Group Title: SOWK 322: Literature Review Student Presentations
Group Abstract: Aiming to strengthen students; foundational and professional writing skills in preparation for professional social work practice, a combination of peer review processes and iterative instructor feedback is utilized to support students as they produce the course’s primary product–a comprehensive literature review. Students receive instruction related to foundational writing skills and complete assignments related to writing forms required of social work professionals to increase their writing competency.2 sections of SOWK322 (10 presentations for each)
Group Keywords: professional writing, students, social work practice, peer review, literature review
Group Members and Presentation Titles:
- Francis Milano – The Importance of After-School Programs for At-Risk Youth
- Samantha DeJesus – Reducing Stigmas Associated with Mental Illness
- Stephanie Signorelli – Preparing Offenders for Societal Re-Entry
- Brandy Bressler – LGBT Youth Experiencing Homelessness
- Lauren Lefever – Heroin Epidemic
- Tina Miller – Factors Affecting a Woman’s Decision to Leave a Domestic Violence Relationship
- Samantha Blasch – Bereavement Care for Alzheimer’s Patients
- Chelsea Phillipson – Suicidal Behavior in Children
- Arianna Camel – Recidivism: The African-American Plight
- Katherine Chuey – Europe’s Forgotten Children: The Effects of Segregation on Romani Youth
- Constance Valdez – Modern Industrialized Slaughterhouses Produce More than Meat
- Ana Francisco – Attention Deficit and Hyperactivity Disorder: Misdiagnosed and Misunderstood