Essays and Research Papers on Social Work & Counseling

This 10 page paper provides an overview of the impacts of welfare reform on the nations poor. This paper considers the central issues, the impacts of these issues on the development of welfare reform and views on the impacts of reforms on poverty. Bibliography lists 8 sources.

This 5 page paper evaluates policies on social welfare programs from two points of view. Mead's views are juxtaposed with Piven and Cloward's. Bibliography lists 2 sources.

An 8 page discussion of the societal factors which translate into family violence. The author contends that distinct differences exist between families in the way they deal with conflict. Families either facilitate or inhibit the use of aggression. Given this fact, therefore, it becomes obvious that there must be ways to prevent ...

A 5 page paper which examines various themes within Jane Addams' "Twenty Years at Hull House." The themes addressed are industrialization, poverty, and the attempt to industrialize society in Chicago as far as Addams' felt was possible. No additional sources cited.

5 pages. This paper focuses on the developmental needs of children, especially those in institutions and other places where they might not get adequate care in their infancy. Topics include information on the work by Rene Spitz and Harry Harlow, as well as experiments on monkeys who were not given adequate attention in infancy and ...

A 5 page paper that reports the actions a group of senior citizens took to have repairs made to a new apartment complex in which they lived. Bibliography lists 3 sources.

6 pages in length. The Emergency Medical Service (EMS), which is comprised of Emergency Medical Technicians (EMTs), firefighters and other rescue personnel, devote their lives to helping others in times of crises. Theirs is a dedication that goes above and beyond the human call of duty, however, they do not think twice about ...

This 5 page paper is a brief essay on the novel of Barbara Ehrenreich and the topic of welfare reform in America. The topics covered include suggestions for reform, her experiences as one of the working poor, and her insights regarding social reforms. The bibliography lists 1 source.

8 pages in length. Reaction to critical incidents, such as tragedies, deaths, serious injuries, hostage and/or threatening situations, require the human being to respond in a way that intensifies the inherent manifestations of Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD). When one considers the extent to which war veterans endured the unspeakable atrocities of armed ...

A 9 page paper which discusses various aspects the Vietnam War as it impacted American culture. Bibliography lists 5 sources.

Today, the interest in community may have been stimulated by a sense of crisis that social disintegration is a serious threat to the well-being of the state, precipitated by ethnic and linguistic conflicts. This 5 page paper asserts that social work, as a profession, is meant to work toward social equality and an understanding of ...

A 4 page research paper that discusses deviance/crime and the differences between three major sociological perspectives: -- functionalist, interactionist, and Marxist. Bibliography lists 5 sources.

This 10 page paper provides an overview the role that gossip plays as a form of social control to prevent violent conflict. This paper integrates a view of the role of gossip, including vies of group process and gossip, and the impact that this has on the prevention of violent conflict. Bibliography lists ...

A 5 page assertion that there are a number of cultural variables which affect the counseling environment. Many aspects of counseling which are taken for granted with the mainstream predominantly white population become more complex when multicultural issues are introduced. Counseling techniques can become particularly complex in the case of traditional cultures and ...

A 7 page paper. The common belief is that children learn to be prejudiced against those who are different than themselves through socialization. In other words, they learn these negative racial and ethnic attitudes from their parents and other important persons in their lives as they are developing. The research says differently. Bibliography lists 7 ...

A six page paper which looks at the concept of systemic thinking and the various ways it can be applied by social workers and therapists within the context of family relationships, in terms of establishing a dialogue through which conflict can be resolved and individual autonomy established.

This 5 page paper deals with the question of nurture versus nature, and gives brief arguments for nurture being the leading cause in determining an individual's behavior and consequent successes in life. Examples in the areas of health, medicine, and world events are given. Bibliography lists 6 sources.

A 4 page essay that examines Robert A. Orsi's study of Italian Catholics living in New York's East Harlem from 1880 to 1950. The writer looks specifically at how the festa of the Madonna substantiated issues of Catholic identity. No other sources cited.

A 5 page paper which presents an examination of both sides of the issue regarding population growth as a serious problem in developing countries. Bibliography lists 10 sources.

A 7 page paper that begins with an outline of the paper. The writer then discusses the controversies surrounding individuals or couples adopting children whose birth parents were a different race, ethnicity, religion while hundreds of thousands of children wait for a permanent home. The controversy regarding homosexuals adopting children is caused by homophobia. ...

A 5 page research paper that examines the ideas of Alexis De Tocqueville and John Stuart Mill regarding liberty, tyranny, and the proper role of women in society. Bibliography lists 5 sources.

This 10 page paper deals with racism from the a sociological viewpoint, citing many examples, including books by James McKee and Stephen Steinberg. A look at race relations, affirmative action and their proper perspective in respect to sociological theory is explored. Bibliography lists 8 sources.

5 pages in length. The family structure has enough difficulties within the intolerance of contemporary society to have to also deal with the issue of stepparenting and blended families. Inherent to the added pressures of assimilating into someone else's familial composition is the external perception of how such families are supposed to work, ...

This 6 page paper discusses the qualifications, supportive role, and evaluative processes of the fieldwork placement supervisor. Major literature in the educational field cited. Bibliography lists 5 sources.

This 5 page paper describes an ideal society by looking at contemporary society. Some modifications to existent capitalist and democratic systems are described. Karl Marx's vision is discussed but not embraced. A utopian society is created in respect to its political, economic, ethical and religious structures. Bibliography lists 2 sources. ...