Social Work Scenarios Assignment

Essay Question: David and Botkin (1994) suggest that the total knowledge in the world, on average, doubles every 7 years. The rate of change in the technological sciences is even more rapid. We may reasonably anticipate that more and more of what you now “know” will become less and less relevant, valid, and applicable with each passing year. With this in mind, explain how lifelong learning will help you as a social worker. Use 4-6 complete sentences. You are welcome to use first “I” person. [See chapter 3 for more information].
RUBRIC:
*Student writes a paragraph with complete sentences (4-6)
*Student connects lifelong learning to personal thoughts about self as a professional social worker.
*Student pays attention to writing mechanics and formatting, using APA style.
Writing Mechanics: Student writes clearly and concisely; well-formed sentences with concise attention to the rules of the written language,
such as capitalization, punctuation and spelling.
Formatting: Student follows all guidelines for APA style formatting for written work:
Double-spaced, Typed, Times New Roman; 12 font; 1-inch margins.

Essay Question: You are the social work supervisor who is responsible for overseeing the welfare of abused and neglected children in foster care. You discover that the social work case manager has been falsely recording weekly visits to the foster home but only visits quarterly (once every 2-3 months). What would you do if?
(a) all the children are safe and healthy despite the fraudulent reports?
(b) one of the children has died as a result of abuse by members of the foster family during the time the case manager should have visited?
RUBRIC:
*Student answers both (a) and (b) in 2-3 complete sentences.
*Student connects their answers to the NASW Code of Ethics Standards for ethical and professional behavior.
*Student pays attention to writing mechanics and formatting, using APA style.
Writing Mechanics: Student writes clearly and concisely; well-formed sentences with concise attention to the rules of the written language,
such as capitalization, punctuation and spelling.
Formatting: Student follows all guidelines for APA style formatting for written work:
Double-spaced, Typed, Times New Roman; 12 font; 1-inch margins
ANSWER BOTH ESSAY QUESTIONS. FOLLOW THE DIRECTIONS. PUT EACH ANSWERED PARAGRAPH UNDER THE QUESTION ASKED.