Death of a Parent
Death of a Parent
In this scholarly paper, you are to review a major issue in the field of practice with families and children. Your paper is to have a beginning (with a clear purpose or rationale), middle (with a solid review of the body of literature), and an end that sums up what you have tried to accomplish and should include some clear implications/recommendations for the field of social work. Ethical issues must also be considered. A minimum of 3 outside references is required. The textbook may also be used as a references, but are not included in the minimum requirement.
A student’s grade may be negatively affected by a high percentage of Unicheck, which looks for phrases and statements that are taken from another source (e.g., a previous paper by the student, another student’s paper, a reference source, etc.). Students who overuse direct quotations will also receive a grade reduction.
1) Choose a particular parent/child “concern” you might see in practice. For example, behavioral issues, abuse, drug misuse, death of parent, etc.
2) Review the literature (scholarly journals, textbooks, professional literature) that has a focus on theory and evidence to address the concern.
3) Address ethical issues.
4) Arrive at a conclusion, including recommendations.
5) Upload to Module 8.
This paper is worth 20% of your final grade.
Paper Format:
- Paper length: minimum 6 pages – maximum 8 pages for body of paper, including abstract.
- Follow APA standards for writing, citing, and formatting.
- Title Page, Reference Page and Abstract are mandatory.
