1. Explain social functioning as a basic concept of social work. Apply the concept of social functioning in a given situation or case to demonstrate your understanding of the concept.
2. Explain the generalist nature and niche of the social work profession and apply the generalist and advanced generalist social work practice to the situation you provided in question number 1.
This is a 1000-word paper. The list of references are not included in the word count. Observe proper referencing.
Grading Criteria:
1. Demonstrate engagement with social work concepts as well as current and emerging issues in social work practice
2. Draw on ideas from reading materials presented in the course, personal research and experiences
3. Demonstrate a high level of critical self-reflection and analysis
4. Paper is written in a coherent and scholarly manner, with appropriate referencing
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