Academic papers on Human Services, Social Work & Family Issues

Program Evaluation: A Case Study
This 5 page paper presents a plan to evaluate a hypothetical organization that distributes food for veterans during the holidays. Recommendations are made, including the use of a focus group. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
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Research on Divorce and Effects on Children
A 10 page research paper that examines and summarizes the recent literature on the negative consequences of parental divorce on children. The writer concludes by discussing the implications of the research. Bibliography lists 8 sources.
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Continued Social Problem: Violence Against Women
(6 pp) Violence against women seems to be a 'in-your-face' item of our society. Media attention is not a solution, but at least it is not part of the problem either. Education, at the earliest levels seems to be the only way to...
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Cultural Competence
The definition and basic reason for human services is the need for social cooperation and assistance. This 7 page paper identifies and discusses a number of issues that are of importance for the worker involved in working for an agency such as...
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Pregnancy/Women on Drugs
A 5 page analysis of an informative, well-written study by Sheigla Murphy and Marsha Rosenbaum in their text Pregnant women on drugs: combating stereotypes and stigma. The writer discusses some of the major points of their book and points out where...
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The Foster Care System
This is a 11 page paper on the current issues which relate to foster care in the United States today. Programs in foster care have several problems which are financial, health care and system based. Some solutions are presented and a mock interview...
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Abuse of the Elderly in Nursing Homes
5 pages. Many times, abuse of the elderly is fraught at the hands of overstressed nursing home staffs that have too much work in a facility that does not have enough employees to get the work done. This is no excuse for abuse of the elderly; it is...
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