Briefly discuss & use critical self-examination to explain variables leading to your choice of person to interview.

Discuss relevant research that explains reasons for this individual being a member of marginalized population.
Briefly discuss & use critical self-examination to explain variables leading to your choice of person to interview.
What is your understanding of how or why person is/became marginalized?
What are your reactions to this person’s story?
Describe the person in terms of age, gender, ethnicity, sexual orientation, etc.
What are the implications of discrimination and oppression?
Discuss the above implications based on life cycle stages and development.
Discuss the application of this person’s situation to the above research.
Discuss your engagement skills, and its influence on the process and outcome of the interview.
Discuss your understanding of this person’s marginalization.
Choose a theory and apply your theoretical understanding to knowing this person better.
Discuss diversity as an alternative perspective in understanding this person better.
What is the role of human rights and social justice?
What are the person’s strengths and limitations?
Discuss whether you have discovered anything new about yourself by this assignment and its effect if any, in becoming a professional social worker.
Identify a societal trend relevant to the individual selected to assess.
Ask a social policy question that is relevant to this interview.

Your discussion should make a strong case, supported by references to the literature, for the applicability of your analysis. Additionally, your discussion should also include micro, mezzo and macro aspects of the person/family’s environment and the systems that they interact with.

A well-developed paper will demonstrate that you have integrated information learned not only in the human behavior course, but also in other graduate courses that addressed issues that are applicable. Specificity is required in relating materials presented in the situation and the readings you use to support your position.

Keep to what is presented and do not engage in speculation about what is not given.