National Competencies

Question 1

After reading the assigned articles, write your response. Your response should be at least 500 words, and synthesize, summarize and critically assess the content of the readings. As you have two readings, make sure you address both in your essay post. In other words, demonstrate through your writing that you

1) have done the reading and

2) can articulate some original thoughts about it. This original thought can be an analysis of the author’s main points (i.e showing you understood it), a connection to your own life (synthesis), and/or a critique.

Question 2

Evidence-based practice is integral to social work, as it often informs best practices. Competent social workers understand this connection in general and the ways it benefits clients in particular. For this Assignment, consider your informed opinion on the relationship between qualitative analysis and evidence-based practice.

Submit a 2-page paper that addresses the following:

• Choose two qualitative research studies from this week’s resources and analyze the relationship between qualitative analysis and evidence-based practice.
• Consider how the qualitative study contributes to social work practice and how this type of knowledge would fit into building evidence-based practice.