1(a)Discussion 1: Tone of Voice“The world seems to be against me. I need to divorce my wife. I just don’t think I can live anymore.” Clients can make shocking statements like these during a session. To honor these statements, social workers need to know how to react verbally but also what tone to use in their reactions. Tone simply refers to the quality of a person’s voice or the way in which the receiver hears it. For instance, the tone could be friendly, angry, sarcastic, or firm and commanding. As an example, a social worker’s question “Do you have a plan?” could convey a tone of objective inquiry or a tone of judgment.In this Discussion, you explore how the tone of your voice could change the energy during a session.Paying attention to your tone of voice and facial expression, respond to each of the following questions/statements from your client:Is there any hope for me?Why should I trust YOU?You can give me this information but it won’t work.Briefly explain the emotions you feel from each of the above statements, and explain why you chose the tone of voice in your response to each.1(b)Discussion : Use of SilenceImagine you are talking to a friend in a coffee shop. The conversation is punctuated with long stretches of silence, during which you are each watching those around you. Are you comfortable with that silence, or are you anxious to fill it? Social workers seek to avoid thinking of silence as awkward. Instead, they need to cultivate silence as a tool for gathering information about their client. How a client reacts to silence can be very telling; is the client squirming uncomfortably, disengaging, or reflecting on the conversation?In this Discussion, you explore silence as an interviewing skill that assists you in learning more about your client.To prepare, watch the Southside Community Services video.Post:Describe two times when there was a moment of silence in the conversation between the social worker and the client.Explain whether these moments of silence were awkward or helpful to the interviewing process. Include an explanation of how the client appeared to feel in these moments.Explain whether or not these moments of silence helped the client share information.utions that structure children’s lives. When family is not able to provide the safety and stability a child needs, that child’s school performance may suffer. Social workers are called to bridge the worlds of school and home with the role of ensuring that families have the support needed for their children to be able to succeed in the academic environment.To prepare for this Discussion, consider the following scenario: Jon, a 9-year-old African American boy, was removed from his home due to maltreatment and placed in a foster home headed by a Caucasian lesbian couple. The social worker is considering permanency planning. The foster family loves Jon and would be willing to adopt him. Jon likes his foster family but wants to return to his biological family. Due to his biological parents’ substance abuse, it is not clear whether or not they will be able to regain custody.By Day 3Post:Explain the developmental and ecological factors that need to be taken into consideration when serving this child and family.What might be the role(s) of a social worker in supporting Jon and both his biological and foster families?By Day 6Respond to at least two colleagues:Analyze the cultural factors that a social worker would also need to consider.Explain how a school social worker might support Jon within the school system.Note: Practice using APA citations and a reference list by supporting your post with evidence from the reading.Discussion: Serving Children at Home and at SchoolFamily and school represent the primary institutions that structure children’s lives. When family is not able to provide the safety and stability a child needs, that child’s school performance may suffer. Social workers are called to bridge the worlds of school and home with the role of ensuring that families have the support needed for their children to be able to succeed in the academic environment.To prepare for this Discussion, consider the following scenario: Jon, a 9-year-old African American boy, was removed from his home due to maltreatment and placed in a foster home headed by a Caucasian lesbian couple. The social worker is considering permanency planning. The foster family loves Jon and would be willing to adopt him. Jon likes his foster family but wants to return to his biological family. Due to his biological parents’ substance abuse, it is not clear whether or not they will be able to regain custody.By Day 3Post:Explain the developmental and ecological factors that need to be taken into consideration when serving this child and family.What might be the role(s) of a social worker in supporting Jon and both his biological and foster families?By Day 6Respond to at least two colleagues:Analyze the cultural factors that a social worker would also need to consider.Explain how a school social worker might support Jon within the school system.Note: Practice using APA citations and a reference list by supporting your post with evidence from the reading.Discussion: Serving Children at Home and at SchoolFamily and school represent the primary institutions that structure children’s lives. When family is not able to provide the safety and stability a child needs, that child’s school performance may suffer. Social workers are called to bridge the worlds of school and home with the role of ensuring that families have the support needed for their children to be able to succeed in the academic environment.To prepare for this Discussion, consider the following scenario: Jon, a 9-year-old African American boy, was removed from his home due to maltreatment and placed in a foster home headed by a Caucasian lesbian couple. The social worker is considering permanency planning. The foster family loves Jon and would be willing to adopt him. Jon likes his foster family but wants to return to his biological family. Due to his biological parents’ substance abuse, it is not clear whether or not they will be able to regain custody.By Day 3Post:Explain the developmental and ecological factors that need to be taken into consideration when serving this child and family.What might be the role(s) of a social worker in supporting Jon and both his biological and foster families?By Day 6Respond to at least two colleagues:Analyze the cultural factors that a social worker would also need to consider.Explain how a school social worker might support Jon within the school system.Note: Practice using APA citations and a reference list by supporting your post with evidence from the reading.

“Ordinary conversations are about sociability and maintaining a relationship, while interviews are more about making a relationship to help find an answer to a research question” (Rubin & Rubin, 2012, p. 99). For this Discussion, you will view videos that depict different interviewing techniques. You will then analyze and evaluate the techniques used, and you will discuss how you will utilize best practices when you conduct your own interviews. To prepare for this Discussion: Review Chapter 12 of the Rubin and Rubin course text. Review the two media segments on interviewing. As you view the videos, practice your observation skills by creating field notes for yourself. Be careful to distinguish between observation and interpretation as Dr. Crawford warns in the videos. Consider the following questions for your post to evaluate the techniques used in each interview. Which practices could you use in your own interview? Which practices should you avoid? Where did the person in the video go wrong? How could this issue have been avoided or corrected? Post an evaluation of the interview techniques used in both interviews. Include commentary and analysis of best practices, practices to avoid, and how this viewing experience will inform your approach to the interviewing assignment introduced in this week’s Major Assignment.