Essays and Research Papers on Social Work & Counseling

This 3-page paper examines the fictitious case of Karen Bell, a common law wife who is being abused by her husband. The paper examines Bell's risk of femicide, and that of the danger to her four-year-old son, Ian. Bibliography lists 3 sources.

This 8-page paper focuses on a fictitious case study of Noah Gillies, a baby, who resides in a poverty stricken household. The study concerns a social worker, who interviews a mother with post-partum depression and a father with alcohol and substance abuse issues. Bibliography lists 6 sources.

This 11 page paper addresses the topic of confidentiality with clients who are minors, and when confidentiality must be breached. Bibliography lists 8 sources.

This 3-page paper is a research proposal, focused on causes of the digital divide between rural/poverty stricken areas and their urban counterparts. The proposal also suggests solutions. Bibliography lists 10 sources.

This is a 3 page paper that provides an overview of disability fraud. Recommendations are made on the basis of senatorial testimony. Bibliography lists 3 sources.

This 8-page paper focuses on an assessment of a Haitian family for nursing/social work purposes. Bibliography lists 4 sources.

This 5 page paper concerns the integration of theological/spiritual counseling with professional practice. Bibliography lists 6 sources.

This 7 page research paper discusses the influence of mass media on society from the conflict perspective, the structural functionalist perspective and the symbolic interactionist perspective. This analysis demonstrates that these sociological viewpoints can be utilized to gain greater understanding of an individual's personal relationship and interaction with media messages and how they shape personal ...

This is a 5 page paper that provides an overview of violence against women. Sociological interpretations of the phenomenon are explored. Bibliography lists 4 sources.

This 3 page research paper is in two sections. The first section deals with the social acceptance of divorce and whether or not this has changed in non-Western countries and the second section deals with the cultural assimilation of immigrants and their children. Bibliography lists 4 sources.

This 4 page research paper describes the relationship between naming, symbolic language and ideology. Bibliography lists 3 sources.

A 4 page paper. This essay discusses four specific issues related to adolescent development: intellectual, physical, and social changes; issues facing adolescents; roles of family, peer group and community, and social services available. Bibliography lists 5 sources.

A 5 page research paper that describes social movements, giving their characteristics, importance and function and link with activism. Bibliography lists 4 sources.

A 12 page research that, first of all, reviews a text by Jacobson and Gottman, When Men Batter Women, New Insights into Ending Abusive Relationships (1998). This review is 1 page in length. The remainder of the paper focuses on an article by these researchers that also pertains to study of domestic violence. Bibliography lists ...

This 7 page paper concerns an overview of research that affects PATH Family Shelter in NYC. Bibliography lists 10 sources.

This 4 page paper discusses traumatic loss, first pertaining to the field as a whole, and then addressing interventions and therapeutic treatment. Bibliography lists 6 sources.

This 3 page paper discusses the Indian Child Welfare Act of 1978, and the history of child removal from Indian parents in the US. Bibliography lists 4 sources.

A 5 page paper. Arapahoe House is Colorado’s leading nonprofit provider of rehab services. They provide services for adults, adolescents, families, children, teens, and women. This essay explains the programs, finances how to receive service, professional staff, interagency collaboration, and information about some innovative programs. Bibliography lists 5 sources.

This 3 page essay offers a student from Saudi Arabia adjusting to life in Mississippi an example of how to write about this transition. Differences and similarities between the two cultures are discussed. No sources are cited.

This is a 3 page paper that provides an overview of disaster response. The response to a 2012 tuberculosis outbreak is examined. Bibliography lists 1 source.

This is a 7 page paper that provides an overview of child welfare policies. The approach of social workers in implementing new more effective policies is covered. Bibliography lists 2 sources.

This 5 page research paper/essay provides a rhetorical critique of this service organization, comparing it to another non-profit youth oriented organization on the topic of promoting youth leadership. Bibliography lists 8 sources.

This 3 page paper deals with issues associated with differences between psychotherapy and crisis counseling. Bibliography lists 3 sources.

A 3 page paper. The essay reports two real cases involving social workers and ethical dilemmas. The two ethical philosophies cited are utilitarianism and Kohlberg's stages of moral development. The essay reports the actions of each social worker, if the actions followed their code of ethics, alternative ethical actions, an explanation of two ethical ...

A 6 page paper that reviews and analyzed three articles about foster children. The focus of all articles was that foster children who are emancipated at age 18 have more negative outcomes than those who remain until age 20 or 21. Statistical data are included. A visual diagram of the conceptual framework for each ...