Week 7

Hi Everyone, 

I found this week's very helpful. It was a lot of work, but I was proud of the outcome. I decided to use three of my older assignments and I found three new sources via Chapman University's online library. I have become very comfortable finding new articles for my research through out this class. Three articles that I used in my annotated bibliography were; Differences between Childrens Social Workers and Adults Social Workers written by Hamama, L., Social Work in a Digital Age: Ethical and Risk Management, written by Reamer Frederic, and last one was Counseling in Social Work in Aotearoa New Zealand: Social Workers' Perspectives and Practice, written by Staniforth Barbara. At this point I gathered enough information to fully answered my research question, however during my past three research path I came across few questions that are not very relatable to my research question but they triggered interest in me. My research project's target audience are people who are interested in the social work profession and I think that they will find my entire research study helpful. 

Here’s my annotated bibliography 

Is it worth the time, the effort and the money to pursue a social worker career?

Chonody, Jill., & Wang, Donna. (2013). Social Worker’s Attitude Toward Older Adults: A Review of the Literature. Routledge: Taylor and Francis Group. Retrieved from  HYPERLINK "http://ehis.ebscohost.com.libproxy.chapman.edu/eds/pdfviewer/ pdfviewer?sid=0484b898- f3a8-4bbb-8b94-94279b1ba549%40sessionmgr111&vid=4&hid=7" http:// ehis.ebscohost.com.libproxy.chapman.edu/eds/pdfviewer/pdfviewer?sid=0484b898-                 f3a8-4bbb-8b94-94279b1ba549%40sessionmgr111&vid=4&hid=7

This article is about social workers attitude toward elderly. In the past 30 years social workers disinterest working with older adults. From the beginning social workers have negative feelings about older adults. The article compares few researches in this field. This article helped me to see another view of social work. I have never though of this before and it now that I have a better understanding of what to expect while working with older adults. The article will enhance my research by providing me with a information that was not very known to me. 

Chowa, Gina., & Despard, Mathieu. (2010). Social Workers' Interest in Building Individuals' Financial Capabilities. Journal of Financial Therapy. Retrieved from  HYPERLINK "http://jftonline.org/journals/jft/article/view/257/146" http://jftonline.org/journals/ jft/ article/view/257/146

This article was about social workers’ personal financial gain and the financial gain of their clients. Since social workers deal with lower class and low income people, it is necessary for workers to know how to handle finances. The article helped me to understand how to tie finance and social work together. I learned that social worker can help someone from lower income to pursue their financial goals. I always enjoy reading articles that give me a positive outlook to my future profession. 

Hamama, L. (2012). Differences between Childrens Social Workers and Adults Social Workers on Sense of Burnout, Work Conditions and Organisational Social Support. British Journal Of Social Work. 

This article showed differences between children’s social worker and adults’ social worker. The article was based on a research study. This source passed the CRAAP test. It was written in a current times, contained information that was relevant to my research question. This article was published in Oxford University Press. This article was very helpful to me, as a student of a social work. This article informed me of two different professions with social work. It answered few questions of my research question. 

Howe, David. (2009). A brief introduction to social work theory. New York, NY: Palgrave Macmillan

This book is about different theories about social work. It discuses works of others about social work. It compares different social work theories and  explains why there are so many social work theories. Overall it is full of information about social work and the responsibilities of  a social worker. The author of the book is a professor of Social Work at University of Sheffield. 

The book passed the CRAAP test. It is written in the current times and is relevant to my topic. This book is full different theories and viewpoints of social work. Science and Social Science article in the book will help me understand my current situation better. I am studying social science and I want to see how social science and social work are related. 

Reamer, G. Frederic. (2013). Social Work in a Digital Age: Ethical and Risk Management Challenges. Social Work. Retrieved from 

http:// ehis.ebscohost.com.libproxy.chapman.edu/eds/detail?vid=3&sid=0911b427-c=517-46cd-9e79-8171fc478a73%40sessionmgr113&hid=105&bdata=JkF1dGhUeXBlPWlwLHVpZCZzaXRlPWVkcy1saXZl#db=rzh&AN=2012110327

Technology changes has transformed social work practice. Currently social workers can use the internet, telephone, videos and other technological methods to provide services to clients. This article introduced current digital social work services and its risk management. This article passed the CRAAP test; it was written in the current times, the information was relevant, accurate, the author of the article is a professor at the School of Social Work, Rhode Island College. The purpose of this article was to inform other side of social work. Prior reading this article I did not knew about digital social work. This source addresses my research question by providing more information about social work and answering few questions within my research question. 

Staniforth, Barbara. (2010). Counselling in Social Work in Aotearoa New Zealand: Social Workers' Perspectives and Practice. Social Work Review. Retrieved from http:// ehis.ebscohost.com.libproxy.chapman.edu/eds/detail?vid=3&sid=6f7bf37e-ef21-4b13-9b0f-1f7cbc22a43%40sessionmgr110&hid=105&bdata=JkF1dGhUeXBlPWlwLHVpZCZzaXRlPWVkcy1saXZl#db=edsihs&AN=704681321627886

This article introduced the role of counseling in social work. It compared social work to counseling. According to the article counseling falls with the roles of social work. This article passes the CRAAP test as it was written not too long ago, the information of the article was relevant to my research and it was accurate. The purpose of this article was to inform and to teach. This source helped me understand that with a degree of social work I can work as a counselor and/or a coach. I opened many questions that I would like to research further.