Assignment: Professional and Fast

The thesis has not been generated

Our written assignment this week is an Outline and an Annotated Bibliography. The Outline includes the Introduction and the main points you are required to address from the assignment directions (see Week 5 Final Paper directions). The introduction must include a thesis statement. If you need assistance with this, please use the Thesis Generator in the AU Writing Center. Under each segment of the outline, include several sentences that briefly explain your thoughts about the questions in the instructions. The outline should be at least two full pages.

To complete the Annotated Bibliography, locate a minimum of five scholarly sources you intend to use in your paper. These may change for your final assignment. First, provide the full APA-style reference. Second, summarize the main points in the source in your own words. Next, you will describe how and/or why this source will contribute to your paper. This portion of the assignment should be at least two full pages.

The OWL at Purdue has directions for an annotated bibliography.

The layout of your Annotated Bibliography should look like this:

Reference in APA style:

• Chow, E., Foster, H., Gonzalez, V., and McIver, L. (2012). The disparate impact of diabetes on racial/ethnic minority populations.

IN YOUR OWN WORDS (no copy/paste) describe the message of the resource. Provide a summary of the material.

Evaluation:

Discuss how the information will add to your project. Is it in support of your thoughts and research? Does it give an opposing view that will give you room to argue against? What purpose does it have in relation to your work? This segment is also in your own voice.

Writing the Final Paper Outline and Annotated Bibliography

This assignment:

• Must be 4-5 double spaced pages in length, not including title and reference pages, and formatted according to APA style as outlined in the Ashford Writing Center.

• Must include a title page with the following:

o Title of paper
o Student's name
o Course name and number
o Instructor's name
o Date submitted

• Must begin with an introductory paragraph that has a succinct thesis statement.
• Must address the topic of the paper with critical thought.
• Must include all the required topics and subtopics from the Final Paper requirements. Each section must include four to five sentences to explain initial thoughts on the subtopic.
• Must end with a conclusion that reaffirms your thesis.
• Must use five scholarly sources, in addition to the text (six total). Three of the sources must be from the Ashford University Library.
• Must document all sources in APA style as outlined in the Ashford Writing Center.
Must include an annotated reference page that is formatted according to APA style as outlined in the Ashford Writing Center.

This may help with choosing a topic and guiding the thesis

Paper

Summative Assessment

To complete this assignment, read the scenario below and address the specific questions and issues indicated. Review the SOC313 Family Document for specific information on each member of the family.

Grandmother Ella has had cancer for years now and has followed alternative remedies from the time she was first diagnosed. Ella had a period of remission; however, the cancer returned and has metastasized to her bones, liver, and lungs. She is in the hospital after collapsing from weakness. She is being released from the hospital as she wishes to spend her last days and months at home. Ella has her preferences for care, though she is now so weak that she has given up in many ways. The family members are each experiencing their own fears and are grieving as they face the loss that will occur when Ella's life ends. Ella feels stressed by the discord and discomfort of family members.

For this final assignment, you are the social worker for this case. You meet this family in the hospital setting. You learn that Ella wants to return home with care from the Hospice nurse and health aide. Ella's husband also wants her to return home; however, several of her children and their spouses want Ella to remain in the hospital or move to a nursing home so she gets professional care.

For this assignment, you are required to use the outline form with subtopic headers from the Week 3 assignment. Address the following items in your work:

1. Synthesize the current research that is relevant to this scenario. Discuss the current practices for end of life and palliative care from the Western Medicine as well as the Complementary and Alternative Medicine perspectives.

2. Comprehensively discuss the cultural and/or traditional issues that could arise at this time. Consider how the integration of Complementary and Alternative Medicine and beliefs, mainstream medical practices, and cultural/traditional rituals and practices might create issues and what they might include.

• Describe how the family might react to each of the following possible scenarios:

o Ella wishes to continue the Complementary and Alternative practices.
o Ella is coerced into following mainstream medical advice.
o Ella's husband, John, insists that, as father and husband, his family traditions should be followed.

• Examine the biological basis for care and describe how the choices for care might affect the other family members with respect to their individual problems, if at all.

o Son Sam, the alcoholic
o Daughter Lila, with Type II diabetes
o Grandson Josh, starting to have drug problems
o Granddaughter Lucy, bipolar with more entrenched drug problems
o Daughter-in-law, Sarah's stress related to her family's medical issues (son with leukemia and brother with HIV)

Discuss the micro, meso, and macro influences affecting both the patient and the diverse family members in this scenario as impacted by Ella's medical condition and prognosis.

• What are the pertinent and likely family (micro) conflicts and differences, and concerns that could be encountered?

• How is the neighborhood and extended family (meso) reacting to the situation?

• Using your local area, research and discuss two community resources (macro) that support Ella's needs for care and/or improve her quality of life. Evaluate the ability of these community resources to meet the needs of this diverse family's circumstances adequately.

Discuss the relevant medical issues and the advantages and disadvantages of hospital versus home. In this case, when discussing medical issues use appropriate medical terminology. Discuss the psychological and social issues that are present and will possibly be more pronounced at this stressful time. How has the fact that this illness has been ongoing (chronic) affected the family?Analyze the current scenario as it pertains to diversity, as well as to cultural, psychological, and social perspectives and influences, taking into account the stories that you have been discussing throughout the course.Discuss the impact of lifespan development on the perspectives of the various members of the family (i.e., their intellect, cognitive abilities, insight, and judgment) as well as their sociocultural perspectives, preferences, understandings, and positions on the situation.

The Paper

• Must be 8 to 10 double-spaced pages in length (not including title and reference pages) and formatted according to APA style as outlined in the Ashford Writing Center.

• Must include a separate title page with the following:

o Title of paper
o Student's name
o Course name and number
o Instructor's name
o Date submitted

• Must use five scholarly sources in addition to the course text (six total).
• Must document all sourced material in APA style as outlined in the Ashford Writing Center.
• Must include a separate reference page that is formatted according to APA style as outlined in the Ashford Writing Center.

Carefully review the Grading Rubric for the criteria that will be used to evaluate your assignment.