If you prefer to utilize a movie or digital audio file that is not on the suggested list, you must receive prior approval from the instructor. In this paper, you are asked to analyze the movie or digital audio file from a multi- dimensional perspective. Your paper must incorporate course material, relevant theories, and the influence of cultural, race, and ethnicity has on behaviors, attitudes, and identity. This is not merely a movie or podcast review. This assignment is to write a case analysis focusing on how to engage, assess, intervene, and evaluate practice with an individual, a family, a group, an organization, or a community. I am more interested in your reaction and thoughts on its content than the content itself and your ability to apply human behavior theories to an actual situation
Movie to watch – PRECIOUS 2009 Lee Daniels
A. Choose two theoretical perspectives that you have learned about during the semester and apply them to one of the individuals, family, groups, or community in
the selected film or podcast.
Include identifying data for the significant individual(s): take into consideration the individual’s socio-economic, class, ethnicity, culture, religion, gender, and sexual orientation. You should reference the NASW Standards for Cultural Competence.
a. What are the major propositions of the theories? Describe what the theory explains about human behavior in the social environment presented in the film.
b. Explain the strengths and limitations of each theory in understanding the individual, family, group, or community in the film.
c. Discuss how your two theories would account for the influence of social privileges and social oppression. Do the theories differ in their explanations’ and why?
d. Discuss how these two theories would influence your social work practice with the chosen individual or social group selected. Be sure to indicate under what circumstances each theory would be useful and the kinds of questions each theory might cause you to ask about a client’s challenges.
f. Critically reflect on how cultural, ecological, economic, political, and personal factors influence the lives of the characters and how social workers should engage with people in their practice. This includes an understanding of the ways these factors relate to and affect each other.
g. Use no fewer than five scholarly sources for your paper. This is to include evidence-based, peer-reviewed literature (journal articles and course readings) to offer support documentation of the movie assessment.
APPENDIX B:
Assignment: Multi-Theoretical Assessment of Adult in Context_
Grading:
Recommended sequence of paragraphs/paper Cover Page Into paragraph with topic statement Body/topic paragraphs (as many as needed): written in 3rd person Reflection: written in 1st person Concluding paragraph written in 3rd person APA style
A. Introduction: A brief opening paragraph
about the focus and purpose of the paper. The
introduction should provide a clear sense of
what you are going to address. Identify the
two theories you will be discussing and
relationship to HBSE. Be sure to address how
the theories selected does or does not account
for its influence on social privilege and social
oppression.
B. Using the literature:
Discuss the underlying assumptions and basic
premises of the theories selected regarding the
nature of human behavior;
Identify at least 2 key concepts and
propositions of the theory.
Define each concept, citing appropriately, and
clarify how this concept is useful in
understanding the depicted situation.
How are these concepts
helpful in assessing human behavior.
Analysis of theories influence on SWK practice
with selected identified character or social
group selected
C. Application of theory models: In macro-level context, with explanation, assessment of selected identifid character system; problem and situation. Do not redefine the concepts but use them to explain what is happening in the situation.
D. Reflection/Personal thoughts: Recognition,
understanding, and analysis of cultural,
ecologic, economic political, and personal
factor relate to and affect each other. Be sure
to provide a rationale for your conclusion.
E. Organization: clarity, and demonstration of
well-developed sentences and paragraphs.
Scholarly sources: use of at least three
references beyond readings from this or other
courses. APA format. Use of correct grammar
and spelling.
Excellent: Student put forth two theories and clear explanation/descriptions of and relationship to HBSE and to film in an original and innovative way. Few if any grammatical mistakes. APA format followed.
Very good: Student put forth two theories and clear explanation/descriptions of and relationship to HBSE and to film. Complete analysis of theories, impact, and influence.
Adequate: Student put forth theories, explanations/descriptions sometimes unclear. Thoughtful analysis of theories, impact, and influence.
Minimal: Student put forth less than complete explanation/descriptions of and relationship to HBSE and to film. Sometimes, unclear or inaccurate analysis of theories, impact, influences.
