SOCW 6520: Social Work Field Education III

Please note that this is a master level course so master level work. Please check the grammar and you have to use the reading that I have provided to you. You must answer all the questions that I post. Thank you.

Georgia MENTOR

Metro Atlanta Children’s Services

2302 Parklake Drive NE, Suite 200

Atlanta, GA 30345

Brief Description of Agency-GA Mentor is a therapeutic foster care agency that provides therapeutic foster care services to youth between the ages of 0-18. We offer evidence-informed training to foster parents to provide quality homes for foster children. Services offered to children include 24 hours of home-based monitoring, therapeutic intervention, and access to community-based services, life skill development, and medication management oversight. GA Mentor ensures that the educational, mental health, physical health, and overall well-being needs of all children in our program are met.

2. I will be completing the following tasks:

-Completion of Risk Assessments and Crisis Assessment to determine the level of the client’s needs and services

-Demonstrate her ability to apply Family-Centered Practice, Systems Theory, and Strengths Perspective when assessing the challenges of the family

-Develop and implement Treatment Plans for client

-Train and develop foster parents in providing therapeutic foster care to foster care children

-Evaluate state and Federal Policies in Child Welfare

-Demonstrate her ability to link the family to resources with consideration to the family’s culture, social-economic status, etc.

Week 9

Individual, Family, and Group Contexts

Readings

• Birkenmaier, J., & Berg-Weger, M. (2018). The practicum companion for social work: Integrating class and fieldwork (4th ed.). New York, NY: Pearson.

o Chapter 6, “Social Work Practice in the Field: Working with Individuals and Families” (pp. 117-154)

o Chapter 7, “Social Work Practice in the Field: Working with Groups” (pp. 156-185)

Media

• Laureate Education (Producer). (2013d). Individual, family, and group contact [Audio file]. Retrieved from https://class.waldenu.edu

Agency Presentation

For this Assignment, research the agency you are working with for your field education experience. Examine the characteristics of your agency in reference to the field of social work and the types of services offered to clients.

The Assignment: (8–10 PowerPoint slides, voiceover optional)

Create an Agency PowerPoint Presentation that includes the following:

• Define the characteristics of the population(s) served by your agency.

• Describe the sources of funding for your agency.

• Explain the agency’s mission statement and compare it to your agency learning agreement.

• Describe the organizational structure of your agency.

Support your Assignment with specific references to resources, using appropriate APA format and style. You are asked to provide a reference list for all resources, including those in the resources for this course.