Article Summary Assignment Students are expected to review an article that discusses a particular aspect of generalist social work practice. The article you choose will reflect a topic covered in Chapters 1-7. You will be locating your article in a peer-reviewed journal that is geared to social work and social workers. You may find articles that are case studies of individuals, groups, or organizations and communities, or articles that are more general discussions of generalist practice, conducting assessments of individuals, groups, or organizations, and forming effective treatment plans. Format the paper consistent with APA guidelines i.e. provide a Title page and a reference page. Next, add topic headings. Write the summary using Times New Roman 12-point font. Double space the paper. Add an introduction to state what the paper is about (1-2 sentences). The topics are: - Micro-level practice-working with individuals - Mezzo-level practice-working with groups - Macro-level practice-working within organizations and/or communities - Assessment - Treatment Planning Students are to summarize the article (See outline below), and share their personal opinions being sure to include particularly what they agree with, why and what they do not agree with, and the reason for the disagreement. Students will write a 3-4 page summary of the article discussing the items above. Be sure to follow APA style guidelines when writing this summary. Students will select an article from a peerreviewed social work journal as listed in this syllabus. The article will have been written between the years 2013 and the present. Students are encouraged to work with a librarian in order to be comfortable with searching journals and articles within our library's electronic databases if the student is unsure how to search databases. Please use the following outline for your review: 1. Title of the article and journal including date published. 2. Name of author(s). 3. The main purpose of this article. 4. The question(s) the author(s) is/are trying to answer. 5. Outline very briefly the author(s) argument 6. The main conclusions of the article 7. Briefly outline any special or specific concept(s) or theories used by the author. 8. What are the assumptions underlying the author's thinking? 9. What are the main points of view presented in the paper? 10. Conclusion Students are to summarize the article (See outline below), and share their personal opinions being sure to include particularly what they agree with, why and what they do not agree with, and the reason for the disagreement. Students will write a 3-4 page summary of the article discussing the items above. Be sure to follow APA style guidelines when writing this summary. Students will select an article from a peerreviewed social work journal as listed in this syllabus. The article will have been written between the years 2013 and the present. Students are encouraged to work with a librarian in order to be comfortable with searching journals and articles within our library's electronic database if the student is unsure how to search databases. The topics are: - Micro-level practice-working with individuals - Mezzo-level practice-working with groups - Macro-level practice-working within organizations and/or communities - Assessment - Treatment Planning Please use the following outline for your review: 1. Title of the article and journal including date published. 2. Name of author(s). 3. The main purpose of this article. 4. The question(s) the author(s) is/are trying to answer. 5. Outline very briefly the author(s) argument 6. The main conclusions of the article 7. Briefly outline any special or specific concept(s) or theories used by the author. 8. What are the assumptions underlying the author's thinking? 9. What are the main points of view presented in the paper? 10. Conclusion Article Summary Assignment Students are expected to review an article that discusses a particular aspect of generalist social work practice. The article you choose will reflect a topic covered in Chapters 1-7. You will be locating your article in a peer-reviewed journal that is geared to social work and social workers. You may find articles that are case studies of individuals, groups, or organizations and communities, or articles that are more general discussions of generalist practice, conducting assessments of individuals, groups, or organizations, and forming effective treatment plans. Format the paper consistent with APA guidelines i.e. provide a Title page and a reference page. Next, add topic headings. Write the summary using Times New Roman 12-point font. Double space the paper. Add an introduction to state what the paper is about (1-2 sentences). The topics are: - Micro-level practice-working with individuals - Mezzo-level practice-working with groups - Macro-level practice-working within organizations and/or communities - Assessment - Treatment Planning Students are to summarize the article (See outline below), and share their personal opinions being sure to include particularly what they agree with, why and what they do not agree with, and the reason for the disagreement. Students will write a 3-4 page summary of the article discussing the items above. Be sure to follow APA style guidelines when writing this summary. Students will select an article from a peerreviewed social work journal as listed in this syllabus. The article will have been written between the years 2013 and the present. Students are encouraged to work with a librarian in order to be comfortable with searching journals and articles within our library's electronic databases if the student is unsure how to search databases. Please use the following outline for your review: 1. Title of the article and journal including date published. 2. Name of author(s). 3. The main purpose of this article. 4. The question(s) the author(s) is/are trying to answer. 5. Outline very briefly the author(s) argument 6. The main conclusions of the article 7. Briefly outline any special or specific concept(s) or theories used by the author. 8. What are the assumptions underlying the author's thinking? 9. What are the main points of view presented in the paper? 10. Conclusion Students are to summarize the article (See outline below), and share their personal opinions being sure to include particularly what they agree with, why and what they do not agree with, and the reason for the disagreement. Students will write a 3-4 page summary of the article discussing the items above. Be sure to follow APA style guidelines when writing this summary. Students will select an article from a peerreviewed social work journal as listed in this syllabus. The article will have been written between the years 2013 and the present. Students are encouraged to work with a librarian in order to be comfortable with searching journals and articles within our library's electronic database if the student is unsure how to search databases. The topics are: - Micro-level practice-working with individuals - Mezzo-level practice-working with groups - Macro-level practice-working within organizations and/or communities - Assessment - Treatment Planning Please use the following outline for your review: 1. Title of the article and journal including date published. 2. Name of author(s). 3. The main purpose of this article. 4. The question(s) the author(s) is/are trying to answer. 5. Outline very briefly the author(s) argument 6. The main conclusions of the article 7. Briefly outline any special or specific concept(s) or theories used by the author. 8. What are the assumptions underlying the author's thinking? 9. What are the main points of view presented in the paper? 10. Conclusion