV on society are discussed. Bibliography lists 3 sources.

A 5 page paper critiquing a study of nurses' use of therapeutic massage. The subject matter of the study is not as important to this paper as is the analysis of procedures and tools. Bibliography lists 3 sources.

This 15 page paper begins by reporting the teenage pregnancy rates and the decline in the rate over the last decade. The essay then reports some of the antecedents to teenage pregnancy, factors that put a teenage girl at higher risk of becoming pregnant. The next section reports and discusses some of the many teenage ...

This 3 page paper looks at two-income families and why having a stay at home mother is preferred. Various problems that crop up when both parents work are discussed. Bibliography lists 2 sources.

This 8 page paper examines several of the theories of deviance that have been developed over the years. Bibliography lists 8 sources.

This 25 page paper provides an overview of the impact of social workers' attitudes towards harm reduction. This paper outlines the purpose of the role of the social worker and the impacts. Bibliography lists 15 sources.

A 1 page table providing data-entry codes for transforming qualitative data to quantitative data that can be statistically analyzed. The codebook addresses variables such as age, gender, marital status, education and general level of health. Bibliography lists 3 sources.

4 pages in length. A perfect society is comprised of myriad components that are conspicuously absent from society as it is known in the twenty-first century and has been known for decades – even hundreds – of years. Caste systems, racial discord, economic inequity and capitalism all work as a synergistic web to ...

A 5 page paper discussing the case of a 30-year-old client who is a victim of domestic violence. The client has two children and has left the home, but she is having great difficulty staying away from her former home and her husband. The paper identifies 7 steps that she and her social ...

This 3 page paper discusses the problem of homelessness in America cities; who it affects; who it involves; and ways in which to address it. Bibliography lists 2 sources.

This 3 page paper discusses three "anti-poverty" programs as outlined by Karger; they are unsecured credit cards, rent-to-own companies, and payday loans. Bibliography lists 1 source.

A 5 page paper answering 4 general statistics questions associated with social research. Topics include correlation vs causation; interpreting correlation; dealing with outliers in regression analysis; and evaluating the wisdom of researcher-coding of open-ended questions in a qualitative study. Bibliography lists 5 sources.

A 3 page contention that young children searching for pornography on the Internet is part of a cause and effect relationship. The author blames the media and decreased parental involvement for this growing trend. Bibliography lists 1 source.

This 5 page paper provides an overview of a potential study on binge drinking. Bibliography lists 4 sources.

A 3 page paper which examines the persistence of racism in American society and which also examines possible solutions and attempts at solutions. Bibliography lists 3 sources.

A 6 page research paper that discusses a case study scenario, which pictures a young man with spinal cord injury that makes him wheelchair dependent. The writer discusses possible treatment for depression and the possible course of therapy. Bibliography lists 6 sources.

This 8 page paper considers the "Big Bang" in sociological family theories; what it changed; and what concerns family sociologists should address in the 21st century. Bibliography lists 6 sources.

14 pages in length. The inherent vulnerability of children is one of the most endearing of all youthful traits; however, when that vulnerability is used against the young individual within the otherwise ethical boundaries of the counseling atmosphere, such defenselessness proves a detriment where the child's emotional and physical well being is concerned. ...