Essays and Research Papers on Social Work & Counseling

A 10 page paper. The loss of a child is the most devastating, the most stressful experience a person can have. This essay begins by reporting data regarding the numbers of infants and children who die each year. The essay then explains the types of guilt the parent suffers, the grieving process of parents, ...

An 11 page paper. The essay begins with a definition of 'welfare state' and discusses what makes the U.S. a reluctant welfare state. Three of the many social welfare programs are discussed briefly: Medicare, Medicaid, and Social Security Pensions. The writer discusses the differences between certain other countries and the U.S. in terms of health ...

An 8 page paper that explains and discusses grounded theory methods in research data analysis. The essay discusses the key concepts and steps in this process, including the different coding methods, sampling and when the research ends. The three levels of coding, open, axial, and selective are explained with an example. The essay concludes with ...

This 3 page essay is based on student-provided case studies of three clients, Freydia, Thomas and Rad, each with a different situation and different goals for the clinician-client relationship. The essay reports the contract that would be made with each client and evaluation of the contract. No Bibliography.

This 3 page paper begins by explaining labeling theory, including criticism of the theory. The essay provides examples of prevention programs that would support this perspective. The writer also comments on parenting styles found most effective for preventing delinquency. The essay concludes with comments related to treatment of status offenders. Bibliography lists 5 sources.

This 5 page essay discusses three social problems many communities face: teenage pregnancy, student literacy rates and illegal aliens. The essay also identifies the community agencies that typically address these problems. Statistical data are included. Bibliography lists 5 sources.

This 10 page paper discusses why the systematic framework of assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation make up the social work process. The framework is discussed in terms of a problem solving approach used in organizations as well as in the counseling-based helping professions. The essay reports Mary Richard's comments on assessment as the first step ...

A 14 page paper that discusses the stages of group development, elements of effective groups, and group processes. The discussion includes Tuckman's stages of group development and other authors. The essay applies these theories to Families with Children from China (FCC), an international support group with chapters in numerous places. The essay reports a ...

This 12 page paper looks at the impact of health risk behaviors within the urban male adolescent population. The essay discusses many of the issues that face impoverished urban youth with an emphasis on Black males, including the behaviors that negatively impact their health. Statistics are included. The essay ends demonstrating the resiliency of some ...

This 3-page paper answers questions pertaining to listening and communications. Bibliography lists 2 sources.

This 10 page paper looks at cultural diversity and how it has impacted communications in the United States. Affirmative action is looked at as well. The paper argues that cultural diversity programs have failed and explores why this is the case. Bibliography lists 7 sources.

This 6 page paper evaluates changes in technology over time as it concerns communications. How it has affected certain segments, such as people of different races and socioeconomic groups, is also discussed. Bibliography lists 3 sources.

An 11 page paper which discusses the subject of gender communication. The paper uses the cable television program, 'Sex and the City,' to serve as a tool for examining communication between genders. a literature review is also provided as it pertains to studies on gender communications. Bibliography lists 10 sources.

A 3 page paper. Preparing for and writing a good research report differs by discipline, by intent and purpose, and by intended audience but there are some similar components in any report. This essay discusses some of the differences in preparing for and writing a research report, including components, Bibliography lists 3 sources.

This 6 page paper details the impacts gender and culture can have on effective communication. Workplace communication can be affected by each. Bibliography lists 7 sources.

This 5-page paper discusses communication in young adults for the first time. It touches on the need for young people to learn how to communicate in a culturally diverse school or workplace; the meaning of speech codes and how they're used by the group; and touches on what parents can to keep lines of ...

A five page paper which considers the functionalist, interpretive and critical models of communication theory, the ways in which they differ, and their respective interpretations of the relationship between communication and culture. Bibliography lists 3 sources.

An 8 page discussion of the sociological theories of Erving Goffman and Harold Garfinkel as they relate to communication. The author reviews Goffman’s analogy of drama and the stage to present his theories of “dramaturgy” and Garfinkel’s employment of the term “ethnomethodology”, to describe the manner in which the stage is set for interpersonal ...

A 14 page paper reviewing the importance of recognizing communication characteristics among Malaysian women. This paper reviews the various factors that affect these women's communication. Bibliography lists 7 sources.

An 8 page paper comparing the theories of 5 self-help relationship books to the findings of current communications research reports. There are very good self-help books available discussing the male-female romantic relationship, but the reader does indeed need to be aware of the discrepancies of many of them with both current communications research findings ...

This is a 4 page paper discussing symbolic interactionism as a theory of social life and change. Symbolic interactionist theory is based on the subjective awareness that individuals perceptions of self and society is constructed through interaction between humans and the meanings assigned to symbols within society. Communication is based on the assigned meaning of ...

A 9 page paper that discusses four questions related to a friendship. The first section briefly describes the friendship in question. The writer then discusses interdependence in personal relationships, in general, and relates the concept to this particular friendship being addressed. The Dialectical Theory of Friendship is described and used to examining the target friendship. ...

The importance of effective communication in combating delinquency is discussed in this 25 page paper. The problem of delinquency is explained along with the reasons for its existence. Various cultures around the world are looked at for insight on how to solve this pervasive problem in American society. The continuum concept is included as well. ...

A 13 page paper presenting a study of flirting situations and behaviors. Communication accommodation theory holds that individuals change their manner of verbally or nonverbally communicating with each other, dependent on perceived differences between the individuals involved. This theory seems to fit inordinately well into the flirting situation, where individuals may not always ...

This 4 page paper reviews a theory presented by Malcolm Gladwell in his book Outliers which delineates how cultural communication problems can result in aviation disasters. Bibliography lists 6 sources.