Assignment #3 Research Paper due Session #8 Thursday, July 18

Each class participant is expected to write an academic research paper (6 – 10 pages) on a topic related to clinical social work with children and adolescents using at least three references (one of which may also be from the annotated bibliography).    

The paper must be completed by Session #8, and written according to article publication guidelines.  The possible topics are quite varied, although I suggest some aspect of clinical work with children and adolescents that has not been covered elsewhere in the course, such as treatment of specific anxiety disorders of childhood, issues around medication, cognitive-behavioral therapy around specific diagnoses, effects of divorce and blended families, a review of diagnostic categories or populations not discussed, GLBTQ adolescents, substance abuse issues with adolescents, counter-transference issues, etc.  Hopefully it will be a topic of interest to you.  Again I am available to help people think of topic areas.  Due to the paper being submitted late in the semester, and that there are 18 taking the class, it is very possible that the responses to the paper will be given to you by email after the end of the class.