Paper Assignment: Social Work
For this paper, you need to first pick a topic that you want to learn about in the field of social work. You will then pick one peer reviewed journal from your local library system. These journals cannot be found through google. You have to use your college library to get access. The journal needs to be outlined by the scientific method's steps of research. Analyze the journal article with the following outline. You will use this outline as your subheadings in the paper. The subheadings are typed on the left margin in bold print in the paper layout.
o Introduction: Describe the topic the journal is studying. Include any definitions they give and statistics on the topic.
o Purpose of the study: What the study was focused on what the authors wanted to learn.
o Methods: How did the authors conduct the study? Who and what did they measure?
o Findings: What were the results from their study? Describe all data found and provide numerical results.
o Conclusion from the authors: What did the authors conclude from their findings?
o Textbook connection: Locate at least three terms from our textbook that explain or connect to this study and explain why.
o Conclusion: Summarize the most significant information you learned from the research. Give specific examples from the research and explain what key points you learned. How will this information help you in practicing social work?
Format your assignment according to the following formatting requirements:
o The answer should be typed, using Times New Roman font (size 12), double spaced, with one-inch margins on all sides.
o The response also includes a cover page containing the title of the assignment, the student's name, the course title, and the date. The cover page is not included in the required page length.
o Also include a reference page. The Citations and references must follow APA format. The reference page is not included in the required page length.