ASSIGNMENT
The paper should be 8 to 10 pages and paper needs to be doubled-spaced, 12 point font, 1 inch margins, with pages numbered.
Your paper should include:
An introduction describing the field of service or population you selected to study, why you chose it, how you gathered information about it, information about the social worker you interviewed, the agency he/she works for, and when the interview took place.
What you learned from the interview including a description of the agency’s mission and philosophy, its funding sources, connections to the service delivery system, and how well you feel it meets the needs of the population is serves. Integrate a few sections from your interview transcript into the paper. Integrate information from 4-6 professional articles related to the population served at this agency and the models of intervention used in working with this population.
Conclusion: include your personal reflections regarding your sense of the agency after talking to the social worker and studying the field for your presentation, as well as what lessons your learned about yourself and your decision to become a social worker.
Your reference list should be included at the end. Use APA format (if you are unclear about this formatting, http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/560/01/ is an excellent resource).
