Environmental Studies
Ecological Perspective
Identify various dimensional perspectives to view clients through. [EPAS 2]
Apply Bronfenbrenner’s Ecological Perspective to client systems. [EPAS 4]
Explain how diversity and inequality impact social work practice. [EPAS 2]
Assessment Description
Write an essay (750-1,000 words) comparing themselves to the case study of Joshua in Chapter 1 using Bronfenbrenner’s Ecological Perspective. Cite three to five scholarly sources in addition to the textbook, to support your claims:
Briefly explain how various dimensional perspectives you view yourself through (person, environment, and time) have influenced your behavior. (6.1)
Using Bronfenbrenner’s Ecological Perspective, compare yourself to Joshua in the case study located in Chapter 1.
Describe how the differences between yourself and Joshua could affect how you, as a social worker, approach or interact with a client such as Joshua at the micro, mezzo, and macro levels. (2.2)
Health Information Management System
Congratulations! The members of the United Nations found great value in the two analyses you provided. They are now asking you to develop a PowerPoint presentation that addresses four of the most critical threats to the global environment. Critical threats include:
Energy sources.
Globalization.
Lack of educational opportunities.
Inappropriate use of technology.
Civil war.
Poor health of entire population.
Cultural taboos.
Climate change.
Instructions
Step I. Narrow the List from Eight to the Four Most Critical Threats
To complete this step, complete the following tasks in order:
Plastic pollution
This week’s assignment contains an imaginary scenario in which you will demonstrate your knowledge of the concepts presented in this course.
Scenario: Your friend, an 8th-grade earth science teacher at the local middle school, is organizing an Earth Day celebration for his students and their families. He knows you have recently been learning about environmental policies in this environmental science class and has asked you to be one of several guest speakers at the event. He would like you to explain to the students how scientific research and public awareness of an environmental issue led to an environmental policy or law. The goal is for the 8th-grade students to understand how people and communities (scientific community, government bodies, citizens of a country, etc.) can effect positive change for the environment.
Environmental Protection Agency
Air pollutants have been documented to harm people in a variety of ways. Indoor air pollutants are an important source of exposure since so much of modern life occurs indoors. Figure 10–16 in your textbook shows key sources of indoor air pollution but omits an important one—tobacco. The Clean Air Act and other US agencies regulate outdoor air pollutants and environmental health laws. Industry is one source of air pollution, emitting a variety of volatile organic compounds (VOCs), combustion products, and other toxic compounds.
Residential Lead-Based Paint Hazard Reduction Act
This week, you will describe the range of options that are available to address the problem. (Defining a core list of reasonable options is a critically important part of the process of developing a solution to a problem.) You will also formulate a concise argument for your recommendations for the problem
For this assignment:
Review a reputable source of information on developing options and resolving conflicts when solving problems.
Study the range of options that have previously been proposed or tested for solving your chosen environmental health problem. Create additional potential options based on your own judgment and knowledge. Identify potential advantages and disadvantages of each option.
Write a 15- to 20-page, double-spaced paper in Word format addressing the following:
State the 2- to 3-sentence problem statement you submitted in Week 2.
Briefly introduce the topic of generating options when solving a problem. Describe a formal method by which the advantages and disadvantages of potential options can be evaluated by stakeholder groups to rank the potential options and to resolve conflicts when ranking options.